The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Chandigarh body seeks Vice-Presidents’ help to halt auction of Panjab University heritage furniture in U.S.
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Chandigarh Heritage Items Protection Cell has appealed to the Vice-President of India to halt an upcoming U.S. auction of furniture belonging to Panjab University. Officials are calling for an investigation into how these protected heritage items were removed from the country.
Chandigarh Administration’s Heritage Items Protection Cell on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) sought urgent intervention from Vice-President and Panjab University (PU) Chancellor C.P. Radhakrishnan to stop the proposed auction of heritage furniture items associated with Panjab University, to be held in the U.S. on August 13.
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