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Shabdalok — Museum of Word
📅 Published 22 Jul 2026 · July 2026
Shabdalok — Museum of Word
India's first immersive language museum, Shabdalok, was inaugurated in Kolkata.
Key facts
- Location: Belvedere House, National Library campus, Kolkata
- Cost: ₹41 crore
- First phase: 2,282 sq m
- 9 galleries
- Covers nearly 380 Indian languages
- Includes 121 languages recorded in Census 2011
- Uses:
- AR
- VR
- Holograms
- Motion sensors
- Digital displays
National Library: Established in 1953, with origins linked to Imperial Library and Calcutta Public Library.
📝 Relevant Exams:
UPSC