The National Museum of Scotland has decided to return seven antiquities to India

In the largest ever repatriation of objects from a single collection in Scotland, Glasgow's museums have returned seven objects to India, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple.

The National Museum of Scotland has decided to return seven antiquities to India

In the largest-ever repatriation of objects from a single collection in Scotland, Glasgow's museums have returned seven objects to India, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh. The transfer of ownership was formalized at a ceremony held at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland, in the presence of Acting Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Sujit Ghosh.

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Glasgow Life is a not-for-profit organization that manages the city's museums. Another example of Glasgow's commitment to cutting back on the past and being transparent about how artefacts entered the city's museum collections is the agreement with the Government of India.

Artifacts to be returned by Scotland:

A 14th-century ceremonial Indo-Persian sword or sword, as well as an 11th-century carved stone door jamb recovered from a temple in Kanpur, will now return to India via Scotland.

Most of the objects were taken from temples and shrines in several states of northern India in the 19th century, while one object was purchased after it was stolen from its owner.

According to Glasgow Life, all seven works were donated to Glasgow's collections in Scotland.

The ownership transfer ceremony took place after the Cross-Party Working Group on Repatriation and Spoliation authorized in April a request to return 51 items to the Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Lakota Sioux tribes of India, Nigeria and South Dakota, US.

After a meeting at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland, delegations from the Government of India and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) were given the opportunity to view the objects at the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre.

According to Baillie Annette Christie, Chair of Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council's Convenor of Culture, Sport and International Relations, "It is an honor to welcome Indian dignitaries to our city for such an important event. The repatriation of these objects is both historically and culturally significant for Glasgow and India. "

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The deal with the Government of India is another example of Glasgow's dedication to improving its past and being open about how objects came to be in the city's museum collection.

Jaspreet Sukhija, First Secretary of the Indian High Commission in London and Bijay Selvaraj, Consul General of the Indian Consulate in Edinburgh, were also members of the Indian delegation.

The visit by the Indian delegation was an important step in the city's efforts to return more than 50 cultural artifacts to the descendants of their rightful owners.

It is the largest ever repatriation of objects from a single collection in Scotland.

Benin returning 19 bronzes to Nigeria. This work has been ongoing since it was determined that artefacts purchased through gifts, bequests and auctions were stolen from sacred sites and ceremonial buildings during the British punitive expedition of 1897.