KOCHI: Rajendra Prasad, an employee at the Kerala High Court started collecting electronic items and antiques from 9th class. Years later, he now holds a collection of various model of Timepieces, Phone, Gramophone, Clocks, functioning televisions of 2 inch, 4 inches and 7 inches and the list goes on. These antique collections are now kept on display by the cultural forum of high court staff ‘Samnwaya’ at the court premises.
Named “Paitrukam-2018’, the exhibition of rare and antique electronic items was inaugurated by Justice P N Ravindran on Monday. The switch on was done by Registrar General N Anilkumar. Samanwaya’s President K Rajan and Secretary Smitha Panchavady were also present for the function.
“The items kept for exhibition dates back to hundred years. There are musical instruments, radios and a lot more products. It is amazing that all these belong to one person. It is fascinating to get a deep view of the past from one single place,” said Smitha. She added that the collection they displayed here doesn’t even constitute even a half of his collection.
The exhibition also has items that were once part of a daily life but has now faded into history with the advent of technology. This includes products like kerosene lamp, traditional fans, urns and electric lamps. The exhibition will conclude today.