NEPAL AFTER THE QUAKE (Satis Shroff)
NEPAL: AFTER THE QUAKE (Satis Shroff) (Acryl by Satis Shroff: Kanchenjung Massif) The birds were flying in panic in the sky over the Durbar Square and Basantapur, Asan Tole like in a scenario from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The temples on which they formerly roosted had been pulverised and what remained were gigantic conical heaps. The famous Nautale Durbar temple in the Basantapur Square has been destroyed and the white neo-classical Rana palace from where the former kings and royalty of Nepal used to greet the folk is also partially damaged. The Dhara tower, about which we Nepalese used to read about and the exploits of Junga Bahadur Rana, has also been demolished. Over 4000 people have died, 6,500 injured, and the death toll is expected to be more under the piles of earth, wood and bricks. A strong earthquake lasting almost 2 minutes hit Kathmandu in the morning of April 27, 2015 measuring 7,8 on the Richter scale, according to USGS. The epicentre l...