India got a special gift from the G20 summit, Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji's historical Vaganakh will return from Britain

A rare artifact related to Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji will be brought back to India from the United Kingdom. This information has been given by the ministry. For this, officials of the Ministry and some officials of the Archaeological Survey of India will go to London on October 1. After signing the MoU there, Shivaj's Wagh Nakh will be brought back.

Sep 10, 2023 - 11:24
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India got a special gift from the G20 summit, Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji's historical Vaganakh will return from Britain

Many beautiful and historical heritages reached Britain during British rule, and talks are underway to bring them back. India has had a big success in this. In fact, the Union Culture Ministry has said that a rare artifact related to Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji will be brought back from the United Kingdom.

In a post on social media X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, the ministry said, "The return of our precious artifacts is a major victory for India's diplomatic efforts." "Our glorious heritage returns. Get ready to see history in the making as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's famous 'Wagh Nakh' is all set to make its triumphant return," the ministry said in its post.

The ministry also shared a poster with the tagline 'India reclaims its history'. The poster states that 'Wagh Nakh' was used to defeat Afzal Khan.

According to the information, on October 1, the Archaeological Survey of India and other officials will go to London and sign an MoU to bring the Wagh Nakh back to India. At present, it is kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum, in Britain.

According to the information given by the Central Government, about 240 ancient artifacts have been brought back to India from different countries in the last 9 years. Along with this, there are 72 such artifacts that will be handed back to their country. Hundreds of artifacts brought back include an 1100-year-old statue of Nataraja and a 12th-century bronze statue of Buddha that went missing from the Nalanda Museum about six decades ago.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer