Dr. Annie Besant Park, Public park in Triplicane, Chennai, India.
Dr. Annie Besant Park is a triangular green space at the intersection of Dr. Besant Road and Kamarajar Salai, with walking paths and planted areas. The site functions as both a traffic island and a public gathering space in central Triplicane.
The park is named after Annie Besant, a British theosophist who supported India's independence movement in the early 1900s. She also championed educational reforms and left a lasting impact on the country.
The park's centrepiece is a boat-shaped thematic sculpture, 'Fishermen at the Buckingham Canal', installed by the Corporation of Chennai in 2010 and designed by students of the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai. It refers to the canal that once ran behind the Marina shoreline.
The park sits directly across from Marina Beach and is easily accessible from the street. It remains open year-round and serves as one of several access points to the beach.
The park is one of seven beach entry points where the Corporation of Chennai planned drop gates, and its boat sculpture, made by students of the Government College of Arts and Crafts, depicts fishermen at the Buckingham Canal rather than the open sea.
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