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S Vijay Kumar

Vijay is a shipping professional working in Singapore. He is an avid heritage enthusiast and runs poetryinstone, a blog aimed at promoting awareness of Indian art.

How India Pride Project Helped the Return Of Looted Indian Artefacts from The United States

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(Twitter)

The Great Loot Of Chandraketugarh Artefacts

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A Chandraketugarh artefact

How The Museums Of Yale And Harvard House Stolen, Ill-Gotten Indian Artefacts

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12th–13th century Arch (Parikara) (Image: Yale Art Gallery)

How An American Foundation Distributes Stolen Indian Art To The Likes Of Yale University

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Lakshmi Narayana murty returned by NGA recently.

A Mysterious Gift: The Story of A Pala Era Buddha Sculpture

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(Buddha sculpture at the NGA, Australia)

These Murthis Of Rama, Lakshmana And Sita Were Smuggled Out Of India 42 Years Ago, Here's How They Were Brought Back

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The murthis of Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita Devi. Photo by High Commission Of India, London

US Returns 10 Smuggled Artefacts To India; Here Are Six Reasons Why This Is Significant

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The idols which were restored to India.

Our Gods Are Coming Home: Tenth Century Baroli Natesa Icon Stolen From A Rajasthan Temple Returned To India After Two Decades

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Baroli Natesa

The Tragic Story Of A Chola Era Bronze Icon, And The Lucky Smuggler Who Is Getting Away With Heritage Theft

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Chola-era Jain Bronze statue

The Chandavaram Loot – How Andhra Pradesh Is Missing An Opportunity To Go After Heritage Smugglers

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Image of the Chandavaram panel matching ‘Worshippers of the Buddha’.

Heritage Tragedy: US Authorities Prepared To Return Smuggled Antiquities While India Still Bungling Cases

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The dancing Shiva that is yet to be brought back to India.

How To Loot Indian Temples: A Step-By-Step Guide To Steal Precious Antique Idols

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Book: The Idol Thief (Left), Author: S Vijay Kumar (Right)

The American Who Rescued The Saint

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Priceless Indian Artefacts With Australia; Will They Ever Come Back Home?

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Gallery at New South Wales (Brianne Makin/Getty Images))

A Piece Of India’s Heritage Is Now Stuck In Australia

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Dancing Sambandar (Getty Images)

Crowd Sourcing An Idol Hunt

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Nobody Seems To Be Bothered About Our Heritage

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India Pride Project - How Smuggled Indian Art Is Brought Back Home

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Operation Hidden Idol: The Struggle To Bring Back Indian Antiquities

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Antiquities: An Open Market Won’t Stop Smuggling

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India Has Abandoned Its Gods

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