After two years of painstaking efforts by the Art Recovery International & the India Pride Project, a 3rd century artefact that was stolen from India has been handed over to the Indian mission in Brussels, Belgium.
The sculpture, which was part of the ruined stupas in Andhra Pradesh’s Nagarjunakonda, was handed over to the Indian envoy in Brussels, Santosh Jha, earlier this month.
In his latest tweet, Kapil Sharma thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing back the Indian treasures from Australia. He re-shared a tweet where the PM is inspecting those treasures.
NEW DELHI, Mar 21: As many as 29 antiquities, including on the themes of Lord Shiva and his disciples, Lord Vishnu and the Jain tradition, have been repatriated to India by Australia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inspected them, the government said on Monday. These antiquities come from different time periods, with the earliest dating to 9-10 century CE. “PM @narendramodi inspects the 29 antiquities which have been repatriated to India by Australia. The antiquities range in six broad […]
New Delhi, March 21: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual summit with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Monday, Australia has handed over as many as 29 antiquities to India, which is seen as a boost to New Delhi’s bid to get back the country’s heritage from across the world. The antiquities range in six broad categories as per themes – Shiva and his disciples, Worshipping Shakti, Lord Vishnu and his forms, Jain traditions, portraits and decorative objects. These […]