Bozo girl in Bamako, Mali, West Africa, aug 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Here is another sad story on the ill effects of War(s), as Mali’s National Assembly considers military action against the rebels, the fate of the country’s legendary city is still uncertain. Here’s a look at some of the ancient structures and streets that might vanish into rubble in the coming weeks.
The Talibans are said to have obliterated an important cultural heritage of Afghanistan.
The history is replete with such stories.
So unfortunate, that a bullet knows no address!!!!
Courtesy: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
Jul 18, 2012 @ 00:42:00
Praying for the ordinary people in Afghanistan, always!
Oct 09, 2012 @ 09:10:50
We have one more story on the perils of War – a symptom of modernist way of thinking which is antithesis to the principle of Living by Natural Laws.
This time it is “Twelve years after the Taliban blew up the world-famous Bamiyan Buddhas, a Chinese mining firm — developing one of the world’s largest copper deposits — threatens to destroy another of Afghanistan’s archaeological treasures.” – The detailed photo essay can be seen @ “Golden Buddha, Hidden Copper“.
Oct 23, 2012 @ 09:38:18
New Yorker, under A Critic at Large category has preented a highly thought provoking essay – Faces, Places, Spaces - by Adam Gopnik.
The importance of geography, in terms of history, not only of the space , place but also faces has been very explicitly explained in this essay.