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The idol thief

Title
The idol thief / S. Vijay Kumar.
Author
Vijay Kumar, S. (Idolatry expert)
Publication
New Delhi, India : Juggernaut, 2018.

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Description
xx, 225 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portrait; 23 cm
Alternative Title
True story of the looting of India's temples
Subject
  • Kapoor, Subhash
  • 1900-1999
  • Art thefts
  • Antique dealers
  • Art dealers
  • Hindu gods > India
  • Idols and images > India
  • Idols and images
  • Hindu gods
  • Kunstgalerie
  • Kunsthandel
  • Kunstraub
  • Plastik
  • Tempel
  • India
  • Indien
  • New York, NY
Genre/Form
  • True crime stories.
  • Creative nonfiction.
  • Essais fictionnels.
  • Récits criminels.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-220).
Contents
The glamorous life of Subhash Kapoor -- The Suthamalli and Sripuranthan heists -- The container from Mumbai -- The arrest -- The Emerald Linga provides the clue -- Indy takes charge -- Revenge of a spurned lover -- Pedestal inscription and an anonymous tip -- Arrest in Germany -- The elusive Deendayal and the hand-cut Nataraja -- The Ardhanarishvara and the Nataraja -- The uma in Singapore -- Operation hidden idol -- The Toledo Ganesha -- The associates -- The Nataraja and uma hidden in New York.
ISBN
  • 9789386228826
  • 9386228823
LCCN
2018315702
OCLC
  • on1053928246
  • 1053928246
  • SCSB-13649020
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library