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The list of Indian artifacts, including cultural antiquities and figurines stolen over centuries and now returning home, is getting longer, particularly in the past decade. An analysis of government data reveals that the majority of additions to the Indian treasure trove happened in the past ten
The government on Monday informed the Parliament that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has retrieved 357 antiquities from foreign countries from 1976-2023, of which 344 antiquities have been retrieved since 2014. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said this in a written response to a query in the Lok Sabha.
Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said the items were stolen from protected monuments and sites in the last decade.
Thirty-one antiquities have been stolen from centrally-protected monuments and temples under the Archaeological Survey of India in the last 10 years, the government informed Parliament on Monday, but added four of them have been recovered.