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India’s first labour movement museum in Kerala

A new museum is announced in the state of god’s own country, Kerala’s Alappuzha.

Completely dedicated to the Labour movement, showcasing struggles of workers from the world over, and is a first of its kind in the nation. It’s being constructed as part of the Alappuzha Heritage Tourism project.

The Alappuzha Labour Motion Museum goes to be constructed alongside the port, and coir museums, so quickly sufficient town is going to be an excellent place for museum hopping.

Guests to the museum will find number of documents, footage, and different exhibits that hint the historical past, and development of labour movements internationally, as well as in Kerala. Together with the coir museum, and the port museum, they may mirror upon the wealthy history and heritage of the state. In accordance with the state Tourism Minister, Kadakampally Surendran, town of Alappuzha has a really wealthy maritime heritage that dates again to the traditional times. This legacy is what the Alappuzha Heritage Tourism project is trying to bring forth.

The museum is being housed within the New Model Cooperative Society constructing that was as soon as run by the Bombay Firm.

Tourism principal secretary Rani George mentioned. “Along with the initiation of the Travancore, the Thalassery and the Muziris heritage tasks, Kerala is properly on its strategy to showcasing its wealthy heritage and historical past to the guests of this lovely land, making it a whole expertise.”