Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), an autonomous Organisation of the Ministry of Culture Government of India is dedicated to depict the story of mankind in time and space. The institution promotes research & training and inter-institutional networking for salvage and revitalization of vanishing but valuable cultural traditions, and highlight the unity and diversity of India. The IGRMS, through its exhibitions, education & outreach and salvage activities, demonstrates the aesthetic qualities of India's traditional life styles and  local knowledge systems cherised for thousands of years, and caution the people against unprecedented destruction of ecology, environment, local values and customs