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mast maula
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Train supervisor helps foreigners get back their paintings
Prabhjot Singh
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 7 Two visitors from Italy would have lost some rare and precious Ladakhi paintings but for the timely intervention and help by the Supervisor of Shatabdi Express. The Italians - Mr Bonfranti Palo and Ms Perego Fiorenza -- had left behind the paintings they had procured in Ladakh in the Shimla-Kalka train before catching the Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi Express for New Delhi yesterday. Full Article http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040908/cth1.htm#7
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I know cheap and best!
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New York City, USA
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If they really were "rare and precious" Ladakhi paintings, I wonder if anyone thought to prosecute the Italians for illegal trafficking of antiquities?
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