Society to Save Rocks

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]

Society to Save Rocks[1]

A tell-tale message among the rocks
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	Vacant
Vice-President	Ms. Aparajita Sinha[1]
Joint Secretary	Mr. Sangeeta Varma[1]
Treasurer	Mr. G. R. B. Pradeep[1]
Board of directors	Ms. Padmini B. Patell,[1] Dr. Sudheer Bhan,[1] Dr. E. Sathya Prakash,[1] Mr. Amardeep Singh,[1] Mr. Sajid Mehmood[1]
Publication	Society to Save Rocks Quarterly Newsletter
Website	www.saverocks.org/TheSociety.html

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

• ...Rocks sustain a very special ecosystem with unique flora and fauna, and once destroyed they can never grow back[6]

Activities

Rock walks and Hyderabad Rockathon are two focal activities of the Society that add visibility to its initiative to create interest. Since the past couple of years', the Society has been associating itself with the Hyderabad Literary Festival as a partner and exhibiting rock photos and also conducting rock walks on the sidelines of the festival on the precincts of the Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet.[7]

Rock walks

In order to create a public awareness, rock walks are held on every third Sunday of the month to various rock formations around the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad as well as to the adjoining districts in Telangana. A schedule of the rock walks are announced in advance each quarter and available on the web site of the Society.

Hyderabad rockathon

The society in association with Greater Hyderabad Adventure Club (GHAC) has been conducting Rockathon with the first one being held in the premises of the Hyderabad Central University way back in 2012.[8]

Snippets of rock formations and rock walks

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  Elephant Ears situated in Ghar-e-Mubarak at Hyderabad
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  Kohe Imam situated at Ghar-e-Mubarak in Hyderabad.
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  The five tiled rocks stand perfectly balanced at Ghar-e-Mubarak in Hyderabad
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  Enthusiasts crowd a rock formation
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  A rock walk underway
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  Frauke Quader in the forefront of a rock walk.

Rock walks at the Hyderabad Central University in MMXVIII

References

1. Society to Save Rocks - The Society
2. Frontline, Volume 14, Issues 8-14, 25 July 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. \ (27 January 2018). "Day One of Hyderabad Literary Fest mesmerizes booklovers". Telangana Today. Hyderabad. Retrieved 16 May 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. Hyderabad Literary Festival.
8. Hyderabad Rockathon

Further reading

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