Cultural Restitution
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Updated July 2025
Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to India, together with other restitution news.
Entries are updated regularly.
July 2025
A Mumbai-based Indian conglomerate has stepped up to purchase from Sotheby's the jewel collection linked to the Buddha's remains known as the Piprahwa gems
May 2025
Sotheby's in Hong Kong have postponed an auction of jewels associated with Buddha's remains following demands from India's government to halt the sale
September 2023
The Indian press reports the iconic 'wagh nakh', the tiger claw-shaped daggar used to kill Afzal Khan in 1659, is to be repatriated by the Victoria & Albert Museum
May 2023
Demands by India for the return of thousands of objects in UK collections have been "significantly overstated" according to Indian sources
May 2023
In claims that have been discredited, The Daily Telegraph reported that India is set to demand the return of a large number of colonial treasures, including the Koh-I-Noor diamond
April 2023
After losing so much of its heritage, two sleuths are bringing back India's stolen treasures
April 2023
Steps India should take to preserve and ensure the return of its looted cultural treasures include the creation of its own 'Digital Benin' project
April 2023
Failures in the safety and conservation of looted antiques returned to South-Indian state Tamil Nadu, home to some 48,000 temples, raises questions about restitution
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