Darshan Museum
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The Darshan Museum is a museum in Pune
, India, dedicated to the noted Sindhi Saint and scholar, Sadhu T. L. Vaswani
. It is a biographical museum that offers an insight into the life and therefore the teachings of Sadhu Vaswani. The museum is built on a space of 10000 sq. feet; on the first floor of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Building.
A journey into Sadhu Vaswani's life and activities, the museum creates an entertaining, educative and moving experience for the soul, through a series of immersive spatial experiences rich in audio, video and multimedia, culminating in the darshan of the humble kutiya, where he spent his last years. The museum is also essentially a repository of his teachings – in the form of interactive and participatory exhibits engaging the visitors, young and old alike.
This museum has been made by using a vast palette of museum based technologies; like real life mannequins, graphic panels, holographic screens, Peppers Ghost, interactive, audio-visual material, films, et al.
The narrative and the dialogues, in the sound and light format, make it a very emotive experience; as opposed to the written format. This museum is facilitated by ushers who guide visitors thru the 8 zones in this museum, each zone has various experiences from the life and teachings of the Great Master, in the narrative. Visitors have a choice of 2 different languages, viz Hindi and English.
The museum was inaugurated by famous Bollywood
actor Aamir Khan
on the 1st of August 2011. At the function he went on to felicitate the people who contributed majorly to the project and held a candid question and answer session with revered J. P. Vaswani
.
The Sadhu Vaswani Mission
is a charitable organization based in Pune
with branches all over the world. Originally known as the 'The Brotherhood Association' it was renamed to Sadhu Vaswani Mission upon the demise of its founder and spiritual head, Sadhu T. L. Vaswani. The organization is well known for its philanthropic work in the fields of education, healthcare, rural development, spiritual upliftment and feeding of the poor through its community kitchens. It's current spiritual head is noted humanitarian, educationist, philanthropist, poet and modern saint, J. P. Vaswani who is affectionately called 'Dada' (meaning elder brother) by his followers.
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, India, dedicated to the noted Sindhi Saint and scholar, Sadhu T. L. Vaswani
Sadhu T. L. Vaswani
Sadhu T. L. Vaswani was an Indian educationist who started Mira movement of education and set up Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Hyderabad, Sindh, and later shifted to Pune after 1949...
. It is a biographical museum that offers an insight into the life and therefore the teachings of Sadhu Vaswani. The museum is built on a space of 10000 sq. feet; on the first floor of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Sadhu Vaswani Mission
The Sadhu Vaswani Mission is a noted charitable organization based in Pune, India. It is engaged in various philanthropic activities in fields such as education, healthcare, social service, animal rights, feeding of the poor and spiritual upliftment. It's spiritual head is the educationist, poet, U...
Building.
A journey into Sadhu Vaswani's life and activities, the museum creates an entertaining, educative and moving experience for the soul, through a series of immersive spatial experiences rich in audio, video and multimedia, culminating in the darshan of the humble kutiya, where he spent his last years. The museum is also essentially a repository of his teachings – in the form of interactive and participatory exhibits engaging the visitors, young and old alike.
This museum has been made by using a vast palette of museum based technologies; like real life mannequins, graphic panels, holographic screens, Peppers Ghost, interactive, audio-visual material, films, et al.
The narrative and the dialogues, in the sound and light format, make it a very emotive experience; as opposed to the written format. This museum is facilitated by ushers who guide visitors thru the 8 zones in this museum, each zone has various experiences from the life and teachings of the Great Master, in the narrative. Visitors have a choice of 2 different languages, viz Hindi and English.
The museum was inaugurated by famous Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actor Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
on the 1st of August 2011. At the function he went on to felicitate the people who contributed majorly to the project and held a candid question and answer session with revered J. P. Vaswani
J. P. Vaswani
J. P. Vaswani 'Dada' is head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission.He was born on August 2, 1918, at Hyderabad, Sindh, in a Sindhi family. He passed the Bachelor of Science examination at the very young age of 17 years. For his Master's degree, his thesis was on 'The Scattering of X-Rays by Solids' which...
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The Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Sadhu Vaswani Mission
The Sadhu Vaswani Mission is a noted charitable organization based in Pune, India. It is engaged in various philanthropic activities in fields such as education, healthcare, social service, animal rights, feeding of the poor and spiritual upliftment. It's spiritual head is the educationist, poet, U...
is a charitable organization based in Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
with branches all over the world. Originally known as the 'The Brotherhood Association' it was renamed to Sadhu Vaswani Mission upon the demise of its founder and spiritual head, Sadhu T. L. Vaswani. The organization is well known for its philanthropic work in the fields of education, healthcare, rural development, spiritual upliftment and feeding of the poor through its community kitchens. It's current spiritual head is noted humanitarian, educationist, philanthropist, poet and modern saint, J. P. Vaswani who is affectionately called 'Dada' (meaning elder brother) by his followers.