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Museo Camera:
Gurgaon’s
Stunning Vintage
Camera Museum |
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Museo
Camera, a
vintage
camera
museum,
showcases
analogue
cameras from
over a
century-long
period,
grown out of
the personal
collection
of visual
historian
and
celebrated
photographer,
Aditya Arya.
Located in
India Photo
Archive’s
headquarters
in Gurgaon,
the museum’s
growing
collection
has over
1,000
cameras,
ranging in
origin from
the 1880s to
the 1990s.
Started by
Arya in
2009, the
museum
displays his
personal
collection
{that he
started in
the 70s!}
and is
supplemented
by regular
gifts and
donations.
The cameras
come from
all over the
world and it
is one of
the single
largest such
collections
in the
country.
A collection
of beautiful
original
prints
commissioned
by a British
commander
from the
1850s—India’s
first large
photo
project—hangs
right by the
entrance.
Photographs
from the
portfolio of
Kulwant Roy
during the
1940s adorn
the walls.
Arya,
sitting with
his legs
crossed on a
sofa,
casually
recalls the
dates of the
shots, and
starts
explaining
the history
behind the
usage of a
certain
chemical in
the film
development
process.
The man is a
fountain of
knowledge
when it
comes to
photography
and its
history and
any trip to
the museum
would be
incomplete
without him
{not to
mention
impossible,
as you must
set an
appointment
with him
before you
arrive}.
With
gorgeous,
bulky
cameras
sitting
pretty on
glass
display
cases {that
are
themselves
packed to
the brim
with more
recognisable
cameras from
the 70s and
80s}, a
fascinating
collection
of original
photos from
the
Partition-era
and a
knowledgeable,
and
friendly,
collector-curator
in Arya,
Museo Camera
is a must
visit
location for
photographers
– young and
old,
professional
or amateur.
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Kerala’s
Ramayana-themed
park is nearly
ready |
Kerala’s long
list of tourist
attractions is
set to get
longer (and
taller) when the
Jatayu Nature
Park opens early
next year. The
65-acre park
will boast a
200ft-long
sculpture of
Jatayu, the
mythical vulture
from Ramayana
who was slain
while trying to
rescue Sita from
Ravana. The park
sits on a
1,000-ft tall
hill in the
village of
Chadayamangalam
(Kollam
district). Some
believe that it
is here that
Jatayu died and
the hill even
has Lord Ram’s
footprint etched
in stone.
Fittingly, the
Jatayu National
Park will have a
Ramayana museum,
a ‘6D theatre’
that will show
the tense battle
between Jatayu
and Ravana, and
a viewing deck
with a telescope
that looks over
the lush
rainforests and
hills around.
The park is
being developed
by Kerala
Tourism under
sculptor and
Malayalam
filmmaker Rajiv
Anchal.
Apart from the
sculpture, the
experience will
include:
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Adventure
park for
trekking,
rock
climbing,
mountain
biking,
ziplining,
bouldering,
rappelling,
archery,
paintball,
laser tag,
air-rifle
shooting,
trampoline
jumping and
more
- Ropeway
rides
- Ayurveda
cave
resorts,
with stay
and spa
facilities
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1.5km-long
walkway to
the
sculpture,
cutting
through the
jungle
- Helitaxi
service
- The
Jatayu
Nature Park
is an hour’s
drive away
from
Thiruvananthapuram
and four
hours from
Kochi.
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Bhutan |
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Bhutan
helicopter
services
launched |
In the event of
any emergencies
requiring rotary
air support,
Bhutan’s first
helicopter will
be able to
respond from
today. The
services of the
Royal Bhutan
Helicopter
Services (RBHS)
were launched by
Prime Minister
Tshering Tobgay
at the
Lungtenphu
helipad in
Thimphu,
November 6,
2015. The
primary role of
the helicopter
is to aid the
public during
emergencies. The
helicopter can
be equipped with
a sling capable
of lifting
1,500kgs that
can be used to
not only lift
people but water
as well for
firefighting
duties.
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