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Culture of Jamui


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Museum

Chandrashekhar Singh Sangrahalay

The Jamui museum was established under the aegis of Shri Bhuvaneshwar Nath Verma, the then S.D.O. Jamui 1982-83, and it was inaugurated by Shri N.K. Singh, Divisional Commissioner Bhagalpur, on 16 March 1983.It is located near Ashok Town Hall. The museum was taken over by Shri M.K. Mandal, Spl. Secretary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna from Shri B.N. Verma, S.D.O. Jamui, on 9 June 1983. Later the Jamui museum was renamed as Chandrashekhar Singh Sangrahalay. On its inception the monuments count totaled to 121. Currently, the total number of archaeological remains in this museum is 178. Various statues of Lord Vishnu, Lord Bhudha, Goddess Uma, Durga, Surya, ancient rocks and terracotta seals etc. are available.A new sprawling museum campus is under construction beside the present premises.

Music

The musical tradition of the district was rich in the past and is getting enriched in present times also. The name of Sri Rudranarayan Singh, retd. headmaster deserves to be included in those personalities who have been responsible for enriching the cultural life of the common people of Jamui, by spreading the cultural values by means of classical music. In the past two the decades Sri Bajrang Lal Gupta has worked as an A.I.R. artist of light classical music. Sri Jyotrindra Kumar, Dr. Anjubala, Smt. Sujata Kumari, Kumar Amitabh, Sri Chandan Gupta, Sri Shailesh Kumar, Smt. Abha Singh,Sri Anil Pathak etc. are making a significant contribution towards the upliftment of music in Jamui district.

Literature

Jamui has been a fertile ground for man of literature and poets. Dr.Prof. Awadh Kishore Sinha, Dr. Shyamanand Prasad have held the flag of literature high. This has been ably kept up and
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