India's Large-Scale Cultural Projects Reflect Government's Symbolic Ambitions

India has seen a surge in large-scale cultural and symbolic projects under the Modi government, including the Statue of Unity and the upcoming Yuge Yugeen Bharat museum, which will showcase 100,000 artefacts across 30 galleries. While these initiatives aim to assert India's cultural identity and historical narrative, critics question the prioritization of such monumental constructions over basic infrastructure needs, highlighting a tension between symbolic ambition and practical governance.