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                                  aPril - JuNe 2017                                                  VOl. 14 No. 2


                            Sculptor’s           StorieS in Stone
                            creation,
                           Chiselled to
                           perfection,      stones   have   played                       Granite, marble, sandstone,
                         Stone stories of   an integral role for                        Quartzite and even limestone,
                             many a         humankind. They were                      There is a wide spectrum of rocks
                           generation!                                                         and stones,
                                            used as tools in the                       With differences in their shapes
                                            stone  age  and  were                            and colour tones;
                                            later used to record
                 Dear Friends,                                                           India is known for its stone
                                            stories of ancient                                  sculpture,
      Like most other  ways  of expressions   civilizations.  stones                       That adds to its history
      of early  artistic traditions,  the  art of
      sculpture  making in India  was  directly   have been used                                and culture;
      linked to worship. With the passage of   in earliest form                          There’s no end to the praising
      time  and  the  finesse  in  the  arts  and   of  construction                        For stones are simply
      aesthetics of each succeeding dynasty,   of shelters since                                 “rock”ing!
      a  vibrant sculptural tradition  of image                                                    Poem by:  Kyra Dhar, VA,
      making of gods  and goddesses  created   the  Neolithic                                    Vasant Valley School, Delhi;
      an environment for ritual worship as an   age (10,000 to                             Vanshika Agarwal, XB and Manasi
      object of devotion not only in Hinduism   2,000  bC), and                                 Somani, IXD, Global Indian
                                                               Illustration by:  P. Logapriyan, VIII B, Sri
      but also in Jainism and Buddhism.     have remained an   Sankara Sr. Sec. School, Adayar, Chennai  International School, Chinchwad;
                                                                                                     Vedehi Bansal, VIIB,
      Archaeologists  have  excavated many   important building                              Bal Bharati Public School, Delhi
      old  settlements  and  fortifications  to   material in making many complex
      discover stone marvels across  India.   architecture and sculptures across
      Innumerable temples, tombs, palaces and                                             STONE PRAYER
      forts showcase a degree of refinement   india. all kinds of stones have been   Stonecutters in Tamil Nadu pray to
      in their stone  work. The  tradition  of   used to make buildings and have
      stone craft continues till today.     been chiselled to reflect many a     Mother Earth and ask for forgiveness
                                                                                  before cutting the stone. They even
      Come! let us unravel the  stone story of   story.                          make offerings of sweets and promise
      India!
                                                                                   not to waste or misuse the stone.
       CONTENTS
        stories in stone            1         BIOGRAPHIES IN STONE                   TRIMURTI TALE
        stone stories               2      ‘Gaathas’ literally translates to meaning
        sculpture Timeline          3     ‘story’,  an  art  form  practiced  by  the   The Trimurti sculpture
                                                                                located in the Elephanta
        Timeless sculptures         4     Bhils and the Gonds of Madhya Pradesh.  Caves (Maharashtra)
                                          It is a form of sculpture carved in wood
        Tell a Tale                 5     or  stone  and                        is 20 feet high. It is
        architecture Timeline       6     it is believed                        considered as one of
        enchanting east             7     that  within  the                     the iconic sculptures
        splendours of the south   8-9     sculpture dwells                      of ancient India. The
        stories from the North    10-11   the soul of the                       Trimurti depicts a
        Charming Central india     12     deceased  who  is                     three-headed Shiva
        wonders of the west        13     said  to  protect                     who is said to represent
                                          the family.
        activities 4u           14-18                                           his three avatars- aghora (fearsome);
        heritage News              19                                           tatpurusha (meditative) and vamadeva
        Prize winners, what’s Next?   20                                        (pleasing).

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