The chief minister mentioned that the the Vrindabani Vastra is a textile created underneath the steerage of Srimanta Sankardeva within the sixteenth century.
He added that the most important portion of the traditionally vital textiles is depicted at British Museum at current whereas the opposite parts are in another museums in Europe. The Vastra depicts with pictorial artworks with threads the Dashabatara and a few actions of Lord Krishna.
“We now have been making an attempt for this for a very long time. The Vrindabani Vastra is on the British Museum in London and another museums in Europe. After our efforts , the British Museum has lastly written to us that they’re actively contemplating to ship the Vrindabani Vastra to Assam as a mortgage for 18 months topic to fulfilling of sure circumstances,” the Chief Minister mentioned.
He added that the prevailing museums in Assam doesn’t have the ability for correct preservation of the Vrindabani Vastra, they’ve requested us to make a brand new state-of-the-art museum that fulfills sure environmental and safety norms.
“Whereas the state authorities has determined to grant one bigha land for establishing the museum close to Khanapara, the JSW group, who has helped us set up contact with the British Museum on this, has agreed to constructed the proposed museum with their CSR funds,” mentioned Sarma.He mentioned is only the start. British Museum will approve and ship us the design of the proposed museum and JSW group will construct it. “We’re not positive if budgetary provisions as of now and it’ll take a while to finalize issues. The optimistic growth is that by 2027 Vrindabani Vastra may get displayed in Assam bodily.If we’ve got the state-of-the-art museums and host the Vrindabani Vastra from British Museum, we will additionally get the Vrindabani Vastra from others museums in Europe,” Sarma mentioned.Sarma mentioned that the federal government can even make an association with the British Museum so that individuals from Assam can see the historic textile digitally from Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra within the days to come back.
Sarma had visited British Museum earlier and seen the historic textiles. Former Speaker of Assam Legislative meeting Ranjit Kumar Dass has additionally visited France some years again.