Mama Sranan Monument

News:

• The Indian President paid her respects at the Mama Sranan Monument.
• She was conferred the Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star by the President of Suriname.

What:

• It is a sculpture representing a mother figure holding 5 children.
• The mother represents Mother Suriname.
• The 5 children represent the 5 major ethnic groups in the country:
  • Chinese
  • Creoles
  • Indians and Javanese
  • Indigenous people
  • Europeans
• The mother figure is depicted as lookin