Culture and Tourism Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma today inaugurated an exhibition "Return of the Three Stone Sculptures from Australia to India" at National Museum in New Delhi. The exhibition is organised to mark the safe return of three stone sculptures – Seated Buddha, Worshippers of Buddha, Goddess Pratyangira- from Australia to India. <br/><br/>These sculptures were purchased by National Gallery of Australia from the Nancy Wiener and Art of the Past, New York. Dr. Sharma attended a special event at National Gallery of Australia in Canberra in which Senator Mitch Fifield formally handed over three ancient artefacts stolen and smuggled out of India and inadvertently acquired by National Gallery of Australia.<br/> '<br/>The Minister also released a book entitled 'War Paintings of The Irresistible Jat King Surajmal by Dr Satya Vrata Tripathi and also launched an 'App on Swachchta Abhiyan'.<br/>