The United Service Institution of India was founded in 1870 by a soldier scholar, Colonel (later Major General) Sir Charles MacGregor. The story of its growth is the story of the growth of the Indian Armed Forces. It was founded for ‘furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services.’

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Parternships with Museums

Setting up of the Kameng Cultural and Heritage Museum at Nyukmadung, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh  

The Indian Institute of Heritage (IIH), Ministry of Culture, has approached the USI-CMHCS for setting up of the Kameng Cultural and Heritage Museum at Nyukmadung, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. 

The Centre assisted in preparing the narrative and curating displays highlighting the role of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force in military and aid-to-civil operations in Arunachal Pradesh (erstwhile NEFA). The Local Military Authority and Deputy Commissioner (DC), West Kameng/ADC, Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, were also part of this project.  On 24 July 24 first Content Evaluation Committee for the museum was held at National Museum Janpath to evaluate the Themes and Concept Note, Content, Layout and Display Object List, etc which was attended by Director CMHCS. 

Bangladesh National Museum?(Dhaka) 

The USI-CAFHR (CMHCS) assisted the Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) to reorganize and renovate its permanent exhibition galleries (four in numbers) relating to the War of Liberation of 1971 and the Museum of Independence it operates. In this regard Mr. Faizul Latif Chowdhury, Director General, BNM invited Secy CAFHR? (CMHCS) and Mr AR Ramanathan, Architect, M/s TEAM and Expert on Design of Museums & Exhibitions to participate as trainers in a three-day training workshop for Curatorial Staff of BNM and other museums. The visit of the two experts was facilitated by the High Commission of India at Dhaka, Bangladesh. After the visit a proposal was submitted to the Govt of India, Ministry of External Affairs to examine the possibility of assisting the Govt of Bangladesh to develop a proposed National Monument Complex at the Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. 

In Flanders Fields Museum – Assembly Chair Project 

To commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War, the In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres curated an exhibition ‘assembly-memorial chairs’. The exhibition, which was displayed in the heart of Ypres, Belgium on the final commemorative weekend of 9-11 November 2018, had empty chairs as its central image. Each country that participated in the First World War sent a chair that represented the loss the war left in the homes of the families. On behalf of India, the USI-CAFHR was invited to send a chair. The chair we chose had a distinct Indian appearance and when installed in Ypres, Belgium along with chairs received from other countries, it represented those Indian soldiers who died in Flanders and signified the overall contribution made by India towards the war effort.