Amid the Turmoil. Porter Town Hall, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Indian cities are cauldrons of turmoil but there are quiet spots as well. One such is the handsome Porter Town Hall in Kumbakonam. It's named after a great educator who did much for Indian education: William Archer Porter (1825-1890). The faux-gold statue in front is of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902). He was an expert in Vedanta and Yoga and important in their transmission to the West. Also a pantheist and secular socialist his mottos were 'Strength is Life' and "Arise! Awake', extensively explained in a speech held here in 1897. They immediately reminded me of the great Dutch orator, educator and socialist politician Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846-1919), who in 1898 founded an important socialist journal.
After a couple of minutes, back into the turmoil...
Amid the Turmoil. Porter Town Hall, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Indian cities are cauldrons of turmoil but there are quiet spots as well. One such is the handsome Porter Town Hall in Kumbakonam. It's named after a great educator who did much for Indian education: William Archer Porter (1825-1890). The faux-gold statue in front is of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902). He was an expert in Vedanta and Yoga and important in their transmission to the West. Also a pantheist and secular socialist his mottos were 'Strength is Life' and "Arise! Awake', extensively explained in a speech held here in 1897. They immediately reminded me of the great Dutch orator, educator and socialist politician Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846-1919), who in 1898 founded an important socialist journal.
After a couple of minutes, back into the turmoil...