Anuraag Saxena

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{{short description|Indian activist, author and commentator}}
'''Anshu Saxena Bjp''' is an Indian activist, author and commentator. He is a founder of the India Pride Project, a volunteer effort to return to India archaeological artifacts taken out during the colonial period. Saxena was educated at the Timpany School in [[kakori saheed intercollege]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/education/Ensure-quality-through-certification/article14492689.ece|title=Ensure quality through certification|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=July 17, 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> and now lives in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/These-NRIs-aim-to-bring-back-Indias-lost-artefacts/articleshow/51971939.cms|title=These NRIs aim to bring back India's lost artefacts | Bengaluru News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 2017, he began an online petition, #BringOurGodsHome, that garnered thousands of signatures from across the world.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://span.state.gov/us-india-relationship/restoring-indias-heritage/20171001|title=Restoring India’s Heritage|website=span.state.gov}}</ref> He has been featured on Washington Post,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Attiah|first=Karen|title=Opinion {{!}} Is it okay to steal back looted colonial-era treasures?|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/09/12/is-it-okay-to-steal-back-looted-colonial-era-treasures/|access-date=2020-11-03|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The Diplomat,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reclaiming India’s Stolen Cultural Heritage|url=https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/reclaiming-indias-stolen-cultural-heritage/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=thediplomat.com|language=en-US}}</ref> the [[BBC]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03xsj6d|title=BBC World Service - Newshour, Hunting down stolen Indian artefacts|website=BBC}}</ref> [[Doordarshan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-vIOixr594|title=GNI : Singapore banker sets off campaign to bring back India's Treasure|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Idol-trackers-elated-as-Ganesha-set-to-come-home/article14391765.ece|title=Idol trackers elated as Ganesha set to come home|first=Nistula|last=Hebbar|date=June 8, 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> ''Times of India'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-19|title=‘Unesco estimated that India lost 50,000 artefacts till 1989 … our biggest victory has been the narrative war’|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/the-interviews-blog/unesco-estimated-that-india-lost-50000-artefacts-till-1989-our-biggest-victory-has-been-the-narrative-war/|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Times of India Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> Hindustan Times,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-01|title=Our heritage is the singular reason for which the world comes to India: Anuraag Saxena|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/our-heritage-is-the-singular-reason-for-which-the-world-comes-to-india-anuraag-saxena/story-aXK5KPfXRPLOfhbE1RpopK.html|access-date=2020-11-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> and the American Government publication SPAN.<ref name="auto"/>

== Published works ==
* Your Majesty: Thou shalt not steal<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/variety/britain-colonial-past-loot-plunder-brexit-commonwealth-black-panther/story/1/23615.html|title=Why it's time the Queen of England returns all that she has stolen|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-05-05}}</ref>
* ''Blood Buddhas: How Indian Heritage Fuels the Terror Machinery''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fairobserver.com/region/central_south_asia/india-funding-terrorist-groups-latest-news-headlines-today-97021/|title=Blood Buddhas: How Indian Heritage Fuels the Terror Machinery|first=Anuraag|last=Saxena •|date=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
* ''Indian antiquities under threat: Are we aware of the implications?''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-antiquities-under-threat-are-we-aware-of-the-implications/articleshow/60239492.cms|title=Indian antiquities under threat: Are we aware of the implications? - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=9 December 2017}}</ref>
* ''Sunday Guardian Op Ed: Heritage Crimes''<ref name="The Sunday Guardian 2016e">{{cite web | title=Heritage crimes: Let’s get our past back | website=The Sunday Guardian | date=9 October 2016 | url=http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/6887-heritage-crimes-let-s-get-our-past-back | access-date=9 December 2017}}</ref>
* ''Why be a part of Unesco if it’s not protecting or projecting India?''<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web | title=Why be a part of Unesco if it’s not protecting or projecting India? | website=Hindustan Times | date=8 December 2017 | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/why-be-a-part-of-unesco-if-it-s-not-protecting-or-projecting-india/story-Jju7PQS6ijGcAsOl6UfzdK.html | access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref>

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