Assam: Street vendor in Dhubri transforms residence into museum, exhibits rare coins and currency

A street food seller from a small town named Gopal Chandra Saha surprised a lot of people by becoming well-known for his amazing efforts in collecting coins, notes, and other valuables from many countries and established a museum of coins that has become a talk of the town in the Dhubri region.

The museum was built by Saha in his home in the Pound road area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Dhubri Municipality. Saha's collection of coins includes coinage from the Ahom monarchs, the Mughals, the British, and other periods that have been meticulously maintained. These coins are on display in the museum along with a large number of other historic Indian currencies.

In honour of his late son, Saha founded the "Lob All Mudra Collection" museum. He worked very hard and honestly to gather antique coins and banknotes for the establishment. In 2023, at the age of 23, his younger son Lob Saha perished in an accident. Due to financial and spatial constraints, unable to construct the museum as intended said, Saha.

Apart from preserving the ancient coins and notes at the museum as a reminder of both old and new era coins, where the coin museum includes a collection of notes and coins ranging from 1 to Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 10,000, dating back to the time of the monarch, according to Saha, who has been engaged in the work of coin preservation since 1984.

Participating in historic currency-money workshops held around the nation, particularly in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, etc., has garnered him a great deal of attention. Saha claimed to be receiving constant assistance in this respect from his wife Rakhi Saha and older son Raj Saha, who have requested the Assam government to look into this.