Lalla Rookh Museum

Lalla Rookh Museum is a museum about the Indo-Surinamese history and culture. It is located in the Lalla Rookh Complex in Paramaribo, Suriname.[1]

Lalla Rookh Museum
Lalla Rookh Museum is located in Paramaribo
Lalla Rookh Museum
Location within Paramaribo
Established5 June 2016
LocationLalla Rookhweg 54, Paramaribo, Suriname
Coordinates5.81513°N 55.20679°W / 5.81513; -55.20679
Websitelallarookh.org

History

The museum was opened on 5 June 2016 by vice-president Ashwin Adhin[2] at the 143rd anniversary of the first indentured labourers arriving in Suriname.[3] The museum has been named after Lalla Rookh, the ship used to transport the workers from British India to Suriname.[4]

Collection

Before the opening, the Indo-Suriname community was asked to provide cultural and historical significant items like photos, articles, tools, clothing for the museum.[5] The museum contains a burqi wagon (a donkey cart),[6] and a replica of a pina hut, a hut made out of Açaí palm leaves.[7] The collection is presented as a time line starting with the recruitment, states of origin (Uttar Pradesh and Bihar), arrival, transition to small scale agriculture up to the present.[3]

Activities

The museum organises monthly activities related to the Indo-Suriname community.[8] Past themes included Suriname in World War II.[9], the effect of Bollywood on Hindu music,[10] and the strike at Mariënburg.[11]

There is a special school program for children in the 5th and 6th grade.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Het geheim van Mariënburg". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Lalla Rookh Museum vertelt geschiedenis Hindostanen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "Lalla Rookh Museum: immigratieverhaal 1873 tot heden". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. Shubhi Mangla. "Lalla Rookh- Marking the Indian Arrival in Suriname". Newsgram. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. "Lalla Rookh Museum". Sarnami Huis (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. "Lalla Rookh Museum". Lalla Rookh Museum. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. "Lalla Rookh Museum". Lalla Rookh Museum (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. "lalla rookh museum". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. "Lalla Rookh Museum vertoont: Mayday in the West". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. "De invloed van Bollywood op de ontwikkeling van Hindostaanse muziek". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  11. "Filmavond over "Het geheim van Mariënburg"". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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