Cont.: List of Illustrations; Note on Translation and Transliteration; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Museums in Translation: The Birth of the Museum in Colonial India; 2. Colonial Mementos to Postcolonial Imaginings: The Transformation of the Lahore Museum; 3. Museum Archons: The Habitual Discourse of the Lahore Museum; 4. Visiting the Museum: Curiosity about the Ajaib Ghar; 5. Nokta Nazar of the Lahore Museum's 'Audience'; Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; References; Index; About the Author.