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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year in honour of the soldiers who fought in the Kargil War. This day is celebrated all over India and in the national capital of New Delhi, where the Prime Minister of India pays homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate every year. [4]
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Gen V.K. Singh paying homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti after taking over as Army Chief Singh became the 24th chief of Army Staff on 31 March 2010, and was the first commando to achieve that position. [ 7 ] Towards the end of his career, a dispute regarding his date of birth arose; Singh took the Government of India to court and become the first ...
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