USA: America will return 105 historical artifacts, Ambassador said - their real place is India
Eric Garcetti told that there is a beautiful statue of Lord Buddha in Arizona, USA, which will be returned to India soon.
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US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Monday that the US government is preparing to return ancient and historical sculptures and art collections to India. The American ambassador said that this art collection is a trust of India and it should be in India only.
Artifacts stolen or illegally reached America
Explain that America is preparing to hand over 105 ancient and historical idols of India back to India. These sculptures date from the 2nd to 3rd century to the 18th to 19th centuries. The US Ambassador said that we are working towards returning the art collection to India. Many times artifacts from India are stolen or illegally reach America or other countries of the world.
Let us tell you that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a tour of America, there was a discussion on Cultural Property Agreement between India and America. Due to which illegal black marketing of historical artefacts will be stopped. Along with this, both the countries are talking about this and such provisions are being made that in future also the historical artefacts of India which reached America illegally will be returned.
America will return the idols of Vedic period
Eric Garcetti told that there is a beautiful statue of Lord Buddha in Arizona, USA, which will be returned to India soon. Along with this, many artefacts of Hindu temples of the Vedic period will also be returned. An event was organized at the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which was attended by US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti and India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Meanwhile, Eric Garcetti said these things. Artifacts related to Buddhist history were displayed during the event.
What did the American ambassador say in praise of India's golden history
Eric Garcetti said that people forget that Buddha was born in India and it is India's gift to the whole world. Buddhism spread from India to Asia, South Asia. People don't know about India's contribution in history and we should be grateful for India's contribution. It is noteworthy that in the year 2016, 16 historical artefacts were returned during PM Modi's visit to America. In the year 2021, the US government handed over 157 artifacts to India. Now 105 more historical artefacts are coming to India. In this way, America has brought back a total of 278 historical artifacts to India in the last few years.