Yes, Chennai opens out to literature, theatre groups, koothu, folk dance, sculpture and films... what used to be the pursuit of intellectuals hastening in a semi-daze to Delhi or Bangalore after their dreams of rivalling Hussein's handiwork is now open to all...
The greatest permanent fixtures to have taken place are the two statues installed around Gemini circle... The one on Kalari Attam (which is now a favourite with film makers, too) is something that can engage the viewer for hours. This was sculpted by master sculptor
S. Chandrasekharan and his students of the Madras College of Art, last year.
I have heard the master speak extensively on the Uzhaipaaligal Silai and how the figures depicted in it have seemingly impossible postures, considering the power required of the act the sculptor had made them perform. I wondered then how he would do it if left to him...
Kalari is a magnificient piece of work... we look forward to seeing more of his work around the city.
---SD
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