Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum

Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
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Established1920
LocationPune, Maharashtra, India
Collection size15000 objects
Websiterajakelkarmuseum.org
Lamps gallery at the museum
Chess set in the museum

The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum is in Pune, Maharashtra, India.[1] It contains the collection of Dr. Dinkar G. Kelkar (1896–1990), dedicated to the memory of his only son, Raja.[2] The three-storey building houses various sculptures dating back to the 14th century.[citation needed] There are also ornaments made of ivory, silver and gold, musical instruments (a particularly fine collection),[3] war weapons and vessels.[2]

History

The collection was started around 1920, and by 1984 it contained around 15,000 objects. The museum was established in 1962, and Dr. Kelkar donated his collection to the Government of Maharashtra in 1992.[4][5]

The museum now holds over 20,000 objects of which 2,500 are kept on display. These consist of mainly Indian decorative items from everyday life and other art objects, mostly from the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum's collection depicts the skills of the Indian artists of the time, including the prominent works of Pandit Abhijeet Joshi.[6][2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the museum offered a virtual tour.[7]


Collection

  • Door frames
  • Vessels
  • Ornaments
  • Musical instruments
  • Different paintings and carvings represent outstanding examples of their art

Items on display in the museum include the following.

  • Arms & Armours
    Arms & Armours
  • Betel nut crackers
    Betel nut crackers
  • Mastani Peshwa
    Mastani Peshwa
  • Lord Krishna and maids helping Sudama with his bath
    Lord Krishna and maids helping Sudama with his bath
  • String puppets of Odisha
    String puppets of Odisha
  • Shadow puppets of Karnataka
    Shadow puppets of Karnataka
  • Pawns of Medieval Chess Board
    Pawns of Medieval Chess Board
  • Wooden Sclepture of Shiv Tandav
    Wooden Sclepture of Shiv Tandav
  • Wooden sculpture in 18 th century
    Wooden sculpture in 18 th century

Chandrashekhar Agashe Museum Wing

This wing includes a collection of ancient Indian musical instruments belonging to the late industrialist Chandrashekhar Agashe donated by his sons, Panditrao Agashe and Dnyaneshwar Agashe.[8] Taking his namesake, honoring the kinship of Chandrashekhar Agashe's widow and the founder of the museum, Dr. Dinkar G. Kelkar, with them being fourth cousins.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ A focus on Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum. Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum. 2007 – via University of California.
  2. ^ a b c "Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum". punediary.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum". Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum Pune Timings, Entry Ticket Fee, Opening & Closing Time, Holidays & Phone Number - Pune Tourism 2020". punetourism.co.in. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. ^ Ritika (11 November 2021). "Visit The Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum In Pune & Marvel At A Stunning Collection Of Indian History!". WhatsHot. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ^ Rajguru, Megha; Ashmore, Nicola (28 January 2016). Farrelly, Liz; Weddell, Joanna (eds.). Design Objects and the Museum, Chapter 7, Indian living cultures: collected , exhibited, performed. London: Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 77–81. ISBN 978-1472577221.
  7. ^ Vidyarthi, Aprajita (3 March 2021). "Good News! Now You Can Visit Iconic Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum At Home, Virtual Tour Unveiled!". WhatsHot. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Chandrashekhar Agashe museum- Section of Raja Dinkar Kelkar museum". Tourism Places. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  9. ^ Kelkar, Bhaskar; Kelkar, Govind; Kelkar, Yashwant (1993). "कासारवेल – पुणे – धुळे घराणा" [The House of Kasarvel – Pune – Dhule]. केळकर कुलवृत्तांत [Genealogy of the Kelkar Family] (Kulavruttanta) (in Marathi) (2nd ed.). Pune: Yashoda Typesetting. pp. 82–83. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ Barve, Ramesh; Vartak, Taraprakash; Belvalkar, Sharchandra, eds. (2002). पुत्र विश्वस्ताचा : गौरव ग्रंथ : ज्ञानेश्वर आगाशे षष्ट्यब्दीपूर्ती निमित्त [Putra Viśvastācā : A Festschrift : In honour of Dnyaneshwar Agashe's 60th Birth Anniversary] (Festschrift) (in Marathi) (1st ed.). Pune: Jñāneśvara Āgāśe Gaurava Samitī. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-1-5323-4594-4. LCCN 2017322864. OCLC 992168227 – via Bowker.
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