DON
BOSCO MUSEUM at Mawlai, Shillong, inaugurated by Smt. Sonia Gandhi on
5th March, 2010 is a well-known tourist destination today. It showcases
the entire North East of India under one roof. The seven storey Museum
building rises into Shillong’s skyline as a unique and landmark
centre. The newly added skywalk provides the visitors a 360° view
of the beautiful Queen City of the North East, namely, the historic
Shillong. Equally attractive is the 28 feet by 25 feet relief map of
the North East in fibreglass. Soon to be added are a ten feet by six
feet fiberglass Map of Meghalaya [ a gift from the Director Tourism,
Meghalaya] and an equally large presentation of Shillong, both indicating
the places of tourist attraction. All the galleries in the Don Bosco
Museum are provided with Multimedia Presentations. Using state of the
art technology, the Museum opens the wide door of knowledge to its visitors.
The seven-storey Museum offers the visitor an unforgettable experience
of the North East by means of over 14 aesthetically pleasing and informative
galleries. It has an amazing collection of attire, accoutrements, weapons,
ornamentation and rare photographs. This is also the largest cultural
museum in the whole of Asia as far as indigenous cultures of the North
East are concerned.
Apart from its
amazing galleries, Don Bosco Museum welcomes its visitors to have a
breath-taking view of Shillong City from the Museum’s skywalk.
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Seminar
on "Preserve Planet Earth, Promote Cultures"
“Preserve Planet
Earth-Promote Cultures” was the theme of a two –day Seminar
organized by Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures, Sacred Heart
Girls’ and Sacred Heart Boys’ Hr. Secondary Schools at Mawlai,
Shillong [Meghalaya] on 31 May and 1 June 2010. Some 550 students from
a select group of ten schools representing the different States of the
North East gave a warm welcome to Shri F.S. Cajee, Hon’ble Minister
Urban Affairs, Government of Meghalaya. In his inaugural speech the
Minister welcomed the participants to his own constituency and exhorted
them to take active part in the two-day Seminar. The Resource persons
consisting of Geologist and Gold Medalist Dr. H.S. M. Prakash, Prof.
M.P. Venkatesha specialist in Fluid Inclusion Study, Miss Betty Laloo
MA ( cultural studies) a Gold Medalist from Tezpur University (Assam)
and Dr. Joseph Puthenpurakal, Director Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous
Cultures, Shillong, answered the questions from the audience. The student-audience
showed great interest in knowing about planet earth and understanding
one’s cultural heritage. Mother Earth should be treated with respect
and her limited resources should not be wasted. Rather, they should
be enhanced and increased with our effort and care. As regards cultures
it was affirmed that respect for other human beings is at the heart
of every culture properly understood. The painting, creative modeling,
poems and prose writing competition that followed the inputs and interactions
kept the students busy like bees. The prize distribution in the concluding
session presided over by Dr. Shaji Joseph Puykunnel, Principal Sacred
Heart Theological College made everyone happy. The colourfully printed
Certificate of Participation at the Seminar is something which all the
students would gladly treasure. In the overall tally the Seminar Trophy
went to St. Anthony’s Higher Secondary School, Shillong. The organizers
and the participants are grateful to the Ministry of Earth Sciences
for sponsoring the Seminar.
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