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#India #CulturalHeritage #art #artifacts #ArtTrafficking #repatriation
"India's cultural heritage was looted first by colonisers and then by organised smuggling networks. Thousands of ancient and medieval-era statues are either in public museums or private collections abroad. Getting the antiquities repatriated is an uphill task, but India is slowly doing that."
https://www.indiatoday.in/sunday-special/story/repatriation-india-pride-project-looted-smuggled-gods-statues-colonial-rule-heritage-vijay-kumar-british-museums-2563311-2024-07-07
"India's cultural heritage was looted first by colonisers and then by organised smuggling networks. Thousands of ancient and medieval-era statues are either in public museums or private collections abroad. Getting the antiquities repatriated is an uphill task, but India is slowly doing that."
https://www.indiatoday.in/sunday-special/story/repatriation-india-pride-project-looted-smuggled-gods-statues-colonial-rule-heritage-vijay-kumar-british-museums-2563311-2024-07-07