LAST UPDATED ON 05 JUL 2006

 Hon'ble Minister for Tourism & Culture, Smt. Ambika Soni visits VM
on 5th July 2006

A photofeature

 
 Professor Panda, the Secretary & Curator,
Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
receiving the Hon'ble Minister Smt. Ambika Soni		 Hon'ble Minister Smt. Ambika Soni releasing
the brochure on the Emily Eden Exhibition
   
 Hon'ble Minister Smt. Ambika Soni inaugurating
the Emily Eden Exhibition		 Mr. R.C Misra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture,
lighting the lamp at the Emily Eden Exhibition
 
 Professor Panda explaining the journey of Emily Eden Smt. Soni, Mr. K. Joykumar (Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Culture -on the extreme right)
and others go through the exhibition of Emily Eden
Smt. Soni, admires some of the pictures
of the exhibition on the making of Victoria Memorial
 		 The Hon'ble Minister & other officials
visit the Royal Gallery
 
Smt. Soni admires a painting by Daniel Visiting the Calcutta Gallery
 
 Professor Panda explaining at the Calcutta Gallery  Exchanging opinions
 Interacting with the Press Smt. Soni admires the works of Bengal Master Painters 
 Checking out at the National Leader's Gallery  Writing Comments regarding the VM visit
Hon'ble Smt. Soni is fascinated
by a traditional pith handicraft of Bengal
 Checks out the brochure of the Victoria Memorial

 Leaving the Memorial

Photographs by Partha S. Mukherjee