Description
This luminous picture book tells the fascinating true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret art project—hidden away in a jungle—became one of India’s most treasured wonders, second only to the Taj Mahal.
Nek Chand’s incredible rock garden, built from stone and scraps and concrete, began as a way for him to express his long-felt grief at having to leave his boyhood village due to the violence caused by the partition of India. What began as a secret and personal (not to mention initially illegal) project became so much more, not only to Nek but to all of India.
If you were given the opportunity to create a garden of your art, which type of art would you create?
Isn’t it great that Nek Chand chanelled this grief of his lost hometown in such a nice and beautiful way?
Do not forget that if you feel sad, you too can channel whatever is in your heart in something creative, whether it is drawing, painting, plasticine, music… whatever speaks to your heart.
This is as close as therapy gets.
For the read aloud : Rock By Rock read aloud
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