On the rocks: Vandalism, neglect ruin art depicting prehistoric life

On a recent visit to a hillock at Kumittipathi in Coimbatore, former epigraphist R Jegadeesan and his team were shocked to find the rock art site in ruins. “The drawings were disfigured by overwriting and scribbling. Some had written their names and dates of birth on the drawings as though they were making memories. But they...