**A TRIBUTE TO THE STONE br AGE! br br Geologists tell us that the Stone Age of Man, - br Lasted from some 50,000 to 4000 BC! br Followed by Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages, br As a part of mankind’s recorded history! br In Anna-Barbera’s animation –‘The Flintstones’, br We see the ‘modern stonic family’of Fred and br Barney, - br Residing in the pre-historic city of Bedrock, - br Giving us a glimpse of Stone Age history! br It is an allegory to the American Society of mid- br twentieth century, - br With dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers and wooly br mammoths, - br Co-existing with the bare-footed cave man! br Now, with the progress of civilization, humans br progressed too! br With tempered steel and titanium space rockets, - br And what have you? ! br And soon after another World War, we shall return br to that Age of Stones, - br Fighting with bows and arrows, with Fred and br Barney in control! br Stones speak the language of the dead, br Stones offers a soft pillow under their heads! br Mankind’s history remain etched in stones, - br No inventions can outstrip the beauty of the br Stones! br -Raj Nandy br New Delhi br 28 Mar 09 br (The facts mentioned are all authentic!)br br RAJ NANDYbr br