Washington, July 6 (IANS) The United States must confront, rather than erase, its difficult past if it hopes to fulfil the promise of its democracy, Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch said as America marked the 250th anniversary of its independence, arguing that understanding history is one of the country’s greatest strengths. Speaking during NBC’s special Meet the Press broadcast marking America’s 250th anniversary, Bunch said the nation’s founding ideals remain a work in progress t…
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Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has announced that it will return three historic South Indian bronze sculptures to India after provenance research established that the works had been illegally removed from temple settings decades ago.The museum on Wednesday (local time) stated that one of the sculptures, a Chola-period “Shiva Nataraja,” will remain in the United States on a long-term loan agreed upon with the Indian government, allowing the museum t…