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A collection of hundreds of jewels linked to Buddha's remains has returned to India after 127 years following an auction ...
After the Indian culture ministry intervened to halt a sale of the Piprahwa gems, Sotheby’s has sold the trove to a Mumbai ...
This return was made possible by “an exemplary case of public-private partnership,” Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat ...
Indian government accused auction house of ‘participating in continued colonial exploitation’ after it planned to put relics ...
Sotheby’s had canceled an auction of the Piprahwa Gems after pressure from the Indian government. India said the relics were ...
The Piprahwa gems found near Buddha’s birthplace in 1898 have been repatriated after India pressured Sotheby’s to cancel their sale in May.
India has successfully brought back a set of relics linked to Buddha’s remains, more than a hundred years after they were ...
After global backlash to their planned sale at Sotheby's, the sacred Piprahwa Buddha relics have been repatriated to India ...
It is a joyous day for India as ancient Piprahwa gems are saved, Pirojsha Godrej steps forward to buy collection ...
Sotheby's, a well-know auction house has returned a collection of sacred jewels to India that are believed to be connected to ...
The nearly 350-piece collection has been purchased by an Indian businessman in what is being described as a "public-private ...