After I finished exploring upto Murud from Nagaon, Revdanda and Agrav I returned home to Thal. As we consider the geography Thal is in the middle if you are to visit upto Murud. On the Revas side lie Zirad, Awas Mandwa Sasawane etc.
One afternoon at lunch time I had a reco for
Buono Pizzeria Alibag
I thoroughly enjoyed the pizza, garlic bread, salad and tiramisu there.
Post lunch was a good time for a leisurely walk to check out the Karmakar museum at Saswane. The home of the famous sculptor is a museum of his sculptures. It’s a lovely bungalow done in vernacular style architecture of the Kokan with wood work and Mangalore tiled roof. That itself is an attraction.
Padmashree Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar
Quoting wiki
“His father was a farmer and a bit inclined to music. Vinayak used to carve Ganesh idols during Ganesh festival. Vinayak who used to paint his house walls and make small idols from clay. He was fond of making sculptures right from his childhood. He once made a painting of Chatarapati Shivaji Maharaj on a horse on the walls of the Ram Mandir, which was well appreciated by the Villagers and the District Collector Mr. Otto Rothfield, who later enrolled him in the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art in Mumbai. He topped the exams and was awarded ‘Lord Mayo’ Medal. The most famous among his other sculptures are 'Shankha-Dhwani', 'Matsya-Kanya' and 'Humjoli'. His style was realistic.”
Children of the yore. This sculpture moved me enough to comment on it. It reflects the prejudices against girls. Older sisters took care of baby siblings locally it was common to call older sister ‘barki baai’ small mother. See the other older brother reading a book. Sacrifice was put on a pedestal !
View of the beautiful backyard from the balcony at the back
Matsya kanya
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