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INDIAN HERITAGE CENTRE - SINGAPORE

Highlights Tour: Indians in Singapore - Past & Present

The Indian Heritage Centre's permanent exhibition features five themes arranged chronologically to span 1st century CE to the 21st century. They tell the story of Singapore's Indian communities within the larger context of Southeast Asia. This exhibition presents, through artefact and interactive displays, the history of interactions between South and Southeast Asia, ...

40 mins

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Early Contact: Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia (Introduction)
Gallery 1 | Level 4
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0:37
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Minature Shrine Roof (Gallery Highlight)
Early Contact: Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia
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0:28
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Agastya (Gallery Highlight)
Early Contact: Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia
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0:28
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Shadow Puppets or Wayang Kulit (Gallery Highlight)
Early Contact: Interactions between South and Southeast Asia
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0:32
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Chariot Finial with Garuda (Gallery Highlight)
Early Contact: Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia
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0:25
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Qibla Indicator (Gallery Highlight)
Early Contact: Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia
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0:47
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Madonna with Gold Earrings (Gallery Highlight)
Early Contact: Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia
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0:34
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Side Chair (Gallery Highlight)
Early Contact: Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia
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0:44
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Roots and Routes: Origins and Migration (Introduction)
Gallery 2 | Level 4
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0:42
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A Chettinad Doorway (Gallery Highlight)
Roots and Routes: Origins and Migration
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1:33
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The Manecksha family (Gallery Highlight)
Roots and Routes: Origins and Migration
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1:11
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The SS Rajula
Roots and Routes: Origins and Migration
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2:28
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Kasumalai (Gallery Highlight)
Roots and Routes: Origins and Migration
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4:27
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Kavadi (Gallery Highlight)
Roots and Routes: Origins and Migration
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1:10
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Pioneers: Early Indians in Singapore and Malaya (Introduction)
Gallery 3 | Level 3
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1:04
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Porcelain cups used for rubber collection (Gallery Highlight)
Pioneers: Early Indians in Singapore and Malaya
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0:15
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Photograph of the Singapore Police Contingent (Gallery Highlight)
Pioneers: Early Indians in Singapore and Malaya
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2:42
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Singai Nagar Anthadi by Yazhpanam Sadasiva Pandithar (Gallery Highlight)
Pioneers: Early Indians in Singapore and Malaya
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0:36
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Poster of Malay Film, Hang Tuah (Gallery Highlight)
Pioneers: Early Indians in Singapore and Malaya
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1:02
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Needlework album from the collection of Radha Raja (Gallery Highlight)
Pioneers: Early Indians in Singapore and Malaya
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0:23
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Social and Political Awakening of Indians in Singapore and Malaya (Introduction)
Gallery 4 | Level 3
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0:52
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Autograph Book (Gallery Highlight)
Social and Political Awakening of Indians in Singapore and Malay
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3:00
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INA Uniform belonging to Captain John Jacob (Gallery Highlight)
Social and Political Awakening of Indians in Singapore and Malay
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0:41
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Certificate of marriage registration issued in Pondicherry to S Varathan upon his reform marriage (Gallery Highlight)
Social and Political Awakening of Indians in Singapore and Malay
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3:17
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Making of The Nation: Contributions of Indians in Singapore (Introduction)
Gallery 5 | Level 3
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0:53
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Plaque presented by Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations to Shirin Fozdar (Gallery Highlight)
Making of The Nation: Contributions of Indians in Singapore
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3:03
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A Singapore Fire Brigade Helmet (Gallery Highlight)
Making of The Nation: Contributions of Indians in Singapore
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1:54
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Rolex watch belonging to SR Nathan the Sixth President of Singapore (Gallery Highlight)
Making of The Nation: Contributions of Indians in Singapore
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2:38
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Shoes worn by K Jayamani at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games 800m race with the date of the event written in ink (Gallery Highlight)
Making of The Nation: Contributions of Indians in Singapore
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2:24
Credits
Indian Heritage Centre

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