preserve, and disseminate their eco-specific knowledge on management of natural resources. A series of such interactions have generated  rich data and artefacts, besides a good collection of  varieties of plant-species from different regions of India. 
Two pockets of the IGRMS campus in Bhopal, have been developed into Ethno-botanical  gardens on different themes. The ethno-botanical   plants species collected from different regions. These species are classified into different categories  viz. ethno-medicinal plants, marriage group, storal plants, nakshatra plants, sacred plants, sacred groves etc. With the help and support of community representatives from the following States, proto-types of sacred groves/ shrines have also been developed in the Museum campus:

IGRMS is concerned with portrayal of  inter-relationship of Man with  various plant-species around his environment as sources of food, medicines and ceremonial rituals. It has started,  since 1999, intensive  field programmes among various community groups, to document,

Sacred Grove (Travelling Exhibition)

To spread awareness among people on the importance of plant-species for human survival, and also on the religious aspects associated with the nature worship, the IGRMS has developed a Travelling Exhibition titled ‘Sacred Grove’. This Exhibition would travel from place to place from time to time