The Netherlands returns a set of 11th-century Chola dynasty copper plates to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Multiple outlets report that the plates, known in the Netherlands as the Leiden Plates, are handed back in an event attended by Modi. The plates are linked to Anaimangalam village and record a royal-era gift of the village to a Buddhist vihara, reflecting the historical cultural interactions documented in the Chola period. The copper plates carry inscriptions in both Sanskrit and Tamil, and they are associated with Rajaraja Chola I. Sources describe the set as comprising 21 copper plates, bound together by a bronze ring with the Chola royal seal, and weighing about 30 kilograms. India has sought the return of the Anaimangalam copper plates since 2012, according to one outlet. The reports also place Modi’s visit within a wider multi-nation trip that includes stops in several European countries. The event is presented as a step in strengthening cultural and bilateral ties between the Netherlands and India.
Netherlands returns 11th-century Chola copper plates to India during PM Modi visit
The Netherlands returns a set of 11th-century Chola dynasty copper plates to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Multiple outlets report that the plates, known in the Netherlands as the...
- The Netherlands hands back 11th-century Chola dynasty copper plates to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit.
- The plates are associated with Anaimangalam village and record the gifting of the village to a Buddhist vihara.
- Inscriptions on the plates include both Sanskrit and Tamil texts; the set dates to the reign of Rajaraja Chola I.
- The returned set consists of 21 copper plates, bound with a bronze ring bearing the Chola royal seal, and is described as weighing about 30 kilograms.
- India has been pursuing the plates’ return since 2012.
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3 months agoThe Netherlands returned 11th-century Chola copper plates to India in an event attended by PM Modi. The plates, featuring Tamil and Sanskrit texts, document the gifting of Anaimangalam village to a Buddhist vihara and symbolise the cultural legacy of the Cholas.
3 months agoThe Netherlands on Saturday handed back 11th-century Chola dynasty copper plates to India, in an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signifying the strengthening of ties between the two countries. PM Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday - after a brief stopover in the UAE - on the second leg of his five-nation tour that also includes Sweden, Norway and Italy. India has been pursuing the return of the Anaimangalam Copper Plates, known in the Netherlands as the Leiden Plates, since 2012. The 21 copper plates are considered the most significant surviving records of the Chola dynasty and are among the important artefacts of Tamil heritage held anywhere outside India. The copper plates, belonging to the times of Rajaraja Chola I, weigh approximately 30 kilograms and are bound together by a bronze ring bearing the royal seal of the Chola dynasty. The plates are divided into two sections: one has texts in Sanskrit, the other in Tamil. Rajaraja Chola I was a Hindu empero
3 months agoNetherlands returns Cholaera copper plates to India amid PMs visit
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