Famend Artist Milind Misal Elevates The Free Press Journal’s Nashik Version With Putting Illustration Of Trirashmi Caves | Milind Misal
The hanging illustration accompanying the masthead of the Nashik version of The Free Press Journal is a masterpiece gifted by illustration specialist Milind Misal. Holding a Grasp of Effective Arts (MFA) diploma with a specialisation in illustration and boasting over twenty years of expertise, Misal has contributed his artistic skills to complement the newspaper’s visible enchantment.
Moreover, Misal has devoted his experience as an artwork instructor throughout a number of faculties and institutes. During the last 13 years, he has efficiently operated his personal institute, the place he imparts artwork and portray abilities to each youngsters and adults hailing from Pune’s Pashan and its neighbouring areas.
What does the illustration depict?
Past its famend wine and onion market, Nashik is widely known for the Trirashmi Caves. Located roughly 8 km south of Nashik metropolis alongside the Mumbai-Agra nationwide freeway, the Trimbak-Anjaneri hill vary concludes with three remoted hills, starting from six to 1,100 ft above the plain. The best peak, standing at 1,061 ft above the plain and three,004 ft above imply sea stage, hosts a group of Buddhist caves.
These 24 caves, intricately carved from black basalt rock between 250 BCE and 600 CE, adorn the north face of the hill about midway up. The three hills, characterised by their steep and pointed nature, kind a triple fire-tongue form, inspiring the identify ’Trirashmi’ (triple sunbeam) inscribed within the caves. Popularly generally known as Pandu Caves or Pandav Leni, this historic website gained recognition as a part of the Indian Railway Calendar 2019, turning into an iconic illustration of Nashik.
At present, this archaeological treasure is underneath the protecting wing of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).