Amar Jawan Jyoti

Amar Jawan Jyoti
 India
Top Image: Amar Jawan Jyoti under India Gate
Bottom Image: Amar Jawan Jyoti at Amar Chakra of National War Memorial
For martyrs and soldiers of Indian Armed Forces.
Established
  • December 1971 (1971-12) under India Gate
  • February 2019 (2019-02) at War Memorial
Unveiled
  • 26 January 1972 (1972-01-26) under India Gate
  • 25 February 2019 (2019-02-25) at War Memorial
Location28°36′43″N 77°13′59″E / 28.612°N 77.233°E / 28.612; 77.233
Both monuments at C-Hexagon
New Delhi
Designed byIndian Army Corps of Engineers
अमर जवान
(English: "Immortal soldier")
Statistics source: nationalwarmemorial.gov.in

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.[9] On 21 January 2022, the older flame was merged with the newer one at National War Memorial.[9]

The Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate consisted of a base of 15 square feet with a height of 4 feet 3 inches on which there was a black marble pedestal, a cenotaph, 3 feet 2 inches in height. "Amar Jawan" was scripted in gold in Hindi on all four sides of the cenotaph and on top, a reversed rifle capped by a war helmet. The pedestal was bound by four urns.[10] On observances the flames were lit accordingly. It was constructed in a short timeframe as per Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wishes.

A new flame was installed at the National War Memorial to honour all known martyrs of the Indian Armed Forces of independent India. It was completed in February 2019 and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 February with the igniting of the flame. The flame at the center of India Gate was merged with this new one by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Air Marshal Balabhadhra Radha Krishna.[11] Debate ensued with regard to the old and new monuments, related to semantics, history, politicisation and symbolism.[12]

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150m
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Children's park
C - Hexagon
India Gate
Netaji
statue
Param Yodha Sthal
(Ultimate Warrior Site)
Amar Jawan Jyoti
National War Memorial
National War Memorial (NWM) complex and India Gate within the C-Hexagon, with Amar Jawan Jyoti and Netaji hologram statue. The rings of the NWM form a chakravyūha.
  1. ^ ... by Prime Minister, Smt Indira Gandhi at the "Amar Jawan" memorial under the India Gate, where she stood in silence for two minutes before the "Amar Jyoti"— the immortal flame... Vol. 30. Sainik Samachar. 1983. p. 18.
  2. ^ Mishra, Kavya (24 January 2022). "Amar Jawan Jyoti is called 'Amar' for a reason, can't be snuffed: Shashi Tharoor". Zee News. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :flame was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "ज्योति (Jyoti) meaning in English". HinKhoj Dictionary.
  5. ^ "English translation of 'ज्योति'". Collins Dictionary.
  6. ^ Dalal, Roshen (2003). "1". The Puffin History of India For Children: Volume 2. 1947 to the Present. Puffin Books, Penguin Books. ISBN 978-8184758344.
  7. ^ Chhina, Last Post. Indian War Memorials Around the World (2014), pp. 161.
  8. ^ Anand, Col Rohan (January 2016). "National War Memorial, At Last". Sainik Samachar. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Burning for 5 decades, flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti will be put out at India Gate, merged with National War Memorial". Indian Express Limited. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ "XIX: Place of Interest". Delhi Gazetteer. Delhi: Gazetteer Unit, Delhi Administration. April 1976. pp. 1001–1002 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Bose, Joydeep (21 January 2022). "In historic move, Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with National War Memorial flame". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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