Memorial Places of Famous Indian Leaders
Memorial Places of Famous Indian Leaders
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Crematorium/Memorial Places of Indian Leaders
- There are great leaders and freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for our good. Those famous and great leader’s lives are immemorial by the memorials we have built for them.
- Certain memorials or crematoriums of famous personalities in India are given special names to honour their memory.
Resting Places of Famous Indian Leaders
- We have collected some important list of some famous Samadhi Sthals/crematorium/memorial places of Indian leaders and provide you in a table Format.
- It has been seen that majority of the competitive exams will have some questions related to these memorials. We hope, it will help you in Various Competitive Exams.
List of Crematorium/Memorial Places of Indian Leaders
Listed below are the ones you should definitely know about.
|
Person |
Important Designation They Held |
Resting Place |
Meaning |
Died On |
|
Mahatma Gandhi |
Indian Lawyer, Politician, Socialist, etc. Known as ‘Father of our Nation’ |
Raj Ghat, Delhi |
Royal Steps |
30 January 1948 |
|
B. R. Ambedkar |
Chairperson of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India |
Chaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai |
06 December 1956 |
|
|
Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
1st President of India |
Mahaprayan Ghat, Patna |
28 January 1963 |
|
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Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
1st Prime Minister of India |
Shanti Van, Delhi |
Garden of Peace |
27 May 1964 |
|
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
2nd Prime Minister of India |
Vijay Ghat, Delhi |
Victory Platform |
11 January 1966 |
|
Sanjay Gandhi |
Shanti Van, Delhi |
Garden of Peace |
23 June 1980 |
|
|
Indira Gandhi |
3rd Prime Minister of India |
Shakti Sthal, Delhi |
Place of Power |
31 October 1984 |
|
Jag Jivan Ram |
Labour Minister in First Cabinet of India, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India |
Samta Sthal, New Delhi |
Place of Equality |
06 July 1986 |
|
Chaudhary Charan Singh |
5th Prime Minister of India |
Kisan Ghat, New Delhi |
Farmer’s Platform |
29 May 1987 |
|
Rajiv Gandhi |
6th Prime Minister of India |
Veer Bhumi, New Delhi |
Land of Brave |
21 May 1991 |
|
Giani Zail Singh |
7th President of India |
Ekta Sthal, Delhi |
Place of Unity |
25 December 1994 |
|
Morarji Desai |
Former PM of India |
Abhay Ghat, Ahmedabad |
10 April 1995 |
|
|
Gulzarilal Nanda |
Former Acting PM of India |
Narayan Ghat, Ahmedabad |
15 January 1998 |
|
|
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma |
9th President of India |
Karma Bhumi |
Land of Duty |
26 December 1999 |
|
Devi Lal |
6th Deputy Prime Minister of India |
Sangharsh Sthal |
Place of Struggle |
06 April 2001 |
|
Krishna Kant |
10th Vice President of India |
Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi |
27 July 2002 |
|
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P. V. Narshimha Rao |
9th Prime Minister of India |
PV Ghat, Hyderabad |
Buddha Poornima Park |
23 December 2004 |
|
K. R. Narayan |
10th President of India |
Uday Bhoomi, Delhi |
09 November 2005 |
|
|
Chandra Sekhar |
8th Prime Minister of India |
Jannayak Sthal, Delhi |
Place of People’s Leader |
08 July 2007 |
|
Inder Kumar Gujral |
12th Prime Minister of India |
Smriti Sthal, Delhi |
Place of Remembrance |
30 November 2012 |
|
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
11th president of India |
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam National Memorial, Pei Karumbu, Rameswaram, TN |
|
27 July 2015 |
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
10th Prime Minister of India |
Sadaiv Atal, New Delhi |
16 August 2018 |
Important Facts about Samadhi sthals of Famous Indian Personalities
- The landscaping and planting of Raj Ghat memorials was performed by Alick Percy-Lancaster, the last Englishman to hold the post of Superintendent of Horticultural Operations, Government of India.
- Raj Ghat and Nigambodh Ghat are located at banks of the River Yamuna.
- Giani Zail Singh was the Only Sikh President of India (7th President).
- Buddha Poornima Park is also known as PV Ghat, the Resting Place of P. V. Narshimha Rao – 9th Prime Minister of India.
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – Father of India’s nuclear missile program – India’s First & Only Scientist President (11th President).
- Ekta Sthal Samadhi Complex hosts memorials of former Presidents Shankar Dayal Sharma, K. R. Narayanan, R. Venkatraman, Giani Zail Singh & former PMs – Chandrasekhar & I. K. Gujral.
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