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			{{Short description\|Statue at the Marina Beach, Chennai, India}}
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	\| title = Triumph of Labour~~<br />உழைப்பாளர் சிலை~~		\| title = Triumph of Labour
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	\| artist = [[D. P. Roy Choudhury\|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]]		\| artist = [[D. P. Roy Choudhury\|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]]
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	The '''Triumph of Labour''', also known as the Labour statue, is a statue at the [[Marina Beach]], [[Chennai]], India. Erected at the northern end of the beach at the Anna Square opposite [[University of Madras]], it is an important landmark of Chennai. The statue shows four men toiling to move a rock, depicting the hard work of the labouring class. It was sculpted by [[D. P. Roy Choudhury\|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]]. The statue is the earliest one to be erected on the beach<ref name="TheHindu_AStroll">{{cite news		The '''''Triumph of Labour''''', also known as the Labour statue, is a statue at the [[Marina Beach]], [[Chennai]], India. Erected at the northern end of the beach at the [[Anna Square (Chennai)\|Anna Square]] opposite [[University of Madras]], it is an important landmark of Chennai. The statue shows four men toiling to move a rock, depicting the hard work of the labouring class. It was sculpted by [[D. P. Roy Choudhury\|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]]. The statue is the earliest one to be erected on the beach<ref name="TheHindu_AStroll">{{cite news
	\| last = Srikanth		\| last = Srikanth
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	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Triumph of Labour at Marina Beach.jpg\|left\|thumb\|190px\|The Triumph of Labour statue]]		[[File:Triumph of Labour at Marina Beach.jpg\|left\|thumb\|190px\|The ''Triumph of Labour'' statue]]

	On a summer evening in May 1923, M. ~~Singaravelar~~, a labour union leader, conducted a meeting at the Marina Beach near [[Triplicane]], calling for recognition of workers' rights, and pledged to create a political party to represent the rights of labourers, which was India's first ever May Day rally.<ref name="After85Years"/> To commemorate this, the Labour statue, depicting an inspiring posture of a team of labourers engrossed at arduous work, was sculpted by [[D. P. Roy Choudhury\|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]], who was the first Indian principal of the then [[Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai\|Government of Madras School of Arts and Crafts]] (what is today the Tamil Nadu Government College of Fine Arts)<ref>{{cite journal		On a summer evening in May 1923, [[Malayapuram Singaravelu\|M. Singaravelu]], a [[Labour movement\|labour union]] leader, conducted a meeting at the Marina Beach near [[Triplicane]], calling for recognition of workers' rights, and [[Pledge of Allegiance\|pledged]] to create a [[political party]] to represent the rights of labourers, which was India's first ever May Day rally.<ref name="After85Years"/> To commemorate this, the Labour statue, depicting an inspiring posture of a team of [[Laborer\|labourers]] engrossed at arduous work, was [[Sculpture\|sculpted]] by [[D. P. Roy Choudhury\|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]], who was the first Indian principal of the then [[Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai\|Government of Madras School of Arts and Crafts]] (what is today the [[Government of Tamil Nadu\|Tamil Nadu Government]] College of Fine Arts)<ref>{{cite journal
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	\| date = 16–30 April 2009		\| date = 16–30 April 2009
	\| url = http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2025/historic_residences_of_chennai_16.html		\| url = http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2025/historic_residences_of_chennai_16.html
	\| access-date = 1 Feb 2012}}</ref> and was erected on 25 January 1959, unveiled by the then Governor of Madras, Bishnuram Medhi.{{citation needed\|date=October 2018}}		\| access-date = 1 Feb 2012}}</ref> and was erected on 25 January 1959, unveiled by the then [[Governor of Madras]], [[Bishnuram Medhi]].{{citation needed\|date=October 2018}}

	Roy Chowdhury was not fixated on one or two particular models, but rather relied on multiple models to bring his artistic vision to life. Therefore, the importance of any one model in the creation of the statue should not be overemphasized.		Roy Chowdhury was not fixated on one or two particular models, but rather relied on multiple models to bring his artistic vision to life. Therefore, the importance of any one model in the creation of the statue should not be overemphasized.
			[[File:Triumph of Labour statue.jpg\|thumb\|Plaque on the Triumph of Labour statue]]

	==See also==		==See also==
			{{Portal\|India}}
	* [[Marina Beach]]		* [[Marina Beach]]

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	[[Category:Labour in India]]		[[Category:Labour in India]]
	[[Category:Labor monuments and memorials]]		[[Category:Labor monuments and memorials]]
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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|India}}~~
	* [[Marina Beach]]		* [[Marina Beach]]

Ravishan45: Roy Chowdhury was not fixated on one or two particular models, but rather relied on multiple models to bring his artistic vision to life. Therefore, the importance of any one model in the creation of the statue should not be overemphasized.

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Roy Chowdhury was not fixated on one or two particular models, but rather relied on multiple models to bring his artistic vision to life. Therefore, the importance of any one model in the creation of the statue should not be overemphasized.

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	\| access-date = 1 Feb 2012}}</ref> and was erected on 25 January 1959, unveiled by the then Governor of Madras, Bishnuram Medhi.{{citation needed\|date=October 2018}}		\| access-date = 1 Feb 2012}}</ref> and was erected on 25 January 1959, unveiled by the then Governor of Madras, Bishnuram Medhi.{{citation needed\|date=October 2018}}

	~~A.P~~. ~~Srinivasan~~, ~~a night watchman at~~ the ~~School~~ of ~~Arts and Crafts, was the~~ model ~~for second and fourth men from~~ the ~~left while Ramu, a student modeled for~~ the ~~other two men.<ref>{{Cite news\|title = Work of Labour\|date = 25 August 2013\|url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/work-of-labour/article5055544~~.~~ece\|first=Akila \| last=Kannadasan \|newspaper = The Hindu\|access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref>~~		Roy Chowdhury was not fixated on one or two particular models, but rather relied on multiple models to bring his artistic vision to life. Therefore, the importance of any one model in the creation of the statue should not be overemphasized.

	==See also==		==See also==

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The '''Triumph of Labour''', also known as the Labour statue, is a statue at the [[Marina Beach]], [[Chennai]], India. Erected at the northern end of the beach at the Anna Square opposite [[University of Madras]], it is an important landmark of Chennai. The statue shows four men toiling to move a rock, depicting the hard work of the labouring class. It was sculpted by [[D. P. Roy Choudhury|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]]. The statue is the earliest one to be erected on the beach<ref name="TheHindu_AStroll">{{cite news
| last = Srikanth
| first = R.
| title = A stroll could be a learning experience too
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 30 October 2011
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/article2581222.ece
| access-date = 1 February 2012}}</ref> and is installed close to the site where the country's first commemoration of [[International Workers' Day|May Day]] was held. The statue was installed on the eve of the [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] in 1959, as part of the [[Kamaraj]] government's drive to beautify the beach. The statue remains the focal point of May Day celebrations in the city.<ref name="After85Years">{{cite news
| last = Krishnan
| first = Ananth
| title = Even after 85 years, the demands remain the same
| location = Chennai
| date = 2 May 2008
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/02/stories/2008050252830500.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080505073531/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/02/stories/2008050252830500.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 5 May 2008
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 1 Feb 2012}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Triumph of Labour at Marina Beach.jpg|left|thumb|190px|The Triumph of Labour statue]]

On a summer evening in May 1923, M. Singaravelar, a labour union leader, conducted a meeting at the Marina Beach near [[Triplicane]], calling for recognition of workers' rights, and pledged to create a political party to represent the rights of labourers, which was India's first ever May Day rally.<ref name="After85Years"/> To commemorate this, the Labour statue, depicting an inspiring posture of a team of labourers engrossed at arduous work, was sculpted by [[D. P. Roy Choudhury|Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhury]], who was the first Indian principal of the then [[Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai|Government of Madras School of Arts and Crafts]] (what is today the Tamil Nadu Government College of Fine Arts)<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Sriram
| first = V.
| title = Historic Residences in Chennai – 16
| journal = Madras Musings
| volume = XVIII
| issue = 25
| date = 16–30 April 2009
| url = http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2025/historic_residences_of_chennai_16.html
| access-date = 1 Feb 2012}}</ref> and was erected on 25 January 1959, unveiled by the then Governor of Madras, Bishnuram Medhi.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

A.P. Srinivasan, a night watchman at the School of Arts and Crafts, was the model for second and fourth men from the left while Ramu, a student modeled for the other two men.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Work of Labour|date = 25 August 2013|url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/work-of-labour/article5055544.ece|first=Akila | last=Kannadasan |newspaper = The Hindu|access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Marina Beach]]

==References==
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{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Public art]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Chennai]]
[[Category:Labour in India]]
[[Category:Labor monuments and memorials]]