THE GLORY OF GOLD!

AVAILABILITY
Gold is available in all contintents in the world, except, Antarctica .But in many places it is available in small quantities, and hence , excavation is not profitable. So, it is unearthed in some parts of the world only. Perhaps, Africa produces largest amount of gold in the world. Its share in gold production is, 72%.
It is estimated that, it is possible to unearth about 38000 tonnes of gold yet, in the world, as per calaculations made on the basis of available quantum of gold en ore.So far, since the begining , about 1,47,000 tonnes of gold has been excavated in the world.Out of this, more than 60% has been dug out in the past 60 years(Since 1950) The remaining AVAILABLE QUANTITY OF GLOD COULD BE EXTRACTED IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS..But, unlike other matals, gold will be always available. That means, it withstands the test of time without getting rust or any such thing. In this sense, gold is an 'immortal ' metal.other metals can hardly be brought to market, after the first use. But, gold bears thet chat character. That means, it has 're-sale value' better than any other metal or material. That makes gold more attractive, apart from its luxurious appearence.
production and saleAs per available information, annual production of gold in the world is 2500 tonnes per year.Taking 're used' gold into account, the total availability of gold comes to 3500 tonnes pr year.
TOP 10s

South Africa, Turkey, are the countries occupying first two places in gold production.The total production of gold by top 10 gold producing countries is 1861 tonnes..But top 10 purchasers of gold require 2300 tonnes of gold for their use!!

USE OF GOLD

67% OF GOLD IS USED FOR ORNAMENTS.22 % IS USED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. 7% is used ion electronic industries and 2%in dentistry.
The annual demand for gold is 3500 tonnes. out of this, 500 tonnes is used for investment.
THE 'GOLDY ' INDIA
iNDIA IS PERHAPS OCCUPYING THE FIRST PLACE INPURCHASING GOLD.While its gold production is just 0.3% , its annual consumtion is 650 tonnes.Indians own 10% of gold available in the world.According to a report, Indians own about 15,000 tonnes of gold.
The 'World gold organisation' in its report, has stated that the demand for gold for ornamental purposes increased only by 3% in 5 years, i.e. between2003 and 2008., while, demand for investment purposes has raised by 23%.this shows that gold is concidered as ' a store of value'
Jewellery is an art, nourished by many countries like Greek, United Kingdom, India etc.Indian jewelley has a different type of aesthetic sense, which could be read in another hub 'Indian jewellery-a blend of beauty and aesthetics' by this same hubber

LOVE AND SEX IN iNDIAN SCULPTURES

LOVE AND SEX IN INDIAN SCULPTURES
Indian sculpture
I could not publish anything on these pages for a long time. But I had this topic in mind since long.
Indian sculpture is done in many ways.It is done on stones of different qualities with enviable craftsmanship.Hard stones, marbles, red stones, sand stones, etc, have been used scrupulously by master Indian sculpteres to artistically carve out what they want.
One such theme beautifully visualised is-romance and sex.
are proud of it. But at the same time, it should be rremembered that the religious preachers here didn't ban the worldly enjoyments.They knew the importance of practical lifeand internal natural desires of man.They knew that, love is the eternal stream that keeps human beings alive. They also knew thatsex is an irresisteble inner drive. So, they provided a suitale place and outlet for love and sex in human life. The family system in India, where,even grown-up children listen to the advises of the elders, plead for their consent and blessings in all their ventures, has strengthened the bond of love among the family members.Similarly, arranged marriages have taken care of long lasting love between the couples-in most cases.
SEX-A NON-NEGLECTED ASPECT
iNDIANS HAVE GIVEN DUE IMPORTANCE TO SATISFY THE SEXUAL URGE IN HUMANS. bUT, THEY INSISTED THAT IT SHOULD GO ACCORDING TO desciplined modes of conduct, in order to have a firm family base, mutually attached couple, and aimed at decreasing thestress on sex as we proceed further in life and give importance to bringing up children, etc.But, till one stage, sex need to be give due importance and attention.
For this reason, books on sexology were written by our ancesters and various postures of sex and romance were carved on our temple walls, in order to remove the the inhibition the newly married people might be having about sex.
They very well knew that successful sexual life is importNT FOR A HAPPY MARRIED LIFE.
Some sculptures of sex and love are attached here in support of our giving due importance to this aspect of human desire

Books on Sex Education

Indian Rishis have produced fine books on sex education.KAMASUTRA of VATSAYANA is the best book produced in 4th century A.D. Apart from that, many other worthy books are there writeen by different authors.