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Pakistan wants 'Dancing Girl' from Mohenjodaro?
Pakistan Wants 'Dancing Girl' From Mohenjodaro. At a time when a controversial festival organized by PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has drawn the attention of people to Sindh's ancient culture.
ISLAMABAD: At a time when a controversial festival organized by PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has drawn the attention of people to Sindh's ancient culture, Pakistani authorities are planning to ask India to return the famous 'Dancing Girl' statue from Mohenjo-daro.
"We are writing to the federal government to help us repatriate our exiled heroine back to us from India," an unnamed member of the cabinet of southern Sindh province was quoted as saying by Dawn daily on Sunday.
The 10.8-cm bronze statue, made in 2500 BC, is on display at the National Museum in New Delhi. Along with the 'Priest King', it is considered one of the two most famous artefacts from Mohenjo-daro, one of the oldest planned cities. The demand comes when Bilawal has organized the Sindh Festival at Mohenjo-daro amid fears among archaeologists that the event would damage the ruins.
Officials said that the 'Dancing Girl' and 'Priest King' were transported by British archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler to Delhi in 1946 for an exhibition. After the Partition, Pakistan sought the return of both relics.
A Pakistani official visited Delhi and succeeded in bringing back the King Priest and the Fasting Buddha.
