after being largely ignored since indian independence in 1947, a large number of people have slowly started to acknowledge the pioneering work done by mark cubbon and other british administrators. on 23 august 2013, the statue of mark cubbon was garlanded for the first time since 1947, by advocate s umesh of the cubbon park walkers’ association. the occasion was to mark the 238th birth anniversary of sir mark cubbon. special permission was obtained from the karnataka high court, and police protection was provided. the group credited mark for being one of the chief architects of bengaluru and mysuru. the move was however opposed by vatal nagaraj, infamous for vandalizing the cenotaph memorial near the hudson memorial church. however, the association defended their move of honoring mark cubbon, as his contribution to bengaluru was undeniable. cubbon park was renamed as sri chamarajendra park way back in 1927, but the name was never popular, and people continued to call it cubbon park. further, according to historians, it would be foolish to erase history, by trying to remove all symbols of british rule, and mere symbolism cannot lead to development.