Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial

Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial, Hussainiwala, India
हुसैनीवाला राष्ट्रीय शहीदी स्मारक, पंजाब, भारत

National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala
Location in Punjab
Location Hussainiwala, Wagha, Ferozepur district, Punjab, India
Designer Government of Punjab, India
Type Memorial wall and statue
Material Brick, mortar, marble and metal
Opening date 1981 (50th matrydom anniversary)
Dedicated to Bhagat Singh
Website National Martyr's Memorial of Bhagat Singh, Skhdev and Rajguru at Hussainiwala
Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

Hussainiwala Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial (हुसैनीवाला राष्ट्रीय शहीदी स्मारक, पंजाब, भारत) in memory of Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, is near Wagah border ceremony at Hussainiwala village on the border of Pakistan at Punjab, India. It is not to be confused with Bhagat Singh Birth Place Memorial in Pakistan at Banga, Pakistan of Faisalabad District (previously called Lyallpur) in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[1][2][2]

The National Martyrs Memorial

The Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial marks the location where Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were cremated on March 23, 1931 on the banks of the Sutlej river. It is also the cremation place of B.K. Dutta (Batukeshwar Dutt) (died 1965) who was also involved in bombing the Central Legislative Assembly with Bhagat Singh. His last wish was to be cremated at the place where Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were cremated. The mother of Bhagat Singh, Vidyawati, was also cremated there in accordance with her last wish, and later she was awarded the title of Punjab Mata (Mother of Punjab).

The National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala, built in 1968,[3] depicts an irrepressible revolutionary spirit of the three National Martyrs, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The memorial is located just one km from the India-Pakistan border on the Indian side and has memorials of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. After Partition, the cremation spot went to Pakistan but on January 17, 1961, this martyr's land was received when India gave 12 villages near the Sulemanki Headworks (Fazilka) to Pakistan.[4] B.K. Dutt was also cremated here on 19 July 1965 and in accordance with his last wishes. Bhagat Singh's mother, Punjab Mata Vidyawati, was also cremated here in accordance with her last wish.

Renovation

This memorial was damaged by the withdrawing Pakistani troops in 1972. The memorial was restored in 1973 by the efforts of the then Punjab Chief Minister, Zail Singh.[5]

The National Martyrs Memorial Fair

Every year, on the 23rd of March, the Shaheedi Mela is observed at this National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala, in which thousands of people pay their homage.[6] The day is also observed across the state of Punjab.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "redirect to /world/PK/04/Banga.html". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Tribune News Service. "For Bhagat Singh’s memorial in Pakistan, state offers help". http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/for-bhagat-singh-s-memorial-in-pakistan-state-offers-help/227147.html. Retrieved 29 April 2016. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070923/spectrum/main2.htm Making of a memorial by K. S. Bains
  4. ↑ After Partition, the cremation spot went to Pakistan but on January 17, 1961
  5. ↑ "tribuneindia... Regional Vignettes". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dress and Ornaments". Retrieved 29 April 2016.

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