for all the madrasis here

swapna wrote:on photograph 1, the statue of thomas munro:

a small but critical part of the statue is, and has always been missing. I know that to be true from seeing the statue, not from this photograph.

question: what is that missing part?

note: an apocryphal story has it that the sculptor - I don't know his name - who accidentally omitted that part, killed himself when the omission was pointed put to him.

swapna wrote:on photograph 1, the statue of thomas munro:

a small but critical part of the statue is, and has always been missing. I know that to be true from seeing the statue, not from this photograph.

question: what is that missing part?

note: an apocryphal story has it that the sculptor - I don't know his name - who accidentally omitted that part, killed himself when the omission was pointed put to him.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Today's Gooty and the Fort, where Munro died. I am sure he would be very PROUD of this place.

swapna wrote:a 2010 article that appeared in The Hindu, on thomas munro:

m.thehindu.com/features/magazine/unsung-hero-of-madras/article534676.ece

he was not the conventional colonial administrator.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

swapna wrote:a 2010 article that appeared in The Hindu, on thomas munro:

m.thehindu.com/features/magazine/unsung-hero-of-madras/article534676.ece

he was not the conventional colonial administrator.

I dont like replacing English names with Indian names - who are hardly recognizable by most Madrasis (Indians). All these names give a sense of the city history and into its past. Replacing the names cuts off that link.

There are numerous new developments, bridges, flyovers that can be named after numerous post-independent personalities (Instead of naming every structure after Anna, RG, Indira, and MK/JJ in the future.)

In any case, even the new generations still call these renamed roads by old names. Still most call Mount Road, Beach Road, Cathedral, Pycroft, Eldams, Coats, White town, Georgetown and Black town

P.S. Lord Rippon in the early 20th century is another such revered British personlity - wonder when Rippon building (Madras Corporation/council location) will be renamed.  Perhaps, waiting for MK to croak.

garam_kuta wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

swapna wrote:a 2010 article that appeared in The Hindu, on thomas munro:

m.thehindu.com/features/magazine/unsung-hero-of-madras/article534676.ece

he was not the conventional colonial administrator.

I dont like replacing English names with Indian names - who are hardly recognizable by most Madrasis (Indians). All these names give a sense of the city history and into its past. Replacing the names cuts off that link.

There are numerous new developments, bridges, flyovers that can be named after numerous post-independent personalities (Instead of naming every structure after Anna, RG, Indira, and MK/JJ in the future.)

In any case, even the new generations still call these renamed roads by old names. Still most call Mount Road, Beach Road, Cathedral, Pycroft, Eldams, Coats, White town, Georgetown and Black town

P.S. Lord Rippon in the early 20th century is another such revered British personlity - wonder when Rippon building (Madras Corporation/council location) will be renamed.  Perhaps, waiting for MK to croak.

actually, you seem to belong to a small minority that appears, not necessarily to revel but continue to muse about the colonial past through association with these names, statues, buildings etc., while the majority attempts to erase the haunting memories and that part of the history.