CSMVS Mumbai unveils 'Networks of the Past' gallery, 5000 years of history.

• 'Networks of the Past: A Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World' has opened at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) in Mumbai.
• The gallery explores 5000 years of ancient world interconnectedness through trade, writing, religion, art, and ideas.
• It features approximately 300 archaeological artifacts from India, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Persia, China, and other regions.
• The initiative aims to encourage history education through artifacts, starting from the Indus-Saraswati (Harappan) civilization.
• This project is a result of international collaboration with institutions like the British Museum and supported by India's Ministry of Culture.

Why It Matters: Mumbai's new gallery revolutionizes learning about ancient global connections.