Charlie Chaplin..The Master of Smile..

One of the most popular and legendary comedians, the name of Charlie Chaplin is eternally synonymous with comedy and humour. He was easily one of the greatest stars in the silent film era and left audiences in a riot of laughter with his rib-tickling screen persona. In a career spanning over seventy five years, Chaplin gave many memorable and great performances. This versatile comic genius acted, directed, produced, wrote and composed music for almost all of his films and was recognized as ‘The Little Tramp’, the character he played in his films. An icon in world cinema, Chaplin is widely accepted as one of the founding fathers of the genre of comedy and has influenced an array of filmmakers and comedians. Even today, many of his films are extremely popular and are hailed as classics. Some of his greatest films include ‘Modern Times’, ‘The Great Dictator’, ‘The Gold Rush’, ‘The Immigrant’ and ‘The Kid’.

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Childhood & Early Life

Charles Spencer Chaplin was born into a family of entertainers to Hannah Chaplin and Charles Chaplin Sr.- both of whom were music hall entertainers.
His childhood was marked with poverty and struggle. His parents did not earn much and hence he started to work at a workhouse at the age of seven.
In 1898, his mother was admitted to a mental asylum, after she was diagnosed with psychosis. This deeply affected him and soon his father too became a severe alcoholic and he was left to fend for himself.

Career

He became a member of the male dance troupe, ‘The Eight Lancashire Lads’ and toured across the music halls in Great Britain, all through 1899 and 1900.

In 1903, he was cast in his first show titled ‘Jim, a Romance of Cockayne’, in which he played the role of a newsboy. The show opened in July that year, in the ‘Kingston upon Thames’ in Southwest London and was not very successful.

From October 1903 to June 1904, he travelled with Saintsbury, and his plays were immensely successful, which lead him to travel to London to act with William Gillette, an actor.

In 1906, he became part of the amateur comedy troupe ‘Casey's Circus’. He performed comedy acts with them and soon rose to prominence. When the troupe finished touring in July 1907, Charlie was left without a job for a few months and lived with a family in Kennington.

In 1910, he played the lead role in the sketch ‘Jimmy the Fearless’, which was an immediate success and soon after he started getting a lot of media attention, which catapulted his fame and popularity.

In 1913, he signed a contract for a period of one year with the New York Motion Picture Company, which promised him a pay of $150 a week.

In 1914, he made his feature film debut with ‘Making a Living’, in which he played, ‘Edgar English’, a womaniser.

In 1914, he appeared in several films for Keystone Studios including, ‘Kid Auto Races at Venice’, ‘Between Showers’, ‘A Film Johnnie’, ‘His Favorite Pastime’ and ‘Tillie's Punctured Romance’.

In 1915, he also directed and wrote films for the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. Some of them include ‘A Night Out’, ‘The Champion’, ‘The Tramp’, ‘Work’, ‘A Woman’, ‘The Bank’,’ Triple Trouble’ and ‘Police’.

From 1916 to 1917, he worked for the ‘Mutual Film Corporation’ - he directed, wrote, produced and acted in their films. Some these films included — ‘The Floorwalker’, The Vagabond’, ‘The Pawnshop’, ‘The Count’, ‘The Cure’ and ‘The Adventurer’.

From 1918 to 1923, he made a total of nine films which were distributed by the ‘First National Exhibitors' Circuit’. Some of the films were ‘A Dog’s Life’, ‘The Bond’, ‘The Kid’, ‘Pay Day’, ‘The Pilgrim’, ‘Sunnyside’ and ‘The Idle Class’.

From September 26, 1923 onwards, he released his films under the United Artists label. He directed, acted, produced, wrote and composed tunes for many of these movies.

In 1925, his Academy Award winning film ‘The Gold Rush’, which he directed, starred in and produced, was released. It is one of his classics and most memorable films.

In 1928, his film ‘The Circus’ was released. In this 70-minute silent film, he played the role of a clown. It was one of his highest grossing silent films.

Released in 1936, one of his most remembered films, ‘Modern Times’, is a satirical portrayal of struggle to cope in the industrialised world. The film is considered one of his most popular silent films.

In 1940, he came up with ‘The Great Dictator’, which was one of his most commercially successful films. He played the role of a Jewish barber in the film.

In 1952, his Academy Award winning film ‘Limelight’ was released. The film was set in London, during the eve of World War I and he played the role of a former clown named ‘Calvero’.

In 1957, he directed and acted in the comedy film ‘A King in New York’, a satirical film about the political and social life in the United States of America. The film was only a moderate success and received mixed reviews.
Released in the year 1967, ‘A Countess from Hong Kong’, was his last film.

Major Works

‘Modern Times’ was selected to be preserved at the Library of Congress, United States and it was ranked 33rd on the American Film Institute’s list of ‘100 Years…100 Laughs’, as one of the 100 funniest movies in America.

‘The Gold Rush’ was rated as the ‘second greatest film in history’ by the critics of The Brussels World’s Fair, a worldwide organisation of filmmakers. It was also selected to be preserved at the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

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Awards & Achievements

In 1929, he was the recipient of the Honorary Academy Award for ‘versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing.

In 1972, he received the Honorary Academy Award for ‘the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century’.

In 1972, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 1973, he received the Academy Award in the category, ‘Best Music, Original Dramatic Score’ for the film ‘Limelight’.

Personal Life & Legacy

He married four times and three of his marriages with Mildred Harris, Lita Grey and Paulette Goddard ended in divorce.

In 1943, he married his fourth wife Oona O'Neill and the couple had eight children together. They remained together until his death.

He died at the age of 88 in his sleep, after he suffered from a stroke. He was laid to rest at the Vevey cemetery, Switzerland.

To honour his achievements, ‘Charlie Chaplin – The Great Londoner’, an exclusive exhibition on his life was opened at the London Film Museum in 2010.

Trivia

This award-winning comedian was 54 when he married his fourth wife, who, at that time, was 18. The couple had a 36 year age difference, which generated a great deal of media attention.

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Helen Keller..

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author, political activist and campaigner for
deaf and blind charities. Helen became deaf and blind as a young child and had to struggle to overcome her dual disability. However, she became the first deaf-blind person to attain a bachelor’s degree and became an influential campaigner for social, political and disability issues. Her public profile helped de-stigmatise blindness and deafness, and she was seen as a powerful example of someone overcoming difficult circumstances.

“Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free. Once I knew only darkness and stillness. Now I know hope and joy.”
– Helen Keller, On Optimism (1903)

Short Biography of Helen Keller

Helen Keller was born 27 June 1880 in Tusculum, Alabama. When she was only 19 months old, she experienced a severe childhood illness, which left her deaf and blind (only a very partial sight). For the first few years of her life, she was only able to communicate with her family through a rudimentary number of signs; she had a little more success communicating with the six-year-old daughter of the family cook. However, unable to communicate properly, she was considered to be badly behaved; for example, eating from the plates of anyone on the table with her fingers.

In 1886, Helen was sent to see an eye, ear and nose specialist in Baltimore. He put them in touch with Alexander Graham Bell, who was currently investigate issues of deafness and sound (he would also develop the first telephone) Bell was moved by the experience of working with Keller, writing that:

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“I feel that in this child I have seen more of the Divine than has been manifest in anyone I ever met before.”
Alexander Bell helped Keller to visit the Perkins Institute for the Blind, and this led to a long relationship with Anne Sullivan – who was a former student herself. Sullivan was visually impaired and, aged only 20, and with no prior experience, she set about teaching Helen how to communicate. The two maintained a long relationship of 49 years.

Learning to Communicate

In the beginning, Keller was frustrated by her inability to pick up the hand signals that Sullivan was giving. However, after a frustrating month, Keller picked up on Sullivan’s system of hand signals through understanding the word water. Sullivan poured water over Keller’s left hand and wrote out on her right hand the word ‘water’. This helped Helen to fully understand the system, and she was soon able to identify a variety of household objects.

“The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me. I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects. It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.”
– Helen Keller, The Story of My Life, 1903, Ch. 4

Keller made rapid progress and quickly overcame her bad habits. She became proficient in Braille and was able to begin a fruitful education, despite her disability. Keller made more progress than anyone expected. She would later learn to write with a Braille typewriter.

Keller came into contact with American author, Mark Twain. Twain admired the perseverance of Keller and helped persuade Henry Rogers, an oil businessman to fund her education. With great difficulty, Keller was able to study at Radcliffe College, where in 1904, she was able to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. During her education, she also learned to speak and practise lip-reading. Her sense of touch became extremely subtle. She also found that deafness and blindness encouraged her to develop wisdom and understanding from beyond the senses.

“We differ, blind and seeing, one from another, not in our senses, but in the use we make of them, in the imagination and courage with which we seek wisdom beyond the senses.”
― Helen Keller, The Five-sensed World (1910)

Keller became a proficient writer and speaker. In 1903, she published an autobiography ‘The Story of My Life‘ It recounted her struggles to overcome her disabilities and the way it forced her to look at life from a different perspective.

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
― Helen Keller

Political Views

Keller also wrote on political issues, Keller was a staunch supporter of the American Socialist party and joined the party in 1909. She wished to see a fairer distribution of income, and an end to the inequality of Capitalist society. She said she became a more convinced socialist after the 1912 miners strike. Her book ‘Out of the Dark‘ (1913) includes several essays on socialism. She supported Eugene V Debs, in each of the Presidential elections he stood for. In 1912, she joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW); as well as advocating socialism, Keller was a pacifist and opposed the American involvement in World War One.

Religious Views

In religious matters, she advocated the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, a Christian theologian who advocated a particular spiritual interpretation of the Bible. She published ‘My Religion‘ in 1927.

Charity Work

From 1918, she devoted much of her time to raising funds and awareness for blind charities. She sought to raise money and also improve the living conditions of the blind, who at the time were often badly educated and living in asylums. Her public profile helped to de-stigmatise blindness and deafness. She was also noted for her optimism which she sought to cultivate.


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“If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, if my happiness is so deep that it is a faith, so thoughtful that it becomes a philosophy of life, — if, in short, I am an optimist, my testimony to the creed of optimism is worth hearing.”
― Helen Keller, Optimism (1903)

Towards the end of her life, she suffered a stroke, and she died in her sleep on June 1, 1968. She was given numerous awards during her life, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, by Lyndon B. Johnson.


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My Life My Rules - प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के जीवन की 5 इच्छाएं |

दुनिया का प्रत्येक व्यक्ति सुखी जीवन (Happy Life) जीना चाहता है। कोई भी व्यक्ति जब इस दुनिया (World) में आता है तो जन्म लेकर मृत्यु तक (From birth to death) उसकी अनेक इच्छाएं होती हैं। व्यक्ति का पूरा जीवन (Life) अपनी इच्छाओं (Wishes) को पूरा करने में ही लग जाता है।

बहुत से लोगों की अनेक इच्छाएं पूरी हो जाती हैं और बहुत से ऐसे लोग भी हैं जिनकी अनेक इच्छाएं (Many Desires) अधूरी भी रह जाती हैं। अलग-अलग लोगों की अलग-अलग इच्छाएं (Wish) होती हैं लेकिन कुछ इच्छाएं ऐसी भी होती हैं जो सभी लोगों की समान होती हैं।

सच है कि कुछ ऐसी इच्छाएं (Desire) होती हैं जो इस दुनिया का प्रत्येक व्यक्ति पूरा करना चाहता है और अपनी पूरी जिंदगी (Whole life) इन्हें पूरा करने में लगा देता है।

कुछ खुशनसीब (Lucky person) ऐसे होते हैं जो इन इच्छाओं को पूरा कर लेते हैं और सफल (Success) कहलाते हैं और बहुत से ऐसे लोग भी हैं जो इन इच्छाओं को पूरा करने में असफल (Unsuccessful person) रहते हैं।

दोस्तों! आज मैं आपको 5 ऐसी चीजों के बारे में बताने जा रहा हूँ जिनको पाने की इच्छा (Desire to get success) इस दुनिया का प्रत्येक व्यक्ति रखता है, यह बात अलग है कि इन चीजों को कुछ ही लोग प्राप्त कर पाते हैं।

प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के जीवन की 5 इच्छाएं और सपनें(5 Desires And Dreams Of Each Person’s Life)

पहली इच्छा (First Desire)- पूरी दुनिया में मेरा नाम हो और सभी लोग मेरी बात को मानें।

प्रत्येक व्यक्ति चाहता है कि वह ऐसा कुछ कार्य (Work) करे जिससे दुनिया उसका नाम हो या ऐसा कुछ हो जिसकी वजह से पूरी दुनिया में उसकी पहचान (Well Identity in the world) बने। उसकी ऐसी पहचान बने कि वह जो भी बात कहे, सभी लोग उसकी बातों को मानें।

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दूसरी इच्छा (Second Desire)- मैं इतना अमीर बन जाऊं कि मेरे पास पैसे की कभी कमी न हो।

सभी लोग जानते हैं कि पैसे से दुनिया का 95% सुख (Happiness) खरीदा जा सकता है अतः दुनिया का प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अमीर (Rich) या करोड़पति (Millionaire) बनना चाहता है। वह चाहता है कि उसके पास पैसे (Money) की कभी कोई कमी न हो जिससे वह सुखी जीवन (Luxury life) की हर चीज को खरीद सके।

तीसरी इच्छा (Third Desire)- मैं अपनी मर्जी का मालिक बनूं अर्थात मेरा जीवन मेरे बनाये नियमों से ही चले।

यह सच है कि कोई भी व्यक्ति दूसरों की मर्जी (Wish) से और दूसरों के बनाये नियमों (Rules) से नहीं चलना चाहता। यदि चलता है तो उसकी मजबूरी (Compulsion) होती है। प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अपनी मर्जी का मालिक (Master of your will) बनना चाहता है और अपने ही बनाये गए नियमों के अनुसार ही जिंदगी जीना चाहता है। (My Life, My Rules)

चौथी इच्छा (Fourth Desire)- मुझे एक सुन्दर और चाहने वाली लड़की मिले या मुझे एक स्मार्ट, हैंडसम और चाहने वाला लड़का मिले।

पैसा ही जीवन में सब कुछ नहीं होता (Money is not everything in life) इसीलिए प्रत्येक व्यक्ति चाहता है कि उसे एक सुन्दर, वफादार और केवल उसे प्यार करने वाली लड़की (Beautiful, faithful and loving Girl) मिले। इसी तरह प्रत्येक लड़की चाहती है कि उसका जीवन साथी (Life Partner) एक Smart, Handsome और केवल उसे ही चाहने वाला लड़का (Loving Boy) हो।

पांचवीं इच्छा (Fifth Desire)- लोग हमेशा मेरी और मेरे द्वारा किये गए काम की तारीफ करें।

दुनिया का प्रत्येक व्यक्ति अपने काम की तारीफ़ (Good Compliment of your work) चाहता है। लोग जो भी कार्य पूरा करते हैं, यह सोच कर पूरा करते हैं कि उन्होंने वह कार्य सही (Right Work) किया है और बदले में चाहते हैं कि लोग उनके काम की और उनकी प्रसंशा (Appreciation) करें। किसी के द्वारा की गई आपकी सच्ची तारीफ (True praise) आपको अलौकिक सुख का अनुभव (Supernatural experience of pleasure) कराती है।

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जीवन की 5 इच्छाओं को पूरा करने के तरीके Ways To Get These 5 Desires Of Life 

यह ऐसी इच्छाएं (Wishes) हैं जो दुनिया का प्रत्येक व्यक्ति रखता है और पूरा करना चाहता है। यदि ये 5 इच्छाएं व्यक्ति की पूरी हो जाएँ तो शायद ही कोई इच्छा बचे क्योकि सभी अच्छी इच्छाएं इन्हीं में शामिल हैं। (यहाँ केवल अच्छी इच्छाओं के बारे में बताया गया है, वैसे तो इच्छाओं का कोई अंत नहीं होता।)
इन 5 इच्छाओं को प्रत्येक व्यक्ति पा सकता है (Every person have ability to get these desires)। कुछ ऐसी जरूरी बातें हैं जिनका यदि Life में ध्यान रखा जाये तो इन पांचों इच्छाओं को कोई भी पा सकता है। इन 5 इच्छाओं को पूरा करने के लिए आपको इन 5 बातों को ध्यान में रखना होगा।

1- जीवन (Life) में हमेशा एक लक्ष्य (Goal) जरूर रखें और उसे पाने में अपनी पूरी शक्ति (Full power) लगा दें।

2- लक्ष्य (Target) को पाने के लिए एक अच्छी योजना (Good Planning) बनायें जो आपकी सफलता की संभावना (Probability of success) को बढ़ा देगी।

3- अपनी इस योजना (Plan) को पाने में अपना पूरा आत्म विश्वास (Self-confidence), लगन (Diligence), धैर्य (Patience) और सकारात्मक दृष्टिकोण (Positive Attitude) को लगा दीजिये।

4- सकारात्मक विचारों (Positive Thinking) के साथ कठिन परिश्रम (Hard Work) कीजिये। यदि कहीं असफलता (Failure) मिले तो परेशान (Upset) नहीं हों बल्कि असफलता से सीख (Learn from failure) लेकर अपनी मंजिल (Goal) को पाने में लगे रहें।

5- अब सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बात (The most important thing)– जीवन में हमेशा सीखते रहें। (Be always learn in life.) यदि दुनिया में नाम कमाना हो तो सीखें (Learn) कि कैसे नाम कमाया जाये? (How to be famous person), अमीर (Rich) बनना हो तो सीखें कि कैसे अमीर बना जाये? (How to be rich) अतः हमेशा कुछ अच्छा सीखतें रहें। यही जीवन में सफलता का मूल मंत्र है। (This is the key of success in life.)

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Life is a Continuance Process - जीवन किसी के लिए नहीं रुकता |

एक शहर में बहुत बड़ा और प्रसिद्ध स्कूल (Famous school) था। उस स्कूल में कार्य करने वाले मैनेजर को यह अभिमान हो गया था कि उसके बिना स्कूल नहीं चल सकता क्योकि वह स्कूल के बहुत से कार्यों को सफलता (Success) के साथ पूरा करता था। अपने किसी भी काम में वह कभी कोई कमी नहीं रखता था।

स्कूल का मालिक भी अपने इस मैनेजर से बहुत खुश (Very Happy) रहता था और उस पर बहुत भरोसा करता था।

बस मैनेजर को इस बात का अभिमान हो गया था कि उसके बिना यह स्कूल एक भी दिन नहीं चल सकता। उसके नीचे कार्य करने वाले कुछ कर्मचारी उसकी तारीफ़ करते रहते थे कि हमारे मैनेजर साहब तो बहुत अच्छी तरह काम संभालते हैं, वह उस स्कूल के आधार स्तम्भ (Pillars) हैं।

ऐसी बातें सुनकर मैनेजर को यकीन हो गया था कि पूरे स्कूल को चलाने वाला वह ही है, उसके बिना यहाँ कोई काम हो ही नहीं सकता। अगर वह इस स्कूल में एक दिन भी न आये तो स्कूल का काम ठप हो जायेगा।

अपने इस अभिमान के कारण वह अपने से नीचे कार्य करने वालों पर बहुत रौब झाड़ा करता था। अब उसे लगने लगा था कि पूरे स्कूल में मेरे जैसा अच्छी तरह कार्य करने वाला कोई नहीं है।

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एक बार स्कूल के वार्षिक समारोह (Annual ceremony) में एक मोटिवेशनल गुरू (Motivational teacher) को मुख्य अतिथि (Chief guest) के रूप बुलाया गया जहाँ उन्हें एक मोटिवेशनल स्पीच (Motivational speech) भी देनी थी।

मोटिवेशनल गुरू ने अपनी Speech देते समय कहा, “यह बात सही है कि प्रत्येक इंसान अपनेआप में Important है लेकिन यदि उसे यह अभिमान हो जाये कि उसके बिना कोई काम नहीं चल सकता या उसके बिना दुनिया नहीं चलेगी तो उसकी यह सोच (Thinking) व्यर्थ है। संसार में उसके जैसे कार्य करने वालों की कोई कमी नहीं है। एक इंसान जाता है तो कोई बात नहीं क्योकि कोई दूसरा उसकी जगह कार्य करने आ जाता है।”

अब स्कूल के मैनेजर (Manager) को यह बात अच्छी नहीं लगी और उन्होंने इसका विरोध किया। उन्होंने कहा, “मैं आपकी बात को नहीं मानता। मैं यह जानता हूँ कि यदि मैं स्कूल न आऊं तो यहाँ कोई भी कार्य (Work) सही से नहीं हो पायेगा और यहाँ की सारी व्यवस्था चरमरा जाएगी। School को बहुत से नुकसान होंगे।”

विरोध किये जाने पर मोटिवेशनल गुरू बोले, “यदि किसी को मेरी बात पर यकीन नहीं है तो वह मेरी बातों को आजमाकर देख ले। मैनेजर साहब चाहें तो कुछ दिनों का अवकाश लें और देखें कि उनके बिना काम सही से होता है या नहीं।”

यह निर्णय हुआ कि मैनेजर स्कूल से 10 दिनों का अवकाश लेंगे और कहीं अच्छी जगह पर घूमने निकल जायेंगे। इन 10 दिनों में मैनेजर स्कूल से और स्कूल से Related किसी भी व्यक्ति से कोई संपर्क नहीं करेंगे।

मैनेजर अपने परिवार के साथ घूमने निकल गए। मैनेजर को यकीन था कि स्कूल अब सही से नहीं चलेगा। वह अपनी पत्नी से बोला, “देख लेना ! इन 10 दिनों में तो स्कूल बिलकुल भी सही से नहीं चल पायेगा। हो सकता है स्कूल के मालिक को दो या तीन दिन स्कूल को बंद भी रखना पड़े।”

अब 10 दिनों बाद जब मैनेजर दुबारा स्कूल आये तो उन्होंने देखा कि स्कूल के सभी कार्य पहले की तरह बिलकुल सही से चल रहे हैं, एक भी दिन स्कूल बंद नहीं किया गया, सभी लोग भी पहले की तरह बहुत खुश हैं तो उन्होंने अपने मालिक से पूछा, “यह तो असंभव (Impossible) था, संभव (Possible) कैसे हुआ?”

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तभी स्कूल के मालिक ने जबाब दिया, “आप जब घूमने चले गए थे तब एक दिन तो कुछ परेशानी महसूस हुई लेकिन दूसरे दिन से आप ही के Under में काम करने वाले एक कर्मचारी ने आपके काम को बहुत अच्छी तरह संभाल लिया और इस तरह स्कूल को कोई भी परेशानी नहीं हुई।”

यह सुनकर मैनेजर का अभिमान (Proud) चकनाचूर हो गया और अब वह पहले की तरह अपना कार्य करने लगे, वो भी बिना किसी अभिमान के। अब उन्होंने सबके साथ अच्छा व्यवहार (Good behavior) करना शुरू कर दिया और अपना रौब जमाना बंद कर दिया।

दोस्तों ! हमें इस कहानी से बहुत सी अच्छी बातें सीखने को मिलती हैं (There are some good things to learn)—

1- यदि आप बहुत अच्छी तरह और जिम्मेदारी (Responsibility) से अपना काम करते हैं तो यह अच्छी बात है लेकिन आपको कभी अपने आप पर या अपने कार्य पर अभिमान नहीं करना चाहिए (Should not ego on yourself or your work)।

2- प्रकृति का यह नियम (Rule of Nature) है कि जब कोई जगह खाली होती है तो उसे भरने कोई न कोई जरूर आ जाता है। जीवन किसी के लिए रुकता नहीं है (Life does not stop for anyone)।

3- अभिमान करते समय (Time) आप अपने से नीचे कार्य करने वालों पर बिना किसी वजह के अपना  रौब जमाएंगे तो लोग आपको पसंद नहीं करेंगे (Should not Impress others unnecessarily)।

4- अभिमान में रहकर व्यक्ति खुद को सबसे अच्छा समझता है। वह यह भूल जाता है कि हम जैसे हजारों व्यक्ति हैं जो उस काम को कर सकते है जो वह कर रहा है।

5- जब दूसरे लोग आपकी तारीफ करें तो अभिमान न करें बल्कि और ज्यादा सतर्क हो जाएँ क्योकि अब लोग आप पर भरोसा (Trust) करने लगे है और अब आपकी जिम्मेदारी पहले से ज्यादा हो गयी है। एक Important बात यह भी है कि झूठी तारीफ (False compliment) करने वालों को भी पहचाने और उनकी बातों में न आएं।

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Famous Museums in India Exhibiting India’s Rich Culture, Heritage & Bio Diversity

India is a country rich with culture and heritage. However, it is not always just boring stuff. The extensive bouquet of knowledge that India has in its museums can beat the encyclopedias or search engines any given time.

1. Shivalik Fossil Park Museum in Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh

This one of the best museums in India has an extensive collection of fossils and skeletons of prehistoric animals. These animals were mostly native to Shivaliks and surrounding geological formations. You will find lifesize models of various extinct mammals and other animals made of resins and fiberglass.

Operational hours – 10am to 5pm

Closed on – Tuesday

2. Indian Museum in Kolkata

The largest and the oldest museum in India is The Indian Museum in Kolkata. The vast list of multipurpose displays like fossils, remains, artefacts, paintings etc. is divided into various categories – Art, Botany, Archeology and so on. The amount of knowledge you will gain during your visit to the largest museum in India will be mammoth.
Tip – Don’t forget to watch out for Egyptian mummies, which you will find only in Indian Museum besides in Egypt.

Operational hours – 10am to 5pm

Closed on – Monday

3. Sulabh International Museum of Toilet in Delhi

This unusual and interesting museum is best museum in India in terms of novelty. No one could in their right mind think of this exceptional concept. Exhibits from over 50 countries will capture your undivided attention.

Operational hours – 10.30 am to 5pm

Closed on – Seven days open

4. Rail Museum in Delhi

This famous museum in India focuses on the rail heritage of India. It has the specimens of different evolution phases from the Indian Rail history. Be it Fairy Queen Engine or Fire Engine, you will get a fair look and understanding of all the specimens here. It is also one of the biggest museums in India.
Tip – Must enjoy the toy train ride. It will only cost you INR 20 per person

Operational hours – 9.30am to 5.30pm

Closed on – Monday

5. International Doll Museum in Delhi

Top museum in India to make it to a child’s list of museums in India is undoubtedly, International Doll Museum in Delhi. Every kid wants to visit this museum at least once. The extensive exhibit from various countries can fascinate a child as well as a grown-up. It is a special treat for every person, child at heart.
Tip – Don’t forget to visit Children’s books Trust just adjacent to it

Operational hours – 10am to 6pm

Closed on – Monday

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6. Archeological Museum in Lothal, Ahmedabad

One of the best archeological museums in India, this one is dedicated to older civilizations of India. The intricacies of town planning in that era and the perfection of various utilities for those town are more engaging and gripping than you assume them to be. And then you can question the right people (read politicians) that if prehistoric people could design roads that had no clogging issues, then why can’t it be achieved in this age of technology and development.

Operational hours – 10am to 5pm

Closed on – Friday

7. Kite Museum in Paldi, Ahmedabad

If you are a kite lover and you haven’t visited this museum, then you are missing out a lot, my friend. The origin of kites, development in the makings, different techniques of kite flying; you will gain a lot by visiting this one of the top museums in India.

Operational hours – 10am to 6pm

Closed on – Monday

8. Calico Museum of Textiles in Ahmedabad

Most colorful of the famous museums in India, Calico Museum is the most celebrated institutions in the world for its distinguished collection of textiles. The interesting Pichhwais and Bronze textiles are the most beautiful and intricate creativity you can encounter there.
Tip – Must visit Botanical Garden

Operational hours – 10.15 am to 12.30 pm then 2.45 pm to 4.30 pm

Closed on – Wednesday

9. Antarang Museum of Sexual Health Information in Mumbai

Only such museum in South Asia, this is one of the most famous museums in India. This museum educates you about sex, health, human body and AIDS. It has various lifesize sculptures and full blown images sexual intercourse, sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive process. However, keep in mind that it is not appropriate for people under the age of 18.

Operational hours – 9am to 4pm

Closed on – Sunday

10. Island Museum in Nagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh

Designed in the Shape of a Buddhist Vihara, this unique museum depicts the culture and remnants of Buddhism. In their collection, there is a tooth and an earring which is said to be believed of Gautam Buddha. The closeness that you will feel to Bhagwan Buddha will be astounding in this unique museum in India.

Operational hours – 9 am to 4 pm

Closed on – Friday

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11. Naval Aviation Museum in Vasco Da Gama, Goa

Goa is not all about beaches and parties. The historical assortment that it offers will make you wonder about the historical events and places. One such example is Naval Aviation Museum in Vasco Da Gama, Goa. It has 13 aircrafts on display with various other interesting fact lists and other consequential items used in aviation. A must visit museum for people who look beyond beaches and suntans.

Operational hours – 9.30 am to 5 pm

Closed on – Monday

12. Jawahar Toy Museum in Pondicherry

This famous museum in India is dedicated to children and their love for toys. The museum gain its name due to the fact that Jawaharlal Nehru used to love kids. It has dolls and toys from different states all over the India which are dressed in cultural outfits.

Operational hours – 10 am to 5 pm

Closed on – Monday

13. Baywatch Wax Museum in Kanyakumari

Were you aware that India has its own version of Madame Tussauds Museum? Yes, this unique museum in India boasts of marvelous craftsmanship and detailing of wax statues.

Operational hours – 7 am to 7 pm

Closed on – All Fridays and Second Saturdays of the month

14.National Museum, Delhi

he National Museum in Delhi is one of the most iconic museums in India and one of its kind, housing over 200,000 artifacts ranging from the pre-historic to the modern age. In fact, not just spanning over these eras, the collection at the museum is spread over a huge number of civilizations and religions. In a very rare feature among all the Indian museums, the National Museum houses the National Museum Institute of History of Arts,Conservation and Museology, which offers deemed Masters and Doctoral courses in History of Art, Conservation and Museology.

15.Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai

Constructed in 1915, Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai has one of the most illustrious descents. It was constructed to commemorate the visit of King George V, the Prince of Wales back then. With ample government and royal donation, the museum was styled as an amalgamation of a multitude of Indian architectural styles. The architecture drew strongly from the Golconda Fort and the Bijapur Gol Gumbaz, 18th century Maratha mansion styles, interior columns styled from Jain sensibilities, and an overall influence from Indo-Gothic and Indo-Western styles of architecture. This museum in India itself houses pieces from three distinct categories of art, architecture and natural history. With artifacts from the lesser known periods such as the Rashtrakuta period, the Museum is now expanding to take in pieces of religious relevance as well.

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16.Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad

One of the three national museums in India, Salar Jung Museum houses the most meticulously curated collections of all times, by Nawab Mir Yusuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad and the former prime minister of India. Over 35 years, Salar collected items to exhibit and as a personal passion, and the collection grew to a whopping one million pieces in present day. While only a certain part of the total collection is on exhibition, some of the most priceless exhibits include Aurangzeb’s sword, Tipu Sultan’s wardrobe, Emperor Jehangir, Noorjahan and Shah Jahan’s jade daggers and paintings of the iconic Indian painter, Raja Ravi Verma.The museum also houses Quran collections from around the world, including those written with gold and silver.  Not to be missed when visiting Hyderabad.

17.Government Museum, Chennai

The Government Museum in Chennai is the second oldest museum in India and spread over a lavish 16.25 acres of land also houses the colossal Museum Theatre, which stages Shakespearean plays regularly. The exhibits in the museum are extremely priceless and rare, as is the heritage of the museum itself. Palm leaf manuscripts, Raja Ravi Varma’s famous paintings, and the largest antique Roman collection outside Europe. The Connemara Public Library, one of the most iconic libraries in the city, is also a part of the museum. With a footfall of about a 1000 visitors daily, and more on the weekends. An iconic structure built in Indo-Gothic style, the Government Museum, also known as the Egmore Museum is a one of its kind museum and a gem in the Indian heritage.

18. Victoria Memorial, Kolkata

The Victoria Memorial, built on the banks of the Hooghly river and in the memory of the British Queen Victoria, is the epitome of some of the strongest blends of Indian styles such as the the Mughal, Islamic and Deccan and foreign architectural styles, such as the Venetian and Egyptian. Again, as two of the most illustrious museums on this list of museums in India, the overall style of the museum is based on the Indo-Saracenic or the Indo-Gothic style. Made entirely of the white Makrana marble, the museum is as exquisite as its exhibits, which include the rare copies of illustrated texts by Shakespeare, works by Omar Khayyam and books on thumri music and kathak dance as well. The royal gallery is houses one of the biggest collections of the British royalty, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The museum, with its sprawling lawns and enviable architecture is clearly a sight to behold.

19.City Palace, Jaipur

The City Palace, one of the most resplendent structures in all of Jaipur and the official residence of the royal family, is not only an architectural marvel but housed within it is a museum. The Palace itself is divided into many complexes, and within the most imposing palaces of it, the Chandra Mahal is where the museum is located, open to local public. The grandeur of the palace and the museum is beyond words, with the intricate carving and every inch of the walls painted to reflect the taste of the royalty over generations. The Mubarak Mahal, a special entrance for the foreign guests of the royalty is a beautiful two storied structure, with a collection of royal costumes displayed on the lower floor and the museum offices and the library on the first floor. The silehkhana, or the armory, is of special interest to the tourists, which has on display, the largest and rarest collection of weapons and handguns in the country. Weapons carved with precious materials and adorned with gemstones are the most popular exhibits. For all those who wish to experience the Rajasthani royalty, must visit the city palace at least once.

20.Napier Museum, Thiruvananthpuram

In the best possible words, the Napier Museum is a delight for adults and children alike. The museum houses one of the oldest zoological gardens in India in its premises. The museum itself, based on the Indo-Saracenic styles of architecture is one of the most visited art and natural history museums in India. With works of famous artists, such as Raja Ravi Varma, and the celebrated Russian theosophist, Nicholas Roerich, and specimens of Tanjore and Mughal art forms, history was never more fun for those willing to delve into it.

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21.Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamshala

With artifacts and manuscripts that date back to the 12th century, the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives is one the pioneering institutions in the study and research of Buddhism. With as many as 80,000 manuscripts, 600 Buddhist artifacts including beautifully crafted silk applique thangkas and a three dimensional, wood carved mandala of the Avalokiteshwara, one of the most revered and compassionate Bodhisattva in Buddhism. With an air of peace and serenity descending upon people who visit the museum, it is indeed a calming experience to visitors of this offbeat museum in India.

22.Patna Museum, Bihar

 In the capital of the state that bustles with culture and heritage, the Patna Museum is a lesser known and often underrated museum of today. Filled with masterpieces made by Buddhist and Hindu artists, a true reflection of the strength and potency of heritage of these cultures, it also houses quite rare British paintings, and even an original World War I cannon. For all that matters, Patna Museum deserves a visit for the old world charm it has to offer and the sheer variety of exhibits here.

23.National Handicrafts and Hand looms Museum, Delhi

With what seems like a lifetime for a museum, the NHHM, created with the blood and sweat of a revered freedom fighter Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, is one of the most diversely curated, extremely rich with culture and heritage from communities all around India, displaying over 35,000 distinct pieces of handiwork of varying techniques and designs, is truly an institutional marvel. Textiles, tribal crafts, courtly crafts are just some of the many galleries housed within the museum. If you thought that was it to the museum, a longer ride around will prove beneficial, for the museum also houses a village complex within itself, spread over 5 acres and 15 structures constructed within itself, to depict the daily rural life in India. Kashmiri dushalas, Chamba handkerchiefs, Baluchari brocade sarees and Kutch embroidered works are just a few of the pieces that are a part of the treasure trove at NHHM. For all those who cherish culture and Indian diversity, the NHHM is your destination.

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