India’s rich history is bejewelled with cultural artefacts that were the pride and prized possessions of rulers, kingdoms and temples until many of them were stolen and plundered by foreign conquerors. These antiques and valuable artefacts have been looted and smuggled out of the country through the centuries, with some of the well-known ones acquired by the British Empire, including the world-famous Kohinoor diamond, that sat on the crown of England’s Queen Victoria.