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Recovering India's stolen art pieces

Amateur art sleuths with a Singapore connection are helping to track down looted artefacts and have them returned

In 2014, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally accepted from then Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott an 11th-century idol of Nataraja - the Hindu god Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer. The statue was allegedly stolen from a temple i
In 2014, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally accepted from then Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott an 11th-century idol of Nataraja - the Hindu god Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer. The statue was allegedly stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu before being bought by art galleries in Australia. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Nirmala Ganapathy
India Bureau Chief
Updated
Nov 12, 2018, 12:46 PM
Published
Nov 10, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Two rare 12th-century stone statues originally from India, which were on display in museums in the United States, have returned home.

They were handed over by the American authorities to the Indian Consulate-General in New York in September.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 10, 2018, with the headline Recovering India's stolen art pieces. Subscribe

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