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{{Infobox organization
| name = Society to Save Rocks<ref name="STSR">[http://www.saverocks.org/TheSociety.html ''Society to Save Rocks'' - ''The Society'']</ref>
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| image =HCU2018E.jpg
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| caption = A tell-tale message among the rocks
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| abbreviation = STSR
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| formation = 1996<ref name="STSR"/>
| founders = [[Frauke Quader]], [[Laxma Goud]] and others
| founding_location = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
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| type = [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]]
| status = Not for profit society
| purpose = Protecting rock formations
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| headquarters = [[Hyderabad, India]]
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| region_served =Hyderabad and Secunderabad
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| language = [[English language|English]]
| sec_gen = [[Ms.]] [[Frauke Quader]]
| leader_title =President
| leader_name = ''Vacant''
| leader_title2 = Vice-President
| leader_name2 = [[Ms.]] Aparajita Sinha<ref name="STSR"/>
| leader_title3 = Joint Secretary
| leader_name3 = [[Mr.]] Sangeeta Varma<ref name="STSR"/>
| leader_title4 = Treasurer
| leader_name4 = [[Mr.]] G. R. B. Pradeep<ref name="STSR"/>
| board_of_directors =[[Ms.]] Padmini B. Patell,<ref name="STSR"/><br> [[Dr.]] Sudheer Bhan,<ref name="STSR"/><br> [[Dr.]] E. Sathya Prakash,<ref name="STSR"/><br> [[Mr.]] Amardeep Singh,<ref name="STSR"/><br> [[Mr.]] Sajid Mehmood<ref name="STSR"/>
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| publication = Society to Save Rocks Quarterly Newsletter
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'''Society to Save Rocks''' is a not-for-profit entity established in 1996 in [[Hyderabad, India]], by rocks enthusiasts<ref>''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'', Volume 14, Issues 8-14, 25 July 1997, p.72.[https://books.google.com/books?id=cKBKAQAAIAAJ&q=society+to+save+rocks&dq=society+to+save+rocks&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD_aDelIjbAhVI5rwKHZuLCV8Q6AEISzAH]</ref> with preservation motif,<ref>Robert Chambers, ''Ideas for Development'', Earthscan, London, 2005, p. 28. [https://books.google.com/books?id=C7QBSiRH3KYC&lpg=PA28&dq=society%20to%20save%20rocks&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=society%20to%20save%20rocks&f=false]</ref> especially those rock formations abutting the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad<ref>''Society to Save Rocks carries awareness campaigns'', ''Rashtriya Sahara'', Volume 3, Issues 7-12, 1995, p. 66. [https://books.google.com/books?id=SxxuAAAAMAAJ&q=society+to+save+rocks&dq=society+to+save+rocks&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD_aDelIjbAhVI5rwKHZuLCV8Q6AEIPTAE]</ref> amidst the [[Deccan Plateau]]. [[Frauke Quader]], [[Laxma Goud]] and others have been credited with the formation of the Society way back in the 1990s.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=E3QMAQAAMAAJ&q=society+to+save+rocks&dq=society+to+save+rocks&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD_aDelIjbAhVI5rwKHZuLCV8Q6AEIRzAG ''Rock of Ages'', ''India Today International'', Volume 25, p.62]</ref>

As a [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabadi]] interested in preservation of the rocks, [[Frauke Quader]] has much to share about the importance of the rocks,
* {{cquote|...''Rocks sustain a very special ecosystem with unique flora and fauna, and once destroyed they can never grow back''<ref>{{cite news |author=\|date=January 27, 2018|title=''Day One of Hyderabad Literary Fest mesmerizes booklovers'' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/day-1-hyderabad-literary-fest-sees-wide-range-brilliance|work=[[Telangana Today]] |location=[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]|access-date=May 16, 2018 }}</ref>}}

Notable civil servant [[Narendra Luther]] (1932–2021) had been associated with the society as a member and also held the position of elected president for more than a decade.

==Activities==
Rock walks and Hyderabad Rockathon are two focal activities of the society that add visibility to its initiative to create interest. Since the past couple of years, the society has been associating itself with the [[Hyderabad Literary Festival]] as a partner and exhibiting rock photos and also conducting rock walks on the sidelines of the festival on the precincts of the [[Hyderabad Public School]], [[Begumpet]].<ref>[[Hyderabad Literary Festival]].[https://www.hydlitfest.org/]</ref>

===Rock walks===
In order to create a public awareness, rock walks are held on every third Sunday of the month to various rock formations around the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad as well as to the adjoining districts in [[Telangana]]. A schedule of the rock walks is announced in advance each quarter and available on the web site of the Society.

===Hyderabad rockathon===
The society in association with Greater Hyderabad Adventure Club (GHAC) has been conducting Rockathons with the first one being held in the premises of the [[Hyderabad Central University]] way back in 2012.<ref>[http://www.hyderabadrockathon.com/ ''Hyderabad Rockathon'']</ref>
{{Gallery
|title=Snippets of rock formations and rock walks
|width=150 |height=125
|align=center
|footer=Rock walks at the Hyderabad Central University in MMXVIII
|File:I am 2500 Million years old!! Please preserve me.jpg
|alt1=
|Elephant Ears situated in Ghar-e-Mubarak at Hyderabad
|File:Kohe Imam.jpg
|alt2=
|Kohe Imam situated at Ghar-e-Mubarak in Hyderabad.
|File:This is called balancing!.jpg
|alt3=
|The five tiled rocks stand perfectly balanced at Ghar-e-Mubarak in Hyderabad
|File:HCU 2018B.jpg
|alt4=
|Enthusiasts crowd a rock formation
|File:HCU 2018A.jpg
|alt5=
|A rock walk underway
|File:HCU2018C.jpg
|alt6=
|Frauke Quader in the forefront of a rock walk.
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book
|author =Syeda Imam (Edited)
|title = The Untold Charminar: Writings on Hyderabad
|year = 2008
|volume =
|isbn = -978-0143103707
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ww3GYpMrwysC&dq=society+to+save+rocks&pg=PT356
|archive-url =
|archive-date =
}}
* {{cite book
|author = M. Sarada
|title = Enrich your Grammar Word to Paragraph
|year = 2007
|volume =
|issue = Reprint
|isbn = 978-81-207-2365-8
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=uhGiseR94LsC&dq=frauke+quader&pg=PR4
|archive-url =
|archive-date =
}}
* {{cite journal
|author = [[Narendra Luther]]
|title = The Rockitecture of Andhra Pradesh
|year = 2003
|volume =
|issue =
|isbn =
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8ADbAAAAMAAJ&q=society+to+save+rocks
|archive-url =
|archive-date =
}}
{{Commons category|Rock formations in Hyderabad, India}}

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[[Category:1996 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India]]

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