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Sandesh Museum Of Communication
Sandesh Museum of Communication is a museum in Bangalore and is dedicated to the postage stamps and postal history of India, postal history of India and different modes of communication. The museum opened its doors in 2019 and is located inside a 140 year-old post office, preserved and refurbished as a museum. History The structure previously housed a Government Museum in 1865, established by a Scottish surgeon Edward Balfour. The museum gives its name to 'Museum Road' the thoroughfare on which it is located. After its opening it was very popular. In coming years the museum was shifted to Kasturba Road. Over the years the building was used as the residence for a supervisor of a jail and a bank, before being part of the General Post Office. Collection There are six halls and the collection is divided into six segments. First, the Sandesha section displays stamps from different periods mostly dedicated to different Indian festivals and literature, Hindustani and Carnatic Mus ...
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Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the List of cities in India by population, third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located near the center of the Deccan Plateau, at a height of above sea level. The city is known as India's "Garden City", due to its parks and greenery. Archaeological artifacts indicate that the human settlement in the region happened as early as 4000 Common Era, BCE. The first mention of the name "Bengalooru" is from an ol ...
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