Under the joint auspices of Hinduja Foundation and the Indian Numismatic, Historical and Cultural Research Foundation, training workshops were organized on ancient Indian coins at the INHCRF campus at Anjaneri, Nasik from 5th February to 11th February 2020, headed by Amiteshwar Jha, Director, INHCRF.

There were 16 participants — mainly students — who registered for the workshop, all of whom attended. During the workshop, participants were taught about important numismatic terms, various coin minting techniques and the history of ...

There were 12 participants from different parts of the country, including Telangana, UP and Gujarat, ...

The second outreach workshop titled Know Your Coins, Know Your History was conducted at Elphinstone College, Mumbai on 20th December, 2019 from 11.30 PM to 3.30 PM. The workshop began with the lighting of the lamp by Principal In-charge, Elphinstone College, Amiteshwar Jha, Director (Research), INHCRF and Dr. Bhavan Patole, Head Department of History, Elphinstone College. The workshop was conducted by Amiteshwar Jha with assistance from Shri Manish Verma of the Hinduja Foundation. The workshop received a great response, with around 50 students ...

The first of the proposed fifteen Outreach Workshops was conducted on Know Your Coins, Know Your History at St. Xaviers College, Mumbai on 10th December, 2019 from 1 PM to 4.15 PM. The workshop was conducted by Amiteshwar Jha, Director (Research), INHCRF and comprised of an informative lecture with multimedia presentation on the history of ancient Indian coins starting from the pre-coinage money stage, and the importance of coins for knowing our history. Students were thrilled when they were shown a few ancient coins. The workshop ...

An exhibition of 102 selected coins of Satvahana period of the Hinduja Foundation Antiquity Collection was inaugurated for public viewing on 9th October 2018 at a special event at the RBI Monetary Museum in Mumbai, by Mr. B.P. Kanungo, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The Deputy Governor, Smt. Parvathi Sundaram, Executive Director, RBI, Mr. Paul Abraham (Hinduja Foundation Antiquity Committee member) and Brig. H. Chukerbuti (Exec. Vice President) unveiled the display cases. Mr. Paul Abraham described to Mr. Kanungo the unique features ...

A curation of 58 Satavahana and later dynasties coins from the Andhra region was transported to the newly instated capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati to mark its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 October 2015. The event was attended by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and a large number of VIPs.

The debut event of the Hinduja Foundation Antiquities Collection was held at World Trade Centre, Mumbai on 15 October 2015. Governor of Maharashtra C Vidyasagar Rao was Chief Guest and Vice Chancellor, Mumbai University Sanjay Deshmukh was Guest of Honour. About 250 people attended the function at which 280 coins were displayed and showcased an audio-visual presentation. The publication Ancient Coins of India – The Lance Dane Bequest was released by the Governor on the occasion. The event was addressed by numismatics experts including ...