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We all know that antique items have their own value and charm which attracts a lot of art curators and aficionados across the globe. But in this case, more startling is the fact that this watch was reported stolen in 1963 from Dr. Prasad’s Museum in Patna . The Indian government as usual is too busy to even investigate how a memorabilia item reached up to Sothby’s in the first place, let alone to make efforts to bring it back to India . Although the legal heirs of Dr Prasad are doing all what they can but Indian government is sick as usual. Is this the way we honour the people who sacrificed so much of their lives for us?
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Some time back, Mahatma Gandhi’s spectacles were also stolen from Sabarmati Ashram. The Indian government must be ashamed on its inability to preserve memorabilia of people who laid their lives for the country.
Let’s hope and pray that we get this watch back to our country.
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Sothebys-putting-Dr-Prasads-stolen-watch-under-the-hammer/articleshow/10361541.cms
Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Sothebys-putting-Dr-Prasads-stolen-watch-under-the-hammer/articleshow/10361541.cms