Subramaniya Bharathiyar Statue - Sculpture in Chennai - Chennai, India

Its a statue of a renowned tamil poet. There are few more statues and art wprks around. In the mid of bus road though peaceful and cheerful. Clean. Close to marina beach. At the entrance of marina beach. Have stalls around for small stuffs and food. Good place to spend some time around

Very happy to see such great statue placed for great tamil poet bharathiyar near marina beach. Neat and well maintained

Visited on Nov 2018 This statue is of a man pointing with his arm; He is the famous Tamil poet, a freedom fighter, journalist, social reformer who played an important role in the history of India's independence movement. This statue another classical work & a renowned landmark on marina beach.

Statue of a freedom fighter and most incredible Tamil poet who stood against the English soldiers. He was one of the fighter whom the English were worried if he spoke, wrote or sang anything. Not only he fought with the English he fought with his own community and traditions that were in place for no reason. You can't be here without being proud of a man who paved way for all classes and genders to be equal.

Statue of famous Tamil poet & freedom fighter

The small plaza looks to the bungalows of Lodhi Estate. Behind is Kaka Nagar colony. The ground is paved with stone slabs. On two sides are weedy gardens with trimmed hedges. Both are raised on a platform, reached by a set of three steps. A triangle-shaped bushy plot is landscaped in front of the statue. A large rubber plant grows on a corner. On rare evenings, there will be old men, sitting on the steps, discussing the state of the world. Once I saw a couple of boys doing acrobatics. Most likely you will be the only one there. But the plaza's solitude is transient. You will never be able to feel completely alone for more than a few seconds. The traffic on the Marg is constant. Evening walkers amble on with leashed dogs. The sounds are semi-wild. Koyals coo. Cars whoosh. Sudden gaps of short intense silence are crudely breeched by the siren of a VIP's cavalcade or the flutter of a peacock's wings. It is possible, while standing by the statue, to wonder at the pointlessness of the urban life. Why are these cars driving so fast? What's the hurry? Why people don't stop here and discover the slowness of seconds and minutes? You feel sorry for the muggles. The sense of aloneness does not deepen with the sinking of evening. While walking in circles in the plaza, you see your shadow prancing furtively around you. It's an introspective moment. If Shakespeare were alive, he would have asked Hamlet's soliloquy to be enacted here.

The statue of famous tamil poet also a freedom fighter and a faminist. This statue is a renowned landmark on marina beach for people.

It's the statue of a famous Tamil literary writer and freedom fighter who had feminist thought before independence.