Telangana Martyrs Memorial

Telangana Martyrs Memorial
Amaraveerula Stupam
Telangana Martyrs Memorial
LocationTankbund, Hyderabad
DesignerM V Ramana Reddy[1]
MaterialStainless Steel
Completion date2023
Opening date22 June 2023; 17 months ago (2023-06-22)

Telangana Martyrs Memorial also called as Telangana Amara Jyothi or Amaraveerula Stupam is a monument built for 369 students who died during the 1969 agitation for a separate Telangana state.[2] Telangana Martyrs Memorial day is observed on 2 June every year in all the districts of Telangana State.[3] It is situated on the banks of Hussain Sagar, opposite to the Public Gardens, Hyderabad.[4][5] It is the largest seamless stainless-steel memorial built in the world and is five times bigger than Cloud Gate (located in Chicago).[6]

  1. ^ Murthy, Neeraja (11 March 2021). "Telangana Martyrs Memorial is an ₹80 crore tribute to the State's unsung heroes". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Telangana Martyrs' Memorial: A Rs 179-crore project about to become the world's largest seamless stainless steel structure".
  3. ^ "KCR Officially Stated Telangana Martyrs Memorial Day as June 2nd"
  4. ^ "Telangana CM to inaugurate Martyrs' Memorial today evening".
  5. ^ TRS legislators suspended from Andhra assembly
  6. ^ "KCR to inaugurate Telangana Martyr's Memorial".