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New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC) Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated a month-long special exhibition titled ‘Indian Heritage in Digital Space’ and a two- day first international heritage symposium on January 15, 2020, in New Delhi.
The exhibition has been organized in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The exhibition will remain open for public till February 15, 2020. Secretary, Department of Science & technology, Ashutosh Sharma, was also present on this occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Patel said that visitors to this exhibition will be able to see the recreations of the socio-cultural life and traditions of Hampi, architectural and conjectural reconstructions of several important structures, and experience demystification of many murals. This is a good initiative and use of technology in heritage is very important but it should not be limited to research only, it should reach the people in such a way that they get a chance to know and understand the unseen aspects of heritage sites easily, he said, according to a PIB release.
Patel further said that the Prime Minister always says that we have world class heritage and people from across the globe visit India to see our rich cultural and historical heritage. In such a situation, we should introduce the history and features of these heritages through the use of technology.
This special exhibition showcases adaptation and infusion of technologies being developed under the Indian Digital Heritage (IDH) initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, in the cultural heritage domain of the country. The exhibition demonstrates the outcome of two flagship projects viz., A digital mini-spectacle to showcase the glory of Hampi and Augmented reality based interactions with physical models of monuments completed under the DST mentored initiative Indian Heritage in Digital Space (IHDS). These two projects are executed by a multi-disciplinary teams from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, National Institute of Design Bengaluru, CSIR-CBRI Roorkee, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, and a women-led, IDH start-up Vizara Technologies, New Delhi.
The goals of these projects are to create digital installations using 3D laser scan data, AR, holographic projections and 3D fabrication, to provide interactive and immersive experiences showcasing the glory of Hampi and five Indian monuments namely Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi; Taj Mahal, Agra; Sun Temple, Konark; Ramachandra Temple, Hampi ; and RaniKiVav, Patan .
This special exhibition, first of its kind in India, has a major focus on displaying the latest interventions in the cultural heritage domain, that are being driven by cutting-edge technologies such as 3D fabrication, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Virtual and Mixed Reality, Holographic Projections, and Projection Mapping etc.