Episode description
S Vijaykumar is a Singapore based finance and shipping expert, and an author famous for his book, The Idol Thief and his blog, poetryinstone.
In this podcast,
‣ Vinamre and Vijaykumar talk about why Indian idols are easy to steal
‣ How the notorious idol thief, Subhash Kapoor was caught
‣ The hunt for an idol worth 15 million dollars.
You can follow Vijay on,
Twitter: https://twitter.com/poetryinstone?t=D7GgDLAVMGI4_4kV_1iYSw&s=09
Instagram: https://instagram.com/poetryinstone?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU=
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:09 How the British and Europeans looted us?
18:28 What is the punishment for idol worship in India?
21:20 Why is it easy to rob Indian idols?
28:34 Indian Gods are not art objects meant to be sold!
35:35 The story of India’s biggest murti thief
46:46 How restoring a stolen idol impacted 10,000 people
53:37 Why was it hard to catch Subhash Kapoor?
59:03 Conclusion