Society to Save Rocks

Society to Save Rocks[1]
Abbreviation STSR
Formation 1996[1]
Founders Frauke Quader, Laxma Goud and others
Founded at Hyderabad
Type NGO
Legal status Not for profit society
Purpose Protecting rock formations
Headquarters Hyderabad, India
Region served
Hyderabad and Secunderabad
Official language
English
Secretary General
 Ms. Frauke Quader
President
 Mr. Narendra Luther[1]
Vice-President
 Ms. Aparajita Sinha[1]
Joint Secretary
 Mr. G. R. B. Pradeep[1]
Treasurer
 Ms. Sangeeta Varma[1]
Ms. Padmini B. Patell,[1]
Dr. Sudheer Bhan,[1]
Dr. E. Sathya Prakash,[1]
Mr. Anand Madabhushi[1]
Publication Society to Save Rocks Quarterly Newsletter
Website www.saverocks.org/TheSociety.html

Society to Save Rocks is a not-for-profit entity established in 1996 in Hyderabad, India by rocks enthusiasts[2] with preservation motif,[3] especially those rock formations abutting the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad[4] amidst the Deccan Plateau. Frauke Quader, Laxma Goud and others have been credited with the formation of the Society way back in the 1990s.[5]

As a Hyderabadi interested in preservation of the rocks, Frauke Quader has much to share about the importance of the rocks,

    Rock formations at Hyderabad, Telangana Hills of granite boulders are a common feature of the landscape on the Deccan plateau.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Society to Save Rocks - The Society
    2. ↑ Frontline, Volume 14, Issues 8-14, July 25, 1997, p.72.
    3. ↑ Robert Chambers, Ideas for Development, Earthscan, London, 2005, p.28.
    4. ↑ Society to Save Rocks carries awareness campaigns, Rashtriya Sahara, Volume 3, Issues 7-12, 1995, p.66.
    5. ↑ Rock of Ages, India Today International, Volume 25, p.62
    6. ↑ \ (January 27, 2018). "Day One of Hyderabad Literary Fest mesmerizes booklovers". Telangana Today. Hyderabad. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

    Further reading

    • Syeda Imam (Edited) (2008). "The Untold Charminar: Writings on Hyderabad". ISBN -978-0143103707.
    • M. Sarada (2007). "Enrich your Grammar Word to Paragraph" (Reprint). ISBN 978-81-207-2365-8.
    • Narendra Luther (2003). "The Rockitecture of Andhra Pradesh".

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