London museum to give up sacred Indian texts bought ‘unethically’ – AOL
A museum will hand over sacred Indian manuscripts after deeming the collection was obtained "unethically". The Wellcome Collection in London has agreed to relinquish 2,000 documents of spiritual significance to Jainism, the Indian faith based on a strict code of non-violence. Many cultural treasures at the centre of debates about restitution were looted or obtained illegally, but the majority of…
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