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Amar Jawan Jyoti (lit. transl. Immortal Soldier Flame, or light [a]) is an Indian memorial conceptualised and constructed after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and inaugurated on 26 January 1972. It was the national war memorial in India until February 2019, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] when the new National War Memorial and its own flame was inaugurated and lit ...
The old Amar Jawan Jyoti, located at India Gate, previously served as the national war memorial. It was constructed in a short time frame following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 as per Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 's wishes, so that it could be inaugurated on 26 January 1972 as a mark of respect to the martyrs of the war.
Amar Jawan Jyoti, beneath the arch of the gate. Amar Jawan Jyoti, or the flame of the immortal soldier, is a structure consisting of black marble plinth, with reversed rifle, capped by war helmet, bound by four urns, each with the permanent light (jyoti) from compressed natural gas flames, [27] erected under the India gate to commemorate Indian ...
Amar Jawan Jyoti: New Delhi: Burning in a shrine under the arch of India Gate since 1971 is the Amar Jawan Jyoti (the flame of the immortal soldier) which marks the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The shrine itself is a black marble cenotaph with a rifle placed on its barrel, crested by a soldier's helmet.
Dr. Arun Yogiraj (born 15 July 1983 [2]) is an Indian sculptor from Mysuru, Karnataka.He has carved the 30-feet statue of Subhash Chandra Bose, [3] which was installed in the canopy behind the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate [4] in New Delhi ahead of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
21 Jan – Amar Jawan Jyoti which was continuously burning since last fifty years at India Gate in commemoration of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was mergered with the eternal flame at the National War Memorial as part of ongoing Central Vista Redevelopment Project.
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National Military Memorial Park (NMM Park) is a tribute by people and the government, designed by Nisha Mathew Ghosh and Soumitro Ghosh to honor the men and families of martyrs who have died in the service of the nation.