The Madras Sappers Museum and Archives

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'''The Madras Sappers Museum & Archives''' depicts the history of the Madras Engineering Group also known as Sappers. The museum was established in the year 1979 and is situated in Karnataka, Banglore.[1] The Museum showcases the army artifacts, historical achievements, gallery of sapper generals, attires, armours, more than 4800 books and maps used by the regiment.[2][3] Local public is not allowed to visit the museum and only people with special permission from the Indian Army are allowed to enter the museum.[1] The Museum also contains rare and Antique artifacts from the 18th and 19th Century and has history written on its walls.[2]

Some of the famed possessions of the Museum include the picture of three Indian Soldiers supporting the Banglore torpedo,[4] the Victoria Cross and five Indian Orders of Merit (IOM), which was highest honor by the British to Indian Soldiers at that time.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Madras Sappers Museum and Archives". www.museumsofindia.org. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The fascinating history of the Madras Sappers". DNA India. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thakur, Aksheev (2019-11-17). "MEG Museum: Treasuring two centuries of bravery". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Bangalore Torpedo: Mine that defeated Nazis, and a malt". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
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