UK museum returns 2,000 manuscripts to Jain community in landmark restitution agreement
TNN / May 17, 2026, 01:09 (IST)
Two thousand Jain manuscripts, collected by British entrepreneur Sir Henry Wellcome and held by the Wellcome Collection in London, are being returned to the Jain community. These 15th to 19th-century texts, believed to be the largest collection outside South Asia, will be transferred to the University of Birmingham.