2017-08-07 Mon

Ashok Jairaj Singh Thakur, an esteemed member of our Advisory Board, is the District Convener of Chandrapur and Member of the Governing Council of INTACH and has been appointed as an approved member of Editorial Board for District Gazetteer for Maharashtra State by Cultural and Tourism Ministry of Maharashtra.

He has been passionate and true to his love for history and archaeology and with the help of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), he has participated in and directed many archaeological excavations.

Recently, he has donated 400 coins to the newly renovated Priyadarshani Indira Gandhi Sabhagriha, Chandrapur. Its gallery, which was inaugurated on 13th of July, 2017 at the hands of Maharashtra Finance and Forest Minister Shri Sudhir Mungantiwar, consists of Ancient to Republic India coins made up of gold, silver, and copper.

This project was visualized with the help and efforts of many people. Ashok Singh Thakur was also lauded for his generous donation of valuable coins (around 100 coins) to Jamshedpur Coin Museum on its inauguration in 2009.

Mintage World is proud to be associated with such an enigmatic numismatist!