All above collection is from Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The ocean bed is full of treasure and during 1972-76 it was enormous in the region. As the area became more attractive for tourist, the outsiders began exporting this treasure to outer world and Govt. of India did impose ban on exploring the treasure for business purposes. The unique artifacts are affectionate for me as I have collected them live from sea bed from a depth of 30-100 feet (snorkeling and scuba diving) while my stay over there during 1972-1976. These seashells have been used as musical instruments, wind instruments for many hundreds if not thousands of years. Most often the shells of large sea snails are used, as trumpets, artifacts, table lamps, flower vase, ash treys, crockery, cutlery, ornaments, fashion articles, bangles, by cutting, grinding, polishing and bringing into desired shape and siz...
यह ब्लॉग साहित्य, संस्मरण, व्यंग्य, कविता, सामाजिक चिंतन और सांस्कृतिक विरासत का संग्रह है। यहाँ अखिलेश जोशी ‘अनपढ़’ की मौलिक रचनाओं के साथ-साथ उनके पितामह, स्वर्गीय श्रीकृष्ण जोशी ‘नक़्शे नवीस’ की दुर्लभ एवं अप्रकाशित साहित्यिक कृतियाँ भी प्रस्तुत हैं। यह मंच अतीत और वर्तमान के संवाद, जीवनानुभवों, मानवीय मूल्यों तथा भारतीय सांस्कृतिक चेतना को संरक्षित और साझा करने का एक विनम्र प्रयास है।