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Posted on: 10 December 2011
Tipu's legend lives on
By Mini Pant Zachariah
Thu Hindu - November 4, 2010
More than two centuries after his death, Tipu Sultan's possessions continue to lure art lovers and historians. Rare paintings depicting the battle of Pollilur, and a finial of his throne, recently rediscovered, were in the spotlight even as they went under the hammer at Sotheby's and Bonhams, London.
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http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article868517.ece
Read more : http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article868517.ece
AMAZEING
very enlightenig
Extract from the above article : ..."Independent curator and art historian Arshiya Lokhandwala, makes a case for bringing back such treasures to India but raises the larger question of whether India has the mindset to give them their rightful place."...
Vijay Mallya bought Tipu's sword and It brought ruins to him.LOL
Very interesting!
Not only It should be brought to India we should also make efforts to create such things. After all it's our history.
Where is this museum? The paintings are being maintained nicely wherever it is.