Britain to return seven artefacts including Tipu Sultan's sword to India

Britain to return seven artefacts including Tipu Sultan's sword to India

Britain has agreed to return seven statues and artefacts of historical importance stolen from India. These sculptures and works of art were housed in museums in Glasgow.

After the Indian High Commission team signed an agreement with the Kelongaru Art Gallery and Museum, the way for these artefacts to come to India has been paved.

It should be noted that this will be the first case of antiquities coming from Britain to India.

It is hoped that more artefacts stolen from India and taken to Britain will be brought back after this.

Sword of Tipu Sultan

The artifacts to be brought to India include 14th century stone sculptures and 11th century stone panels. These were stolen from temples and shrines in the 19th century.

Among them is Tipu Sultan's sword. It was stolen from the Hyderabad museum in 1905. It was then sold to British General Archibald Hunter. All these items were donated to Glasgow Museums.

The Glasgow Museum has said that these artefacts and sculptures were brought from Kanpur, Kolkata, Bihar and Hyderabad. Many of them are believed to be a thousand years old.

The handover of these artifacts to India was announced at a ceremony in Kelowna.

Welcoming it, Acting High Commissioner of India in London Sujit Ghosh said that these statues and artifacts are the heritage of Indian civilization and they will now be sent to India.

Duncan Dornan, head of Glasgow Museums, said: "This is not the first time that Glasgow has returned stolen statues from a country. This series has been going on here for a long time.

He said that this process takes a lot of time. Building relationships and trust takes a lot of work, as well as getting to know the background of things.

These items will be returned to India by the end of this year.

"This deal is very important," Dornan said. For the first time, artefacts from British museums are being returned to India, although we have no details. It is not known how these things will be used after reaching India but this is a very important moment for India. It is also of great importance to Glasgow. Of course, this case will get a lot of attention in India.

Preparing to return some more artefacts

Duncan Dornan said, "These things will go to India, but this will open a new way to strengthen the relationship between the two countries."

Glasgow is also preparing to hand over some other antiquities to India. According to the Glasgow Museum, the countries that have demanded the return of their antiquities, returning them will not make much difference to their museum because they The number is less than 60.