From Chennai to Himachal Pradesh the new culture vultures are tearing down acres of India’s architectural treasures. Ancestral owners are often fobbed off with a few hundred rupees for an exquisitely carved door or window, which fetches fifty times that much from foreign dealers, and yet more from the drawing shop sophisticates of the Western Countries. The reason for such shameless rape of the Indian architectural wealth can perhaps, not wrongly, be attributed to the unfortunate blend of activist disunity and the local indifference.
a) India provides a rich market for unscrupulous antique dealers.
b) Most Indian families have heirlooms that can be sold at high prices to Europeans and Americans.
c) Only Indians are not proud of their cultural heritage and are hungry for foreign currency that is easily available in return for artifacts.
d) The environment created by the meeting between activist disunity and local indifference is ideal for antique dealers to strive in India.
Answer:
d) The environment created by the meeting between activist disunity and local indifference is ideal for antique dealers to strive in India.
From Chennai to Himachal Pradesh the new culture