PM Modi inaugurates the International Museum Expo in Delhi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the international museum expo at the national Capital.
He also unveiled the plan for one of the world’s largest museums, Yuge Yugeen Bharat, which will capture 5,000 years of India’s history and replace the existing one.
“When we enter a museum, we engage with the past and the museum presents fact and evidence-based reality and it provides inspiration from the past and also gives a sense of duty towards the future,” PM Modi said at the event, adding that the theme of the expo ‘sustainability and wellbeing’ highlights the priorities of present circumstances.
The PM underlined the loss of India’s heritage during the period of slavery which lasted for hundreds of years.
He highlighted the contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, BR Ambedkar and Vallabhbhai Patel.
The redevelopment of Mahaparinirvana Sthal of Dr BR Ambedkar into a national memorial at 5, Alipore Road in Delhi (is underway),.he added.