Tag: Mutiny Memorial

• The Mutiny Memorial (Fatehgarh / Ajitgarh)

  The last episode of our video series about the Landmarks of 1857 brings us to the Mutiny Memorial in Delhi. Check out this quick video to know more about how this memorial is associated to the revolt of 1857!

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  August 12, 2014

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• Ashoka’s Pillar near Northern Ridge Delhi

  One of the two Ashokan pillars in Delhi is at Northern Ridge. It stands on the road between Mutiny Memorial & Hindu Rao Hospital. Built by Ashoka during ancient times, transported to Delhi in the 14th cent by a curious king & then interpreted by the Orientalists. Here’s a video which talks about this pillar…

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  August 8, 2014

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