Madhya Pradesh Government Going to convert Kishore Kumar house in to Museum
Kishore Kumar was born in
Khandwa on 4 August, 1929. He left his house(Birth place) for Mumbai
And never to return again till
he expired on 13 October, 1987.After long time MP government has shown
his interest to convert the home of Kishore kumar 'Ganguly House' in
Khandwa District in to a museum.
The two-storied haveli, where Kishore and his actor
brothers Ashok and Anoop Kumar spent their formative years, is lying in a
dilapidated condition. The property is now with Anoop Kumar's son
Arjun. The Gangly house may be in a bad shape but the city has tried to
keep his memories alive. It has the late singer's 'Samadhi', where his
last rites were performed as per his wishes. The house has a theatre
with a facility to hear and watch songs of the late crooner. It also has
an auditorium 'Gouri-Kunj' named after his parents."We wish to
convert Kishore Kumar's ancestral place into a beautiful museum for the
coming generations but we need the support and approval of his family
members," state culture minister Lakshmikant Sharma has been quoted
to have said. Incidentally, that late singer's fans have been trying for
many years to get the house converted into a museum.
