Keeladi museum construction work at an advanced stage: Tamil Nadu PWD Minister E.V. Velu
2 years, 5 months ago

Keeladi museum construction work at an advanced stage: Tamil Nadu PWD Minister E.V. Velu

The Hindu  

The state-of-the-art museum under construction near Keeladi in Sivaganga district would soon be completed and Chief Minister M.K. After inspecting the building on Wednesday, Mr. Velu said the museum was being constructed in Chettinadu style of architecture to showcase the artefacts which disclosed that Tamils had a 4,000-year-old civilisation. “Ninety-nine per cent of the work on the museum with international standards and modern facilities has been completed,” he said. Principal Secretary Pradeep Yadav, Collector P. Madhusudhan Reddy, MLAs K. Thalapathi, A. Tamilarasi Ravikumar, M. Boominathan and Kader Batcha Muthuramalingam, Revenue Divisional Officer K. Sugitha, Joint Director M. Ramesh and PWD Executive Engineer S. Manikandan were among those who were present.

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A museum to Keeladi, an ancient site unearthed in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 6 months ago

A museum to Keeladi, an ancient site unearthed in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

On the highway southeast of Madurai, leading to Sivaganga district, the dust rises in the afternoon heat, swirling in circles, and mirages turn the road into imaginary mirrors. The historic wealth that the Keeladi digs have yielded clearly suggest that the second urbanisation that was observed in the Gangetic valley happened in Tamil Nadu too in 6 BCE. From deep …

T.N. CM Stalin opens Keeladi museum as a fitting tribute to ancient Tamils
1 year, 9 months ago

T.N. CM Stalin opens Keeladi museum as a fitting tribute to ancient Tamils

The Hindu  

Stalin inaugurated the much-awaited Keeladi museum, a testimony to the regal life lived by ancient Tamils during the Sangam Age, in Sivaganga district on Sunday. The Chief Minister opened the museum that is adorned with over 15,000 unique artefacts unearthed between the 4th and 8th phases of excavations by the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology since 2018. The excavations …

Keeladi museum — A bridge to a world of yore
1 year, 9 months ago

Keeladi museum — A bridge to a world of yore

The Hindu  

Keeladi on the banks of the Vaigai, which yielded unique artefacts establishing a stronger link to the rich ancient roots of the Tamils, is set to have a museum. It would display over 15,000 artefacts unearthed between the fourth and eighth seasons of the excavations in the Keeladi clusters, comprising Konthagai, Agaram and Manalur villages, said R. Sivanantham, Commissioner, Department …

Keeladi site museum getting ready for opening
1 year, 10 months ago

Keeladi site museum getting ready for opening

The Hindu  

Of the over 10,000 artefacts unearthed so far in Keeladi excavation sites, the unique ones are being gradually moved from the storehouse to the newly constructed site museum. The six buildings in the museum would house artefacts, divided under six distinctive categories — Vaigai and Keeladi civilization, agrarian and water management, pottery industries, tools and weaving industry, trade and commerce, …

Kanparthi museum in Andhra Pradesh to get a facelift at ₹2 crore
2 years ago

Kanparthi museum in Andhra Pradesh to get a facelift at ₹2 crore

The Hindu  

The dilapidated museum at Kanaparthi village in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh with numerous artefacts will be given a facelift, State Archeology and Museums Deputy Director O. Ramasubba Reddy has said. A number of bronze and Panchaloha idols of the Lord Buddha have been unearthed as also numerous centuries-old Sivalingams in the coastal village, known as ‘Kanakapuripatnam in the past, …

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