IndependenceDay2024: 10 iconic places to visit in India this I-Day
Kalapani jail, Andaman Island Those fighting for independence were transported across the sea to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to be locked up with criminals and tortured by the British jailers. Today, on the grounds are various other exhibits and an evocative jail museum.
Jallianwala BaghAll of us have read about the horrific massacre at the Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab’s Amritsar in 1919. The garden stands as a testament to the brutality faced by the people of India at the hands of the British.
ChamparanThe turning point in Mahatma Gandhi's life came from this place. Champaran assumes importance from the fact that it was among Gandhiji’s earliest non-violent movements against the British. Visit the Gandhi Sangrahalaya, memorial pillar commemorating the Champaran Satyagraha among others.
KakoriIn 1925, Indian Independence revolutionaries robbed a train passing through the Kakori village to fund weapons for the freedom struggle. Thus, Kakori is among the most dramatic places in India’s freedom struggle.
JhansiProbably one of the most important place from the Independence movement. Queen consort of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai, led a valiant resistance against British rule in 1857. Her valour and sheer grit in defending the Kingdom secured her name among the freedom revolutionaries of the nation.
Chauri ChauraLocated in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, was one of the turning points of teh Independence movement. After a group of protesters set a police sattion on fire Gandhi had to call off the movement.
DandiDandi is written in history as the place where Gandhi defied the infamous 'salt law by taking a handful of salt. Salt March began in the Sabarmati Ashram in 1930 and amassed support from a huge section of Indians, ending with Gandhiji producing salt on the banks of Dandi.
Red FortThis was the place where India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian flag on the first day of independence on August 15, 1947. So significant is this site, it has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Raj Ghat, DelhiRaj Ghat memorial is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. This simple yet powerful monument marks the spot of Gandhi’s cremation. An eternal flame burns at one end in tribute to the ‘Father of the Nation’.
India Gate, DelhiThe India Gate is a war memorial dedicated to the Indian soldiers who lost their lives during World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. The Amar Jawan Jyoti, an eternal flame, burns beneath the arch in memory of those soldiers.