Share: Indian antiques ◾Indian artefacts are stolen, smuggled and sold abroad for millions of dollars ◾Prof Kirit Mankodi, a retired archaeologist from Pune, traces stolen artefacts ◾He also provides details of existing artefacts to prevent their sale in case they get stolen itting at a computer in his drawing room, this 75-year-old is busy surfing […]
Share:Over the last decade, Kirit Mankodi, a Mumbai-based professor of Archaeology has been working hard to help recover the country’s stolen heritage and create an online profile of stolen Indian artworks In January 2014, Indian newspapers reported the return of three stolen sculptures — two amorous couples (known as Mithunas in Indian art), and a […]
Share:By BHAVNA VIJ AURORA, ET Bureau | 22 Jul, 2014, 04.47AM IST NEW DELHI: The Department of Canadian Heritage has had an item in storage for the past three years that’s decidedly not North American in origin. It’s a life-size, red sandstone statue of a woman with a parrot on her bare shoulder. The voluptuous […]
