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Gandhi Museum and Nehru Museum

21 Saturday Mar 2015

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I, along with my wife, went to the Gandhi Museum and Nehru Museum this week. Both museums are full of photos, documents and things connected with both the leaders. They are mainly part of the history of the Independence movement of the country. Earlier also I have visited the places. But this time, I went and saw everything in detail. A good education of our past history.

One thing I noticed at both the places; the visitors were completely less. It may be due to the time we visited.  Or is it that we are forgetting the past quickly?

Establish a Museum on Telegraph Services

02 Friday May 2014

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The Forum has requested the BSNL Management to establish a Museum on “Telegraph Services”, which service was discontinued with effect from 15th July 2013, despite protest from the staff unions.
The Telegraphs in India have a long history and has been part of the daily life of Indians. It is certainly essential that a museum with all the documents, various kinds of equipments and other connected matters are kept for the study of the future generations.

A copy of the letter furnished to the CMD BSNL in this connection is given below:

FORUM OF BSNL UNIONS / ASSOCIATIONS
D-7, Telegraph Place, Gole Market, New Delhi – 110 001.

Forum/GL 02-05-2014

To

Shri R.K.Upadhyay
CMD BSNL,
Bharat Sanchar Bhawan,
Janpath, New Delhi – 110 001

Sir,

Sub: – Museum for Telegraph Services – reg.

The Telegraph services have been discontinued from 15th July, 2013, by the BSNL. The Telegraph services have a long history in India. Its growth and the important position it held for about one and half centuries in the progress of the country is well known and recorded. It is part of the history of India.

In such a situation, it is necessary to ensure that the story of Telegraphs in the country, the equipments used for service etc. remain for the future generations to see.

It is, therefore, suggested that a “Museum on Telegraph Services” be established with all the import documents, equipments, and other connected matters collected and kept. Most of these may be available in the Central Telegraph Offices at Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. The senior staff in these offices will be able to provide more information.

The Telegraph Offices at the above places are also heritage buildings constructed at the time of British rule mostly in the victorian architecture. In all these CTOs, at least one or more rooms can be allotted for this purpose. The BRBRAITT and ALTTC can also have such arrangements.

A favourable decision and action will be much appreciated.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely

V.A.N.Namboodiri
Convener, Forum

Copy to: All Directors of BSNL.