This is a global problem with the current climate in favor of restitution in European countries. I have the impression that the drivers behind restitution in Europe in general don’t know and don’t care.
For comparison, an interesting piece: https://www.newmandala.org/returned-but-not-home-teuku-umars-quran/. Might I also refer to a piece of my own? https://brill.com/view/journals/bki/180/2-3/article-p133_1.xml Arlo Griffiths Dikirim dari iPhone saya Pada 17 Mei 2026, pukul 00.05, Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> menulis: This is indeed a very important event, but I wish the plates would find permanent placement in Chennai museum, where it will be more accessible to Tamil historians and epigraphists. Regards, Palaniappan From: INDOLOGY <[email protected]> on behalf of Indology List <[email protected]> Reply-To: peter bisschop <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM To: Indology List <[email protected]> Subject: [INDOLOGY] Leiden Cola plates Dear colleagues, I imagine some of you will be interested in this news about the restitution of the Leiden Cola plates to India: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026/05/leiden-university-to-return-chola-plates-to-india Best wishes, Peter Bisschop -- Prof. dr. Peter C. Bisschop Professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Leiden University P.O. Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands room 2.150, Herta Mohr, Leiden https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/peter-bisschop#tab-1 | https://leidenuniv.academia.edu/PeterBisschop ERC PURANA project (2022-2027): https://purana.hcommons.org<https://purana.hcommons.org/> _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected] https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected] https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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