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Madame Tussauds - Bangkok, Thailand

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Mr. Narendra Modi - Prime Minister of India On my travel journey in Thailand, I got the chance to visit modern marvel, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. The world famous chain of life size wax statues of famous peoples who have contributed in human history in some way. The experience was truly mesmerizing. The details that are put in the statues are truly astonishing. Sometimes, they felt so alive that it feels like they are about to come to life. You have to touch them to let yourself know that they are not real! Though, I was not fortunate enough to spend whole day at this wonder world, still I got fair amount of time to appreciate its beauty.      History Mahatma Gandhi - Father of India The museum is named after the famous wax model creator   Marie Tussaud.  She was born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in Strasbourg, France. She was from a humble background.           Her mother being a housekeeper for Dr. P...

Folklore Museum of Kerala

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What a man with 25 years in hand can do, the answer depends on various factors, but here is a story of a man, who not only have done something truly incredible, but at the same time made us all proud, capturing the history of Kerala and adding an important chapter to the history of India.  Meet the guy Mr. George J Thaliath; he is a post graduate in his early 50s.  In his early age he joined his father Jacob.V.Thaliath, in dealing with Indian art. Gaining experience for evaluating antiquities and other art objects. He travelled extensively around the Indian sub-continent – ranging from ancient cities to remote villages, royals to tribal huts, religious to ritual experiences gaining expertise in knowledge about traditional art. Together with his wife Annie George, this museum is a trip to history. This museum is unique in a way that it is work of a single man who dedicated his life to preserving the rich tradition and culture of Kerala. Right from entering the ga...