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Government of India 'Museum of Economic Geology' at the Asiatic Society, were then transferred to this site in 1856. The Asiatic Society geological collection were however held back with the condition that it would be handed over to the GSI once a Museum for all its collection came into being. It was way back in 1837 that Sir James Princeps, then-Secretary of the Asiatic Society, had written to the Government asking for a Museum paid for by the state. A movement for a full-fledged Museum was thereafter keenly pursued over a decade, and later, with Sir Thomas Oldham, then Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India, at the helm, it gained momentum.
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botanist, who had been captured in the siege of
Serampore but later released, wrote to the council of the Asiatic Society for the formation of a museum out of his own collection and that of the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, volunteering his service as a Curator wherein he proposed five sections—an
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and mineral resources, and this led to an additional grant of Rs 250 per month for the geological section alone. In 1851 when the
Geological Survey of India came into being with the advent of Sir Thomas Oldham, a rented building at 1, Hastings Road now K N Roy Road, the present site of the New
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The building parallel to Sudder Street commenced in 1888 and occupied in 1891. The next building block at right angle to Sudder Street was erected in 1894. Half of this building was consigned to the
Geological Survey of India but by 1912 it was wholly transferred to it.
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archaeological, ethnological, a technical section and a geological and zoological one. The council readily agreed and the Museum was created, with
Wallich named the Honorary Curator and then Superintendent of the Oriental Museum of the
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This building had been designated as the site for not just the Asiatic Societies, Oriental Museum's collection and the Economic Geology collection of the Geological Survey of India but also to hold the offices of both.
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animals, an art collection, rare antiques, and a collection of meteorites.
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Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
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Egyptian human mummy, about 4,000 years old, at the museum.
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Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management
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Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology
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and having the additional charge of Director General of
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oldest and largest museum in Asia, by size of collection
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National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections
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1018:"Indian Museum | Kolkata (Calcutta), India Attractions"
928:"Indian Museum, Kolkata: A History of Indian Sculpture"
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West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
1048:"Indian Museum Kolkata | Timings, Entry Fee, History"
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before independence,) is a massive museum in Central
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1270:"4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy to get a face-lift"
3026:Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament
1175:("Anderson, Dr. John, F.R.S., 1833–1900", p. 10).
818:Indian Museum information and experience, Kolkata
2553:Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
2014:Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
328:In 1840, the Government took a keen interest in
988:"History Of The Museum | Indian Museum Kolkata"
303:The Indian Museum, as completed in 1875, photo
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898:"indian museum address - ixigo trip planner!"
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2248:Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
2064:West Bengal University of Health Sciences
1944:Marine Engineering and Research Institute
598:Showcases with different types of fossils
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1117:"History of Indian Museum (second page)"
958:"National Portal and Digital Repository"
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321:and, after the former's resignation, by
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878:from the original on 29 September 2020
269:The Indian Museum originated from the
1959:Government College of Art & Craft
1425:The Indian Museum Completes 200 Years
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848:from the original on 20 December 2017
394:The Scottish anatomist and zoologist
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2395:Calcutta State Transport Corporation
2148:Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
1299:Sengupta, Anuradha (10 March 2017).
1280:from the original on 22 October 2018
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1058:from the original on 1 November 2019
430:mummy. The mummy is being restored.
3162:Early phase of printing in Calcutta
3152:Central Forensic Science Laboratory
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2961:Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
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611:Buddha Preaching in Tushita Heaven
33:The courtyard of the Indian Museum
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2039:Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
1969:Calcutta National Medical College
1898:Scottish Church Collegiate School
1431:Publications of the Indian Museum
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908:from the original on 29 June 2021
713:Skull of Indus Valley inhabitants
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389:Anthropological Survey of India
2280:India Government Mint, Kolkata
2079:Narula Institute of Technology
1908:St. Xavier's Collegiate School
838:"Home | Indian Museum Kolkata"
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2019:Netaji Subhas Open University
1858:Don Bosco School, Park Circus
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1994:Indian Statistical Institute
1964:Medical College and Hospital
1789:Government of India Building
1121:Website of the Indian Museum
1091:Website of the Indian Museum
686:Unicorn seal of Indus Valley
3308:World's fair sites in India
3298:Museums established in 1814
3172:List of people from Kolkata
2996:Indian Football Association
2615:Dover Lane Music Conference
2044:School of Tropical Medicine
2034:Rabindra Bharati University
1913:St. James' School (Kolkata)
1853:Calcutta Girls' High School
1579:Battle of Biderra/Chinsurah
1569:State Archaeological Museum
516:in the paleontology section
177:Imperial Museum of Calcutta
137:Shri Arijit Dutta Choudhury
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3132:Zoological Garden, Alipore
3041:Mohammedan Sporting Ground
2886:Chinese temples in Kolkata
2585:Kolkata Rainbow Pride Walk
2325:National Insurance Company
2233:Damodar Valley Corporation
2223:Chandras' Chemical Factory
1087:"History of Indian Museum"
725:Young goat with eight legs
385:Zoological Survey of India
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2690:Ghosts in Bengali culture
2390:Calcutta Tramways Company
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3036:Mohammedan Sporting Club
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2966:Calcutta Football League
2809:Dakshineswar Kali Temple
2727:Group theatre of Kolkata
2516:Shalimar railway station
2476:Kolkata Suburban Railway
2340:Sinclairs Hotels Limited
2158:Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
2074:Calcutta School of Music
1893:Ramakrishna, Narendrapur
1410:History of Indian Museum
364:Stone sculpture of Devi
195:. It was founded by the
3197:Missionaries of Charity
3046:Mohun Bagan Super Giant
2675:Prostitution in Kolkata
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2506:Kolkata railway station
2218:Calcutta Stock Exchange
2188:Bridge and Roof Company
2128:Andrew Yule and Company
2049:Scottish Church College
1305:The Hindu Business Line
1251:Britannica encyclopedia
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782:Villagers around a fire
671:Palaeoloxodon namadicus
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2501:Howrah railway station
2059:University of Calcutta
1878:La Martiniere Calcutta
1539:Kalighat–Falta Railway
1489:Black Hole of Calcutta
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2804:Birla Mandir, Kolkata
2640:Rabindra Nritya Natya
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2345:Tata Global Beverages
2208:Burn Standard Company
2178:Braithwaite & Co.
2168:Birds Jute and Export
2029:Presidency University
1868:Hindu School, Kolkata
1848:Calcutta Boys' School
1724:Metropolitan Building
1694:Sabarna Sangrahashala
1652:Jorasanko Thakur Bari
1554:Sabarna Roy Choudhury
1380:ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09
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2590:Calcutta Youth Choir
2455:Hand-pulled rickshaw
2445:Golden Quadrilateral
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2360:United Bank of India
2295:Jessop & Company
2270:Hindustan Ambassador
2193:Britannia Industries
2054:St. Xavier's College
2004:Maulana Azad College
1709:St. Paul's Cathedral
283:On 2 February 1814,
3157:Chinese of Calcutta
3076:Royal Bengal Tigers
2951:Calcutta South Club
2931:Bengal cricket team
1999:Jadavpur University
1734:Shobhabazar Rajbari
1687:Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
1657:Calcutta High Court
1589:Rabindranath Tagore
1529:Presidency division
1484:Bengali Renaissance
1330:Museum history page
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2751:Chinatown, Kolkata
2400:Kalyani Expressway
2300:Kolkata Port Trust
2198:Burn & Company
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1873:Kendriya Vidyalaya
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