A visit to Sandesh Museum of Communication in Bengaluru, which recently opened its doors to
the public, would be an education of sorta. Housed in a 2000-plus square feet building that
dates back to 1804 on the Museum Road, the heritage space was once occupied by the British.
The museum has six rooms. The first room, Sandesh has a display of stamps dedicated to
Indian festivals, Indian literature, Hindustani & Carnatic music, Indian einema. The second
room, Samparka, has several communication instruments like the hand cradle telephone, AL
(adding and listening) machine, More transmitter, mail bomb detector, pertromax light, Army
postal uniforms and the quadrant scale which was used to measure the thickness of paper .
The third room, Samputa, has a display of old order books, and bags. The fourth room,
Samvahana, has the VSAT apparatus that was used in the past for transmitting money orders.
The fifth room, Sangathi, has a display of brass weights. The last room, Sangraha, has a
variety of philately frames. It doubles up as an activity room for children. In this room, you will
see the Philascop, a postage stamp viewer that magnifies the stamp and the Signascope. The
museum also has a small book of post cards called Bangalore Swinging 'in the 1970s. When
you are here, do take time out to see special documentary films on various aspects of postal
services across the country. Entry to the museum is free and it's open on all working days
expect Sundays and government holidays.
(a On the basis of the reading of the above passage, make notes using headings and subheadings. Use recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary Suggest a suitable title for the
passnge. (5)
(b)Write a summary of the above passage in not more than 50 words using the notes made by
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