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Diverse cultural influences-Persian, Hellinistic , Roman, Indian, Central contributed to the rich and variegated cultural heritage of Afghanistan. The destruction of ancient Bamiyan Buddha statues and historico- cultural heritage by the Taliban in Afghanistan caused irreversible loss to the heritage of the Afghan people and also to world heritage. It brought into focus the need fr safeguarding world heritage and for promoting cultural pluralism, inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue . The Bamiyan demolition evaked universal cindemnation and also trigerred general mobilisation for freserving, restoring and even recreating such cultural objects. It also underscored the need to develop appropriate mechanisms to deal with such cultural crimes and to ensure safety of workd heritage sites. This book, based on scholarly papers contributed by eminent art historians, academicians and area specialists from India, Canada, France,Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, U.K. etc. Provides rich insight in to the art-history, Cultural importance to Bamiyan and the cultureal linkages between Afghanistan and Western Himalayas..
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