The Problem of Hindu Space Preservation: Hindu Indifference
THE HINDU
By Charukesi
INDIA---The spate of stories on smuggling of Indian, especially South Indian artefacts, must have shocked thousands of devotees. “It is not a new phenomenon”, says my friend, art critic and conservator, Dhenuga, from Kumbakonam. “It has been going on for centuries. The reputed archaeologist Robert Sewell of the Archaeological Survey of India submitted a report (Vol. II) to the then Madras Province on the subject, in 1881. It is our callous attitude and indifference in conserving our heritage that are to be blamed. “More idols are kept in the London museum than in our State. They have been carried away when the British ruled us!” adds Dhenuga. [link]
By Charukesi
INDIA---The spate of stories on smuggling of Indian, especially South Indian artefacts, must have shocked thousands of devotees. “It is not a new phenomenon”, says my friend, art critic and conservator, Dhenuga, from Kumbakonam. “It has been going on for centuries. The reputed archaeologist Robert Sewell of the Archaeological Survey of India submitted a report (Vol. II) to the then Madras Province on the subject, in 1881. It is our callous attitude and indifference in conserving our heritage that are to be blamed. “More idols are kept in the London museum than in our State. They have been carried away when the British ruled us!” adds Dhenuga. [link]
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