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.

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/poetryinstone?t=D7GgDLAVMGI4_4kV_1iYSw&s=09

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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