SILAII Stories

Pop Culture can be understood as a confluence of thoughts, ideas, images, and attitudes that become the chief characteristics of a particular culture. The thoughts and ideas are adored by the mainstream population, sometimes achieving cult status. The most popular categories of pop culture are cinema, sports, and politics. In every lifetime, some people or events forever epitomize a moment in time. Whether it defines an entire decade or one poignant turning point, these emotions will be linked in our collective psyche to a specific time and place in our shared history.

There is a superstar who has left a formidable legacy filled with humility, kindness, and amazing movies. It is none other than Kannada Superstar Puneeth Rajkumar whose loss has made thousands of people inconsolable across the world. It was on 29th October 2021 when we were all put in collective grief as Puneeth Rajkumar, dearly known as Appu suffered from a massive heart attack. He was a lead actor in 29 films and won a National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in Bettada Hoovu.

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar is an unparalleled leader who is the Architect of the Indian Constitution and a jurist, economist, as well as a champion for the rights of the Dalits and marginalized sections of the society. Ambedkar is and will always be a beacon of hope in a society that is breeding intolerance and caste based-discrimination thereby destroying the fabric of our society. 

Any form of art in the public realm, especially sculptures have a huge prominence in how people perceive the world and the socio-cultural, artistic, and political significance of their lives. Sculptures can immortalize events, people, and ideologies. Sculptors serve as historians, documenting instances of abuse, neglect, torture, slavery, and various other forms of injustices that shake peoples’ collective consciousness.

SILAII spearheads the custom sculpture movement by customizing sculptures that our patrons desire. They may be your close ones or someone who has deeply inspired you. We can help you in preserving these memories and the adoration that you share with these amazing humans through sculptures which will serve as a perfect way to preserve their legacy and life.

அங்கும் இங்குமாக கலைஞர் கருணாநிதியின் சிலைகளை நீங்கள் பல இடங்களில் இன்று காண முடியும். ஆனால் அவருக்கு முதன்முதலில் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட சிலை குறித்தும், அது உடைக்கப்பட்ட காரணம் குறித்தும் தெரியுமா உங்களுக்கு? தெரிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்...

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Lakshmi is known to be the daughter of the mother Goddess Durga, and the wife of Vishnu, whom she accompanied, taking different forms in each of his incarnations. To understand the story of the birth of Goddess Lakshmi, let us throw some light on Vishnu Puranas.

The story begins with a meeting between Sage Durvasa and Lord Indra. Sage Durvasa, with a lot of respect, offers a garland of flowers to Lord Indra. Lord Indra takes the flowers and places it on the forehead of his elephant, Airavat. The elephant takes the garland and throws it down on the earth.

அண்ணா என எழுதத் துவங்கினால், அவர் பெயருக்கு முன்னால் அறிஞர் என கைகள் தானாக எழுதச் செல்லும். அண்ணா என நினைத்தால், தமிழ்நாடு எனப் பெயர் மாற்றம், வாஞ்சையோடு அவர் தம்பிகளுக்கு எழுதிய கடிதம், தமிழக அரசியலின் அச்சாணியாய் அவர் செய்கைகள் நினைவுக்கு வரும். அவருடைய உருவத்தை நினைத்தால் நம் கண்களுக்கு முதலில் இரண்டு உருவங்கள் நினைவுக்கு வரும். அவர் பெயர் தாங்கி நிற்கும் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் முன் அமைதியாய் அமர்ந்து படித்துக்கொண்டிருக்கும் உருவமும், இந்த நிலத்தின் தலைநகரத்தின் முக்கியச் சாலையில் நடுநாயகமாய் கைகளைத் தூக்கிநிற்கும் அந்தச் சிலையும் நினைவுக்கு வரும்.  Read More...