The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum Of Indian History Art & History

No nation can progress unless it faces squarely its own history. FACT INDIA is founded by Francois Gautier in 2003, a Not for profit organization working for Human rights and Historical research, to showcase India's Glory at the same time bring notice to the people and policymakers the threats that India faces. As part of FACT India's endeavor to spread awareness through bringing History and sense of its importance to the common people, we have been organising exhibitions across the country. FACT India's Exhibitions are a blend of Art and History. Art specifically the miniature paintings from Rajastan are being used to portray historical findings carefully researched from documents and archives. Fact India has till date completed 6 exhibitions on the much important topics of Human rights and History. Kashmiri Pandits, Naxalism, Sikhism and Shivaji as well as the History of Guns and fire arms in India as also one on the Great Queen of Indore Ahilyabai Holkar. FACT intends to take Historical exhibitions to the common man with an ideal to give the common man information, who often gets it from a second or third hand source. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History • Promote Indian Art & History • Traditional Arts Folklore • study Rich heritages • Conserving Hindu Heritage Structures • Spreading hindu Heritage through Mobile exhibitions The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History is an unique collection of FACT's Research and documentation of Indian History without bias / colours of Ideology. FACT

India's Exhibitions would be housed in Pune at the museum after they travel all over the world. It will showcase both India over the centuries including Vedic knowledge and the India of tomorrow. There will be a phase-wise construction, starting with a painting exhibition on Chhatrapati Shivaji. The aim is to take a frank look at India's history over the centuries. Not too much is spoken about Vedic history, astrology and Maths. It is an effort to highlight those aspects, and to show how India as has been envisioned by Sri Aurobindo, Sri Lokmanya Tilak, Swami Vivekanand and others. Hence, the focus will be on the India of tomorrow. There will be special sections on China and Tibet in reference to India's cultural, social, political and social changes that will be a crucial part of this interactive museum. 1. A Glimpse of a Tragedy Without an End Plight of the Kashmiri Pandits 2. ASRU: Persecutuion of Minorities in Bangladesh 3. Aurangzeb as he was according to the Moghul records 4. Sikhs: the defenders of Indian Dharma. 5. Naxalism: A threat to the Unified nation of India 6. A Hero for Modern India : Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 7. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar: The Warrior queen 8. History of Guns & Gun rights in India DOCUMENTARY FILMS FACT produces awareness films and documents the milestones and threats to India. Most importantly, films — • ·1947 Partition holocaust

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·Brahmins and other upper castes ·Terror victims in India ·Remembering Martyrs: Kargil war

The plan is to have 30 such projects over the next five years. The museum complex will be designed by architects using environmentally friendly material like mud bricks, stones and solar energy, that are common in Auroville. The project is headed by a prestigious Board of Directors comprising Indian Archaeological Society, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Lal Bahadur Shastri Museum and Pune has been chosen after much deliberation. “Chhatrapati Shivaji grew up here. The city has a rich cultural heritage. But most importantly, it's centrally located and can be easily accessible from any part of the country,” Sponsor a project. Each historian paid Researcher, Monthly expenses

Rs. 20,000/- p.m Rs. 10,000/- p.m Rs. 6,500/- p.m

Total Cost Per Project 50 projects over 5 years

Rs. 12,00,000/

A single Exhibition hall: A Museum block :

Rs.500,000/ Rs. 50,000,000/-

Total est. Cost of the museum = Rs. 200 crores

Contributions to FACT India are tax deductible In The USA Tax ID : 20-8615051 FACT India, 6832 Windrock Rd, Dallas, TX 75252 FACT, Francois Gautier, 41 Jorbagh (1st floor), New Delhi 110003, India www.fact-india.com Email: [email protected]

FACT INDIA A not for profit Foundation by François Gautier

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum of Indian History

FACT India, Francois Gautier, 41 Jorbagh (1st floor), New Delhi 110003 India www.fact-india.com Email: [email protected]