Assam: Miya Museum inaugurated in Goalpara, efforts on to develop a research centre

After stirring controversy on the demand for a ‘Miya Museum’ at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, a centre in Guwahati showcasing the state’s cultural heritage, the Miya Parishad under Goalpara district inaugurated a ‘Miya Museum’ today on October 23..

The ‘Miya Museum’ was inaugurated at Lakhipur in Dapkarvita under the Goalpara district. 

The minuscule museum has been arranged for the preservation of old items that the Miya community in Assam has been using since time immemorial.

Today's inauguration was attended by hundreds of people from the Miya community as well as invited guests, and officials of the Miya Parishad.