Set up by K Shankar Pillai (1902–89), a renowned political cartoonist, who started collecting dolls in 1950 after he was given one as a gift from the Hungarian ambassador, this museum, right beside ITO metro station, has an impressive if quirky collection of more than 7000 costumed dolls from 85 countries.
Shankar’s International Dolls Museum
New Delhi
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