WALL
OF PEACE - ART AND CULTURE
News: Over 3 years after completion, Wall of Peace mural thrown open in Kerala
What's
in the news?
● The Wall of Peace, a great work of modern mural art on the 700-foot-long compound wall of Government Vocational Higher Secondary School at Cherpulassery, Kerala was inaugurated on January 2.
Key
takeaways:
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The mural, in dimmed golden shade done
with cement and sand on the 10-ft high wall, has already won many accolades,
including the Eurasia World Record for
the largest public art project.
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The word 'peace' has been embossed on the
Wall of Peace in 250 world languages.
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Art lovers from countries like Austria,
Israel, Hungary and the U.S. who visited Cherpulassery and neighbouring
villages stood in awe in front of the wall as they read 'peace' in their
respective languages.
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The artists used the struggle for freedom as the key motif of his biggest
mural.
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The wall has also been a tribute to
Cherpulassery's local heroes of the freedom struggle.