Try a digital crossword, browse photo essays and peruse archival material on Google’s virtual exhibition of arts and culture celebrating 75 years of India’s independence.
Try a digital crossword, browse photo essays and peruse archival material on Google’s virtual exhibition of arts and culture celebrating 75 years of India’s independence.
India ki Udaan, an interactive virtual exhibition on the Google Arts & Culture (GA&C) app to commemorate India’s 75th Independence Day, uses archival footage from history and their pronunciation with lively illustrations to arrive at snackable forms of storytelling does. You can browse the exhibit on GA&C on August 5 to see photo essays from the independence movement, take a closer look at the Green and White Revolutions, read about the men and women who fought in various fields from science to science. helped to shape the nation. Play. You can also play a digital crossword to see how well you know the freedom movement.
GA&C director Amit Sood explained that more chapters will be added to the exhibition throughout the year: “The second edition should be out in two to three months. We are working with museums and archival foundations to continue receiving relevant information. India at 75 cannot be a one-time, flash-in-the-pan exhibition.
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The colorful illustrations that appear while navigating the exhibition are the handiwork of 10 young creative painters. The GA&C team scoured the Internet to identify creators with distinctive visual styles on Instagram and other platforms. “These painters worked with museum and archival material and surprised us with their storytelling ability. These nuggets of information enable users to quickly get into a story. Exhibits occupy a few rooms in a physical building. In the digital space, we can go ahead and reach out to users across the globe,” says Sood.
A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi | Photo Credit: Museum of Art and Photography
GA&C partnered with Archaeological Survey of India, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi, National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, National Museum in New Delhi, Museum of Art and Photography in Bengaluru, once they got green . Signs from Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Yash Raj Films came forward to share content on Indian cinema for decades. Sood says that in addition to national bodies, they intend to identify and work with state and district-level archival bodies to find more hidden gems.
The photo essays take an audience through the freedom movement involving Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and others. The narratives are created by intersecting pictures and texts in the stories of the Green and White Revolution. The Science chapter to Infinity and Beyond looks at advances in space research, medicine, and other areas. Milestones like Rakesh Sharma’s journey into space, Chandrayaan, India’s first digital computer are some of the starting points for deep dive into science.
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Some of GA&C’s previous India-specific exhibitions are Miracles of India with ASI, Indian Railways – Lifeline of a Nation with Ministry of Railways, Crafted for India, Raja Ravi Varma, Women in India: Unheard Stories and a brief history of vaccination.
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Women in STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics) recognizes the contribution of India’s leading female scientist Asima Chatterjee and also presents short personal stories of TK Anuradha, Project Director (Retd) at ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation): Sood says “These personal stories can be inspirational to school children and women aspiring to pursue a career in science.”
Illustration of Rakesh Sharma | photo credit: Roshan Gawand
Chapter one throws light on pioneers and pioneers like Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the first Health Minister of the Government of India. Unforgettable Wins sees awards and milestones across a variety of streams including sports.
GA&C hopes to access audio footage (radio addresses) from the Freedom Movement to make the content more impactful. For new chapters of the exhibition starting during the year, GA&C is working with Indian artists and will leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to give it a technological edge. Literature and industrial development are some of the other focus areas for upcoming editions.
India’s first Olympic gold medal | Photo Credit: Illustration by Ekta Singha
“The flight of India can serve as a reference material for schools and colleges. It aims to increase the appetite of users to come back for more information rather than a one-off scrolling experience. Academic and research work is presented as short stories without diluting the essence,” says Sood.
GA&C is in its 10th year in India and during the pandemic, the platform has increased engagement with Indian users. “Exhibitions like A Brief History of India’s Immunization have piqued the curiosity of the users in a timely manner,” he explains. One of the widely viewed exhibitions on the stage deals with 26 years The brave hearted will take away the bride: “The challenge for us is to try to get those users interested in other content like stories of Rabindranath Tagore. It is a continuous process,” says Sood.