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This is a list of List of National Treasures of India, as named by the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act (1972). [1] [2]
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This is a list of List of National Treasures of India, as named by the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act (1972). [1] [2]
| Name | Image | Notes |
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| Nandalal Bose | ||
| Nicholas Roerich |  | [3] |
| Amrita Sher-Gil |  | |
| Sailoz Mookherjea | ||
| Jamini Roy | [4] | |
| Abanindranath Tagore | ||
| Gaganendranath Tagore |  | |
| Rabindranath Tagore |  | |
| Raja Ravi Varma |  |
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. The British Museum was the first public national museum to cover all fields of knowledge.
Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters, or rioting. The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty, loot, plunder, spoils, or pillage.
A treasure trove is an amount of money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. An archaeological find of treasure trove is known as a hoard. The legal definition of what constitutes treasure trove and its treatment under law vary considerably from country to country, and from era to era.
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Events in the year 1878 in India.
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