PM in Georgetown: tributes at Indian Arrival Monument, Gandhi statue and Arya Samaj monument; addresses Indian community
On 21 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Narendra Modi paid tributes at the Indian Arrival Monument, Mahatma Gandhi's statue and the Arya Samaj monument, and addressed the Indian community.
Summary
On 21 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Narendra Modi, accompanied by Guyana's PM Mark Phillips, paid floral tribute at the Indian Arrival Monument in Monument Gardens â a replica of the first ship that brought indentured migrants from India to Guyana in 1838, gifted by India in 1991. He paid homage at Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Promenade Gardens, installed for Gandhiji's 100th birth anniversary in 1969, and at the nearby Arya Samaj monument, unveiled in 2011 to mark 100 years of the Arya Samaj movement in Guyana, noting that 2024 marks the 200th Jayanti of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Addressing the Indian community, he dedicated Guyana's Order of Excellence to 1.4 billion Indians and the 3 lakh strong Indo-Guyanese community, said culture, cuisine and cricket connect the two countries, and invited the diaspora to the Maha Kumbh and the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Bhubaneswar.
Key facts
- Indian Arrival Monument
- Replica of first ship (1838); gifted by India in 1991
- Gandhi statue
- Promenade Gardens; installed 1969 (100th birth anniversary)
- Arya Samaj monument
- Unveiled 2011; 100 years of Arya Samaj in Guyana
- Indo-Guyanese community
- ~3 lakh
- Three Cs
- Culture, cuisine, cricket
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Indian Arrival Monument in Georgetown, where PM Modi paid tribute on 21 November 2024, is a replica of the first ship that brought indentured migrants from India to Guyana in which year?
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Correct answer: C â 1838
PIB (PMO): the monument is a replica of the first ship which arrived in Guyana in 1838 bringing indentured migrants from India; India gifted it in 1991.
The Arya Samaj monument in Georgetown, where PM Modi paid tribute in November 2024, was unveiled in 2011 to commemorate what?
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Correct answer: A â 100 years of the Arya Samaj movement in Guyana
PIB (PMO): the Arya Samaj monument was unveiled in 2011 in commemoration of 100 years of the Arya Samaj movement in Guyana.
While addressing the Indian community in Georgetown, PM Modi dedicated Guyana's Order of Excellence to 1.4 billion Indians and an Indo-Guyanese community of what size?
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Correct answer: D â 3 lakh
PIB (PMO): Shri Modi dedicated the award to 1.4 billion Indians and the 3 lakh strong Indo-Guyanese community.