Tamil Nadu Timeline

Statue

5 events, 1839 to 2000.

  1. 1839

    1. 23 Oct 1839The Island, ChennaiCulture

      Equestrian statue of Thomas Munro unveiled

      Francis Chantrey's bronze equestrian statue of Governor Thomas Munro was ceremonially opened on the Island in Madras.

  2. 1927

    1. 1927Anna SalaiProtest

      Neill Statue Satyagraha

      Nationalists in Madras campaigned for the removal of the statue of Colonel James Neill from Mount Road.

  3. 1968

    1. Jan 1968Marina BeachCulture

      Second World Tamil Conference held in Madras

      Madras hosted the second International Tamil Research Conference, known as the World Tamil Conference, under the Annadurai government.

    2. 2 Jan 1968Marina BeachCulture

      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.

  4. 2000

    1. 1 Jan 2000Thiruvalluvar StatueCulture

      Thiruvalluvar Statue unveiled at Kanyakumari

      A 133-foot stone statue of the poet Thiruvalluvar was unveiled on a rock off Kanyakumari on the millennium day.