Mapping the life and customs of 18th and 19th century rural Kashmir, the Valley’s first ever private museum, its collection curated by the late educationist Atiqa Bano, was officially launched in Baramulla’s Sopore area in north Kashmir on July 21, and looks set to be part of the tourism circuit and educational tours.
The dynamic website, meerasmahalmusuem.com, showcases over 7,000 artefacts, providing an ethnographic lens into the rich cultural heritage of the Kashmir Valley’s hinterland.
“It is a great initiative of Atiqa-ji. The cultural heritage of Kashmir is preserved in the over 7,000 articles she accumulated over her lifetime. This is a unique and one-of-its-kind initiative. The district administration is including it in our tourism circuit, and promoting it through the Education and Culture Department,” Syed Sehrish Asgar, District Commissioner, Baramulla, told The Hindu.
