Malda Museum - Revision history

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	\| established = 1937<ref>{{cite book\|author1=Gita Dutta, Mrinal Dutta\|title=Vraman Sangi: India Travel Companion, 1991-92\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dSxWAAAAYAAJ\|year=1990\|publisher=Asia Publishing Company}}</ref>		\| established = 1937<ref>{{cite book\|author1=Gita Dutta, Mrinal Dutta\|title=Vraman Sangi: India Travel Companion, 1991-92\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dSxWAAAAYAAJ\|year=1990\|publisher=Asia Publishing Company}}</ref>
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	\| location = [[English Bazar]], [[West Bengal]]		\| location = [[English Bazar Municipality\|English Bazar]], [[West Bengal]]
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	'''Malda Museum''' is an [[archaeology\|archaeological]] [[museum]] under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology. The museum was established in 1937<ref name="BradnockBradnock2001">{{cite book\|author=Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock\|title=India Handbook\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EB0wAQAAIAAJ\|year=2001\|publisher=Trade & Travel Publications}}</ref> and is situated on Subhankar Bandh Road of [[~~Malda City~~\|English Bazar]], in [[Malda district]] of [[West Bengal]], India.		'''Malda Museum''' is an [[archaeology\|archaeological]] museum under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology. The museum was established in 1937<ref name="BradnockBradnock2001">{{cite book\|author=Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock\|title=India Handbook\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EB0wAQAAIAAJ\|year=2001\|publisher=Trade & Travel Publications}}</ref> and is situated on Subhankar Bandh Road of [[English Bazar Municipality\|English Bazar]], in [[Malda district]] of [[West Bengal]], India.

	The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts found within the [[Malda district\|district]] and was set up within the premises of the Malda District Library. It was later shifted to a new adjacent building of its own and granted the status of a museum in its own right under the State Directorate of Archaeology.		The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts found within the [[Malda district\|district]] and was set up within the premises of the Malda District Library. It was later shifted to a new adjacent building of its own and granted the status of a museum in its own right under the State Directorate of Archaeology.

	Though [[~~English Bazar\|~~Malda]] itself came up only in the times of [[British Raj\|British colonial rule]], the region had been the seat of power of [[Bengal]] since the 7th century till the late 16th century, when the nearby [[~~Gaur, West Bengal~~\|~~Gour~~]] and [[Pandua, Malda\|Pandua]] served as the capital cities of the entire Bengal region. The museum, renovated and revamped recently, showcases the archaeological, [[anthropology\|anthropological]], and historical heritage of the region.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Footprint India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NNsvAQAAIAAJ\|year=2004\|publisher=Footprint Handbooks}}</ref> The museum has a number of fine specimens of [[sculptures]], [[figurine]]s, [[epigraphy\|calligraphic inscription tablets]], [[Indian inscriptions\|terracotta plaques]] and other artifacts that represent more than 1500 years of history and heritage.		Though [[Malda]] itself came up only in the times of [[British Raj\|British colonial rule]], the region had been the seat of power of [[Bengal]] since the 7th century till the late 16th century, when the nearby [[Gauḍa (city)\|Gauda]] and [[Pandua, Malda\|Pandua]] served as the capital cities of the entire Bengal region. The museum, renovated and revamped recently, showcases the archaeological, [[anthropology\|anthropological]], and historical heritage of the region.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Footprint India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NNsvAQAAIAAJ\|year=2004\|publisher=Footprint Handbooks}}</ref> The museum has a number of fine specimens of [[sculptures]], [[figurine]]s, [[epigraphy\|calligraphic inscription tablets]], [[Indian inscriptions\|terracotta plaques]] and other artifacts that represent more than 1500 years of history and heritage.

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Malda Museum''' is an [[archaeology\|archaeological]] [[museum]] under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology. The museum was established in 1937,<ref name="BradnockBradnock2001">{{cite book\|author=Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock\|title=India Handbook\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EB0wAQAAIAAJ\|year=2001\|publisher=Trade & Travel Publications}}</ref> and is situated on Subhankar Bandh Road of [[Malda City\|English Bazar]], in [[Malda district]] of [[West Bengal]], India.		'''Malda Museum''' is an [[archaeology\|archaeological]] [[museum]] under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology. The museum was established in 1937<ref name="BradnockBradnock2001">{{cite book\|author=Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock\|title=India Handbook\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EB0wAQAAIAAJ\|year=2001\|publisher=Trade & Travel Publications}}</ref> and is situated on Subhankar Bandh Road of [[Malda City\|English Bazar]], in [[Malda district]] of [[West Bengal]], India.

	The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts found within the [[Malda district\|district]] and was set up within the premises of the Malda District Library. It was later shifted to a new adjacent building of its own and granted the status of a museum in its own right under the State Directorate of Archaeology.		The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts found within the [[Malda district\|district]] and was set up within the premises of the Malda District Library. It was later shifted to a new adjacent building of its own and granted the status of a museum in its own right under the State Directorate of Archaeology.

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'''Malda Museum''' is an [[archaeology|archaeological]] [[museum]] under the West Bengal Directorate of Archaeology. The museum was established in 1937,<ref name="BradnockBradnock2001">{{cite book|author=Robert Bradnock, Roma Bradnock|title=India Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EB0wAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Trade & Travel Publications}}</ref> and is situated on Subhankar Bandh Road of [[Malda City|English Bazar]], in [[Malda district]] of [[West Bengal]], India.

The museum took off initially as a collection of historic artifacts found within the [[Malda district|district]] and was set up within the premises of the Malda District Library. It was later shifted to a new adjacent building of its own and granted the status of a museum in its own right under the State Directorate of Archaeology.

Though [[English Bazar|Malda]] itself came up only in the times of [[British Raj|British colonial rule]], the region had been the seat of power of [[Bengal]] since the 7th century till the late 16th century, when the nearby [[Gaur, West Bengal|Gour]] and [[Pandua, Malda|Pandua]] served as the capital cities of the entire Bengal region. The museum, renovated and revamped recently, showcases the archaeological, [[anthropology|anthropological]], and historical heritage of the region.<ref>{{cite book|title=Footprint India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NNsvAQAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Footprint Handbooks}}</ref> The museum has a number of fine specimens of [[sculptures]], [[figurine]]s, [[epigraphy|calligraphic inscription tablets]], [[Indian inscriptions|terracotta plaques]] and other artifacts that represent more than 1500 years of history and heritage.

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