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| Name of the Collection | M. N.Deshpande Papers |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | II. Subject Files |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 11 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to a case against some officials of the Archaeological Survey of India for smuggling a few antiquities including terracotta �Yakshi Figure� excavated from Tamluk Midnapur district. Includes correspondence exchanged by M.N. Deshpande with A. Sarkar, R.P. Sharma, L.K. Srinivasan (Director, Antiquity, ASI), and M.S. Nagaraja Rao regarding theft and illegal export of the terracotta Yakshi figure case to be contested in the High Court of London. Also includes statements of M.N. Deshpande for identifying the Yakshi figure, office memorandum from D. Sengupta (Chief Vigilance Officer, Department of Culture) regarding Departmental enquiry against R.P. Sharma (Assistant Director, ASI), and a related press clipping |
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| Keywords | J. P. Joshi; D. Mitra; Director General; Antiquities; Revenue; Intelligence; Terracotta; Lakshmi; R. P. Sharma; Plaster Casts; Exhibition; Tamluk; Plaque; L. K. Srinivasan; Indian Archaeology; Figurines; Indian Treasure Trove Act; Mythology; Cultural; National; Leaflet; Archaeologist; N. C. Ghosh; Bronze Seals; Ivory; Sherds; Rupnarian; Coins; Excavation; Sunga Period; Ankusa; Parshu; Kumkum; Mekhala; Garment; CBI; Scotland Yard; Enquiry; Vigilance; CID |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1982 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1991 |
| Extent | 36 pp. |
| Item type/Format | |
| Language | English |
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| Source/Link | |
| Donor | Ashok Deshpande |
| Donation Date | 2020 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, India |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
