The Statue of Dupleix, Pondicherry

"The 2.88 m tall structure standing erected over six carved ornamental granite pillars at the Place du Republique is a Pondicherry's tribute to Francois Dupleix whose able governorship came to an end in 1754. However, French recognition came about a century later, when, in 1870, they paid homage by commissioning two statues-one in France and the other in Pondicherry. It now stands refurbished overlooking a children's park at the southern end of a promenade, now named Goubert Avenue."