Statues of Tamil literary figures erected on the Marina
Statues of Tamil poets and scholars, including Kambar, Bharathiyar and Robert Caldwell, were unveiled on Marina Beach for the World Tamil Conference.
In January 1968 a series of statues of figures of Tamil literature was erected along the Marina Beach promenade in Madras to mark the World Tamil Conference held in the city. Those unveiled on 2 January 1968 included statues of the poet Kambar, the poet Subramania Bharati and the missionary scholar Robert Caldwell. The statues became a permanent feature of the beach road, later named Kamaraj Salai. A statue of Kannagi, the heroine of Silappatikaram, also stands on the beach.
