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The Hindu
6 days ago
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- The Hindu
Statues of Chennai: an enduring symbol of labour union movement
Of the several statues that dot the stretch along the Marina beach, the Labour statue remains the most famous. The statue, officially called 'Triumph of Labour', was installed along with the Mahatma Gandhi statue as part of the beautification project of the Marina beach. The Labour statue, which remains a standing testament to the labour union movement in the city, was sculpted by D.P. Roy Chowdhry, who was the former principal of the Government School of Arts, and unveiled by the then Madras Governor Bishnuram Medhi in the presence of Chief Minister K. Kamaraj, Finance Minister C. Subramanian, and Minister for Works P. Kakkan, at a grand function held on the Marina beach as part of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 1959. A replica of a statue installed in Delhi, the 'Triumph of Labour' depicts workers toiling to raise a rock, and cost ₹50,000. The statue was given a facelift by the Greater Chennai Corporation in March 2013, along with the installation of a foundation with an artificial cascade.
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Letters to The Editor — May 7, 2025
'Civil defence' drills The drills amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan put us in a certain mode of uncertainty about the future. Nobody knows how a war will pan out, but everybody knows that it will exact a terrible cost. A war between two nuclear-armed neighbours can be described in one word — 'annihilation'. In this day and age, a war does not produce a winner. Alternatives to war should be tried. Instead of being swayed by nationalist and religious sentiments, they must hold themselves back from fighting a war by some sense of self-preservation. G. David Milton, Maruthancode, Tamil Nadu Karl Marx statue While the plan to have a statue of Karl Marx in Chennai is one that should be appreciated, it is hoped that there will be a change and that it will be installed opposite the Triumph of Labour statue on Marina Beach as Marx stood for the triumph of labour. The plan to have it at the entrance of the Connemara Public Library should be changed as it should not become another museum piece. N.G.R. Prasad, Chennai
