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Statue of Prosperity
November 19 , 2022
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- The Prime Minister unveiled the statue of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda in the premises of Bengaluru International Airport.
- The Statue of Prosperity is also known as the ‘Pragatiya Prathime’
- The statue holds the record in the World Book of Records for the first and tallest bronze statue of a founder of a city.
- Nadaprabhu Hiriya Kempegowda is a 16th century chieftain of the Vijayanagara Empire.
- He sought permission from the Vijayanagara emperor Achyutharaya and built Bangalore Fort and the town in AD 1537.
- He authored Gangagaurivilasa, a yakshagana play in Telugu.
- The statue was conceptualized and sculpted by Ram V Sutar, who also curated the Statue of Unity.
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