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Indian activist, author and commentator

Anuraag Saxena is an Indian activist, author, and commentator. He is a founder of the India Pride Project, a volunteer effort to return to India archaeological artifacts taken out during the colonial period. Saxena was educated at the Timpany School in Visakhapatnam, and now lives in Singapore. In 2017, he began an online petition, #BringOurGodsHome, that garnered thousands of signatures from across the world. He has been featured on Washington Post, The Diplomat, the BBC, Doordarshan, The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times, and the American Government publication SPAN.

Published works

  • Your Majesty: Thou shalt not steal
  • Blood Buddhas: How Indian Heritage Fuels the Terror Machinery
  • Indian antiquities under threat: Are we aware of the implications?
  • Sunday Guardian Op Ed: Heritage Crimes
  • Why be a part of Unesco if it’s not protecting or projecting India?

References

  1. Rangarajan, Malathi (July 17, 2016). "Ensure quality through certification". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "These NRIs aim to bring back India's lost artefacts | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Restoring India's Heritage". span.state.gov.
  4. Attiah, Karen. "Opinion | Is it okay to steal back looted colonial-era treasures?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  5. "Reclaiming India's Stolen Cultural Heritage". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  6. "BBC World Service - Newshour, Hunting down stolen Indian artefacts". BBC. 9 June 2016.
  7. "GNI : Singapore banker sets off campaign to bring back India's Treasure". 22 January 2017 – via www.youtube.com.
  8. Hebbar, Nistula (June 8, 2016). "Idol trackers elated as Ganesha set to come home". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  9. "'Unesco estimated that India lost 50,000 artefacts till 1989 … our biggest victory has been the narrative war'". Times of India Blog. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  10. "Our heritage is the singular reason for which the world comes to India: Anuraag Saxena". Hindustan Times. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  11. "Why it's time the Queen of England returns all that she has stolen". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  12. Saxena •, Anuraag (August 29, 2017). "Blood Buddhas: How Indian Heritage Fuels the Terror Machinery".
  13. "Indian antiquities under threat: Are we aware of the implications? - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  14. "Heritage crimes: Let's get our past back". The Sunday Guardian. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  15. "Why be a part of Unesco if it's not protecting or projecting India?". Hindustan Times. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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