 MC is all set to launch a major publicity campaign.
Concerned over the thin turnout at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama located inside the historic Ram Bagh, the municipal corporation has decided to launch an extensive publicity campaign to make it more popular.
Talking to The Tribune, municipal commissioner D.P.S. Kharbanda said the corporation would begin by putting up hoardings about the panorama at Rajasansi International Airport, the railway station and the Golden Temple.
He said, “Major revamp of the panorama is on cards to make it more attractive and ensure better understanding about Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his reign. The panorama recreates the life and battles of the legendary Maharaja, through rare pictures and mannequins.”
The panorama was set up by the National Council of Science Museum (NCSM), Kolkata, one of the largest networking science museums in the world. It has already created 28 such panoramas in the country, including the Mahabharata at Kurukshetra in Haryana.
The panorama takes the visitors through six battles fought by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, including the seizure of Lahore Fort, Kangra, Attack, Multan, Kashmir and Peshawar. A scene of Maharaja Ranjit Singh crossing the Attack river on horseback, which is believed to have exhorted his men who were faced with the Afghanis, has also been frozen in time.
Besides this, visitors get to know the childhood of the Maharaja, his marriage and capturing of “Zam Zama canon”. A view of the Maharaja overseeing the gold plating of Harmandir Sahib, recreated at the panorama, stands out. Four historical scenes, including acquisition of the Kohinoor, French generals inspecting the Sikh army and the famous Ropar treaty, are some scenes depicted in the exit gallery.
The foundation stone of the panorama was laid by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on November 18, 2001, on the bicentenary of the coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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