But they appear in Mahabharata, used by Krishna and the Pandava brothers, in battle. The conch-shell trumpet heralds the shift of time: a great battle that witnesses the end of Dwapara Yuga and ...

Two of the boys, Ralph and Piggy, find a large conch shell and use it like a trumpet to call the other survivors onto the beach. Last to arrive are Jack and a group of choirboys. After some ...