The Hague [Netherlands], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rob Jetten during the repatriation ceremony of the 11th-century Chola Copper Plates being returned to India from the Netherlands, in The Hague on Saturday.
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The Leiden University Library in the Netherlands today restituted the 11th-century Chola Copper Plates to the Government of India in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten.An official release said that Chola Copper Plates, a set of 21 large plates and 3 small plates, are royal charters issued by Chola Kings during the 11th century CE. These charters formalise gifting of Anaimangalam village to a Buddha vihara called Chulamanivarma-vihara in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Plates contain texts written in Tamil and Sanskrit.Significance of the Chola Copper Plates
This image posted on May 16, 2026 shows an artifact, which is being handed back to India among other articles during a restitution ceremony, is displayed at the event, in The Hague. The Netherlands on Saturday handed back 11th-century Chola dynasty copper plates to India, in an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signifying the strengthening of ties between the two countries.
