SEE PICS! What exactly is a Time Capsule? What is the purpose of burying it in the ground?
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: July 28, 2020 03:55 PM2020-07-28T15:55:05+5:302020-07-28T15:55:05+5:30
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A time capsule will be placed around 2,000 feet underground at the Ram Temple construction site in Ayodhya.
The time capsule is like a container. It is made from a special metal. Also the time capsule is capable of withstanding any type of environment. It is buried very deep in the ground. Even if the capsule is removed from the ground after thousands of year the time capsule wont get damaged.
The time capsule is buried in the ground to preserve the history of any society, time or country. It is a kind of interaction with future people. So future generations can get information about the present.
A time capsule is like a container. It is made from a special type of copper. The characteristic of this copper is that it does not deteriorate even after hundreds of years.
A time capsule was discovered in November 30, 2017, in Burgos, Spain. A wooden statue of Jesus Christ had hidden inside it a document with economic, political and cultural information, written by Joaquín Mínguez, chaplain of the Cathedral of Burgo de Osma in 1777.
Time capsules have been placed in six places in India so far. It also includes the historic Red Fort. The time capsule was placed in the Red Fort by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
IIT Kanpur had saved its 50-year history during its Golden Jubilee program and put it in a time capsule. Former President Pratibha Patil had placed this time capsule underground in 2010.
Gujarat Congress in 20111 alleged that the time capsule buried beneath the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar instead of having history of the state had details about Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
