Out of my uncountable trips around the country and even mauritius, I have witnessed some symbols which aroused my curiosity.
One of them is the Symbol of Peace, also popularly known as the CND Symbol.
If you ask anyone who has been on a trip to Himachal especially towards Manikaran and Barsheini, they would have surely come across such signs on Cars, sign boards, graffitis or even some wall paintings.
Watching so many stickers on the back on cars, even a gorgeous Wall painting at the guest house where we stayed, I wasn’t sure what it really meant. I knew it had something to do with the Hippie culture. At one point, I was sure it was a logo of a music band, the likes of Dream theatre! (dumb me)
I am not sure why I didn’t ask anyone about it, but after coming back from the trip, going through the pictures, the question still stuck to my mind. What did it signify? Why was it present in places like Old Manali?
Quick google search with the image, I get to know the story behind the symbol. It was indeed a symbol associated with the Hippie Culture. But the story had a deeper meaning, one that everyone should atleast know about!
The symbol orginally designed by Gerald Holtom for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), was later adapted as a symbol of peace by hippies around the globe!
It was used as a sign for Anti-nuclear march from London to Aldermaston in Berkshire, the site of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.
I adapted it as a logo for this blog, because peace was the only reason which encouraged me to pack my bags and head on to unchartered waters as a lone nomad or a hippie!