<h5>What has IIT Delhi created?</h5>  <p>Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi created a "time capsule" that can hold over 750 letters or postcards. This was done for Amritpex 2023, the national philately exhibition that concluded recently at Pragati Maidan. The time capsule will hold letters written by the public about their vision for India in 2047.</p>
<p>Visitors, students, and anyone interested were requested to write their vision for India in 2047 as part of the philately display. The time capsule will be opened 24 years later. The entries that have been stored will be sent to those who submitted them during the event. The letters in the time capsule will be used to compare what the people predicted about 2047 and what actually happened.</p>
<p>The "Time Capsule: Share Your Vision of India@2047" project was created in partnership with the Department of Posts and the Union Ministry of Communications, as well as the Union Ministry of Culture.
</p> <h5>What is a time capsule?</h5> <figure>
        <img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/iit-delhi%E2%80%99s-time-capsule-stores-messages-till-2047%2Fexpo-70-time-capsule.jpg?alt=media&token=cb1a4952-1fba-4fb1-9cfe-9120aeee387b" alt="What is a time capsule?" >
        <figcaption>The Expo 70 time capsule. Photo by Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5.</figcaption>
      </figure> <p>It is a container of any size or shape that holds records, images, and artefacts about the current time and is buried underground for future generations to discover. The time capsule is made with specific materials to ensure that the contents do not deteriorate even after a lot of time has passed.</p>
<p>Materials such as aluminium and stainless steel are generally used. While the name "time capsule" was developed in the 20th century, one of the first specimens dates back to 1777. It was discovered by historians inside a statue of Jesus Christ in a cathedral in Spain during repair work in December 2017.</p>
<p>The now-defunct International Time Capsule Society (ITCS), founded in the United States of America (USA) in 1990, estimates the number of time capsules across the world to be around 10,000-15,000.
</p> <h5>What are some famous time capsules?</h5>  <p>There are some famous time capsules that have been discovered around the world. One of them is the Massachusetts State House time capsule. It is the oldest known time capsule in the USA. It was discovered in late 2014 and it was buried in 1795. When it was opened in 2015, antiquities such as newspapers and coins dating back to the 1600s were found.</p>
<p>Another is the famous time capsule “Expo 70.” Two-time capsules were buried in 1970 next to Osaka Castle, Japan. The lower capsule will be buried for 5,000 years, while the upper capsule was opened for the first time in the year 2000 and then will be opened every 100 years after that. The project's aim is to showcase life in the 1970s.</p>
<p>In India also there are many time capsules out of which the most famous one was buried in 1972 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi outside the Red Fort. It was supposed to remain buried for 1000 years but was opened in 1977. There were written records, data, and artefacts inside this capsule.
</p> <h5>What did we learn from this article?</h5>  <p>We learned how time capsules can be used to preserve knowledge and objects for future generations. Through the various messages, art, or objects stored in time capsules, future generations can gain a better understanding of the past.</p>

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