A day with Mamta at IGNCA

Last month I visited Delhi to meet one of my  closest blogger friend Glenda from Hawaii. She along with her husband David was on a week trip to India. We finally met and it was a dream come true. Read more on our dinner-meeting here - India: A friendship that transcends all boundaries. 

Though meeting Glenda and David was the highlight of my  Delhi visit, I also had and opportunity to visit various interesting places. IGNCA is one of them  where my younger sister Mamta works as a senior research fellow at conservation unit.

 As a centre for research, academic pursuit and dissemination in the field of arts IGNCA ( Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts) was established in 1987 as an autonomous institution under the Ministry Of Culture India.The Arts' encompassa wide range of subjects - from archaeology and

Bless You My Darling - To Mamta With Love

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister.  ~Katherine Mansfield

A sculpture from Goa with real gold paint .

 It all started with an album uploaded on  facebook  by my dear sister Mamta .The album displayed few of her conservation work .It was flooded with comments in no time .Partha S Mukherjee who is an active member of International Council Of Museum ICOM commented :  Good job! I hope you have kept a detailed documentation of all  the restoration work you have done so far.The comment caught my eyes as it echoed my