Rajmata's bungalow as museum!

JAIPUR: Lilypool, the French-style bungalow where late Gayatri Devi used to live, could be converted into a museum on the lines of Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birth place of William Shakespeare in Warwickshire in England which is a famous tourist attraction today.
Tourism minister Bina Kak has welcomed the suggestion of Tripti Pandey, an assistant director with her department, that Lilypool should be converted into a museum like that of Shakespeare, Sigmund Freud and W A Mozart.
Kak said the Jaipur royal family could turn the bungalow into a magnificent tourist attraction by converting it into a museum depicting the life and times of one of the most fascinated woman of the world.
She said the museum could be set up at Lilypool if the Jaipur Royals want as they own the various memorabilia associated with the former maharani like her photographs, clothes, jewelleries, antiques and above all various gifts she received from people of eminence.
The state government, in turn, would provide all the help to the royal family so that the guests visiting the Pink City will get a glimpse of the colorful life of Rajmata', as Gayatri Devi was popularly know.
"This concept could be a unique experience where people would not only be able to see her abode but also the memories associated with her. This could set a new trend in the country where the dwellings of the popular figures could be converted into a museums. Lilypool has big rooms and verandah and it could be easily converted into a museum," the minister felt.
The minister is of the opinion that the museum would be an ideal place to showcase the history and a projector room could also be set up within to show various movies, documentaries and films that were made on the royal.
If not Lilypool, Kak suggested, Moti Doongri' could also be considered as a site for the proposed museum. "Moti Doongri, where she spent some part of her life, could also be considered. If the royal family find it difficult to convert either of them into a museum, the state government could set up a big section dedicated to Gayatri Devi in the proposed museum that it plans to have at the old Vidhan Sabha," she said.
"The museum is a great idea and a fitting tribute to a woman who was identified with Jaipur and vice versa," said noted painter Dushyant Singh Naila.