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April 10, 2017
Tawang, Apr 9: Tawang has added another milestone with the inauguration of The Dorjee Khandu Memorial Museum at Famla here by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama on Sunday afternoon.The Dorjee Khandu Memorial Museum, which has a section on the Sixth Dalai Lama, who was born in Tawang, is housed at the same place where the late Chief Minister was cremated after he passed away in a helicopter crash on 30 April 2011, at the peak of his political career.
In his memory, the imposing Jangchub Chorten has been built, which was consecrated by His Holiness.
The Dalai Lama said that he had mixed feeling to be at the museum while stating that Dorjee Khandu was his friend.
I am happy to see the documentation of the works done by the Late Chief Min-ister, he said
In his memory, the imposing Jangchub Chorten has been built, which was consecrated by His Holiness.
The Dalai Lama said that he had mixed feeling to be at the museum while stating that Dorjee Khandu was his friend.
I am happy to see the documentation of the works done by the Late Chief Min-ister, he said
A section of the museum is dedicated to the works undertaken by the late Chief Minister which includes the Trans Arunachal Highway, the Legislative Assembly and Secretariat building among others.
The museum is supported by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh with a grant of Rs. 1.8 crores, made during the time of the then Chief Minister late Jarbom Gamlin.
The central idea of the museum is to share with visitors late Dorjee Khandu’s personal life journey, as well as the achievements made by him in his years of public life, said an official statement.
Gallery 1 and 2 uses a mix-media blend to bring to its visitors a collection of exhibits and information on late Dorjee Khandu’s life and work.
The Luguthang Arena at the centre of the gallery pays homage to those who perished in the fateful helicopter crash and contains exhibits and personal articles retrieved from the crash site. This arena also has a tribute to each of the four other persons, Captain JS Babbar and Captain T S Mamik, the Chief Minister’s security officer Yeshi Choddak and Yeshi Lhamu, sister of a Tawang MLA, who were on-board with him on the flight.
Gallery 2 is a large-sized panel on late Khandu’s vision for Arunachal Pradesh, highlighting the thrust areas of his tenure. It also highlights his idea of a ‘people first’ style of governance and his emphasis on working collectively in the spirit of ‘Team Arunachal’.
The museum has been curated by Moji Riba while Dorjee Wangdi is the site engineer.
Apart from the permanent exhibits on the life and work of late Dorjee Khandu, the museum will host periodically changing exhibitions on subjects and themes that were of interest to him. These exhibitions will be on-site for a year and later be curated as a travelling exhibition to various towns of Arunachal Pradesh.
The museum also has a gallery which has a life sketch of the Sixth Dalai Lama, displaying songs written by him revealing his less known aspect of life.
The exhibition also pays homage to His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama and features an arena that depicts his journey into exile in India in March 1959, and with it, the return of the Dalai Lama to Tawang as prophesied by His Holiness The Sixth.
Later, there will be exhibition on The Tribal Transitions Photographic Exhibition
Strings of Joy: An exhibition on badminton, a game that late Dorjee Khandu loved
Art in Prayer, Prayer in Art: Tankha Paintings, Prayer Wheels and Mandalas
Myths, Motifs and Magic: Weaving Traditions of Arunachal
The Turning of The Wheel: Schools and Sects of Buddhism and Buddhist Spiritual Leaders.
Curator Moji Riba guided the Dalai Lama and explained in detail the sections and exhibits of the museum who obliged to leave imprints of his hands permanently on a special plate put up in the museum with his portrait and that of the Sixth Dalai Lama.
Later, the Dalai Lama also planted a sapling in the premises of the museum.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who is the eldest son of late Dorjee Khandu, along with Parliamentary Secretary Jambey Tashi, Tawang legislator Tsering Tashi, monks, officials were present during the consecration.
Earlier in the day, the Dalai Lama visited Urgyeling Monastery, the birthplace of the Sixth Dalai Lama Tseyang Gyatso. (ATNS with inputs from CMO)
The museum is supported by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh with a grant of Rs. 1.8 crores, made during the time of the then Chief Minister late Jarbom Gamlin.
The central idea of the museum is to share with visitors late Dorjee Khandu’s personal life journey, as well as the achievements made by him in his years of public life, said an official statement.
Gallery 1 and 2 uses a mix-media blend to bring to its visitors a collection of exhibits and information on late Dorjee Khandu’s life and work.
The Luguthang Arena at the centre of the gallery pays homage to those who perished in the fateful helicopter crash and contains exhibits and personal articles retrieved from the crash site. This arena also has a tribute to each of the four other persons, Captain JS Babbar and Captain T S Mamik, the Chief Minister’s security officer Yeshi Choddak and Yeshi Lhamu, sister of a Tawang MLA, who were on-board with him on the flight.
Gallery 2 is a large-sized panel on late Khandu’s vision for Arunachal Pradesh, highlighting the thrust areas of his tenure. It also highlights his idea of a ‘people first’ style of governance and his emphasis on working collectively in the spirit of ‘Team Arunachal’.
The museum has been curated by Moji Riba while Dorjee Wangdi is the site engineer.
Apart from the permanent exhibits on the life and work of late Dorjee Khandu, the museum will host periodically changing exhibitions on subjects and themes that were of interest to him. These exhibitions will be on-site for a year and later be curated as a travelling exhibition to various towns of Arunachal Pradesh.
The museum also has a gallery which has a life sketch of the Sixth Dalai Lama, displaying songs written by him revealing his less known aspect of life.
The exhibition also pays homage to His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama and features an arena that depicts his journey into exile in India in March 1959, and with it, the return of the Dalai Lama to Tawang as prophesied by His Holiness The Sixth.
Later, there will be exhibition on The Tribal Transitions Photographic Exhibition
Strings of Joy: An exhibition on badminton, a game that late Dorjee Khandu loved
Art in Prayer, Prayer in Art: Tankha Paintings, Prayer Wheels and Mandalas
Myths, Motifs and Magic: Weaving Traditions of Arunachal
The Turning of The Wheel: Schools and Sects of Buddhism and Buddhist Spiritual Leaders.
Curator Moji Riba guided the Dalai Lama and explained in detail the sections and exhibits of the museum who obliged to leave imprints of his hands permanently on a special plate put up in the museum with his portrait and that of the Sixth Dalai Lama.
Later, the Dalai Lama also planted a sapling in the premises of the museum.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who is the eldest son of late Dorjee Khandu, along with Parliamentary Secretary Jambey Tashi, Tawang legislator Tsering Tashi, monks, officials were present during the consecration.
Earlier in the day, the Dalai Lama visited Urgyeling Monastery, the birthplace of the Sixth Dalai Lama Tseyang Gyatso. (ATNS with inputs from CMO)
