We all remember the scene, when the statue of Saddam Hussain was pulled down. It was rather comic, I felt. Why was it erected, in the first place?
Stalin was fond of his own statues. Is it a weakness of dictators? I like to see my own photos, but not in a public place. Apparently Jayalalithaa likes it. Mayavati is erecting her own big statue, costing a huge sum, ignoring vehement opposition.
There is a statue of a king at the old bus stand at Trichur. Nobody knows even the name of that hapless chap. It is shabby. Crows sit on it and dirty it with their droppings. It must have been installed there with great fanfare, when?
Life is transient. We like to be remembered, why? Perhaps a wish for eternity!
In one way, Mohammad was right in banning statues. His followers made it a policy to destroy statues at any cost. That is going too far. Timur tried to demolish the Bahmian figure of Lord Budha, but failed. It took considerable time and effort to destroy it by Taliban. Madness.
Artistic sculpture is an altogether different matter. Works of Michael Angelo have made him eternal. Newton will be remembered even without a statue.
At least, there must be a ban on statues of politicians.
Stalin was fond of his own statues. Is it a weakness of dictators? I like to see my own photos, but not in a public place. Apparently Jayalalithaa likes it. Mayavati is erecting her own big statue, costing a huge sum, ignoring vehement opposition.
There is a statue of a king at the old bus stand at Trichur. Nobody knows even the name of that hapless chap. It is shabby. Crows sit on it and dirty it with their droppings. It must have been installed there with great fanfare, when?
Life is transient. We like to be remembered, why? Perhaps a wish for eternity!
In one way, Mohammad was right in banning statues. His followers made it a policy to destroy statues at any cost. That is going too far. Timur tried to demolish the Bahmian figure of Lord Budha, but failed. It took considerable time and effort to destroy it by Taliban. Madness.
Artistic sculpture is an altogether different matter. Works of Michael Angelo have made him eternal. Newton will be remembered even without a statue.
At least, there must be a ban on statues of politicians.
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