New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Industrialist Anand Mahindra has lauded the Bihar Museum for being among the top 10 in the world's 100 best museums, calling it a "seminal moment of recognition" for the country's cultural landscape.

"To have the Bihar Museum in Patna ranked 9th globally and the best in Asia is simply staggering," Mahindra Group Chairman wrote on X, sharing Bihar Tourism's post of the announcement. "And it has the potential to be a game changer for the museum-going experience in India. Because it raises the bar for EVERY museum that exists in this country, and every museum yet to be built."

Calling it a "new gold standard," Mahindra said the achievement is all the more remarkable because of the story behind it: "Conceived and champ...