Information Revolution
Discovering Science, Building Tomorrow.
Information Revolution Gallery
The Information Revolution Gallery traces humanity’s timeless quest
to record, preserve, and share knowledge. The journey begins with the
Bhimbetka cave paintings, where early humans etched vivid scenes of
animals and daily life onto stone walls, marking the dawn of
communication. Alongside these primal images, fossils of plants and
animals and the silent annular rings of trees remind us that nature itself
is a recorder of time and memory.
The narrative advances through the artifacts of the Indus Valley
Civilization, old coins, and ancient scripts such as Kharosti, Brahmi,
and Pali, which reveal how societies codified culture, belief, and
identity. Old statues, Ragmala paintings, masks of India, and the
expressive gestures of Angika highlight how art, ritual, and
performance became powerful mediums of storytelling. Manuscripts
and the tools of manuscript writing represent fragile yet enduring
carriers of thought, bridging oral traditions with structured archives.
The revolution accelerates with the printing press, newspapers, and the
sharp wit of cartoons and caricatures, which democratized knowledge
and gave voice to public opinion. The telegraph and lighthouse
communication systems introduced speed and coded signals, while the
gramophone, movies, and cameras—from pinhole to analog to
digital—expanded storytelling into sound, vision, and memory.
Modern print media and photography transformed information into
mass experience, while radio and television brought voices and images
into homes, creating shared narratives across nations.
Finally, the gallery enters the digital age. The invention of vacuum
tubes, transistors, and digital electronics laid the foundation for
computation, shrinking machines and amplifying power. Modern radio
and television evolved alongside these breakthroughs, while the
internet connected the world into a single network, redefining
communication, commerce, and community.
From cave walls to computer screens, from fossils to films, the
Information Revolution Gallery reveals a continuum of evolution and
innovation — a living story of humanity’s relentless drive to connect,
remember, and communicate across generations. At the end of this
gallery, the exit door leads visitors into the next era: the Digital
Gallery, where the story continues into the age modern digital world.
