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Martyr's Memorial 
India
Martyr's MemorialUsed for those deceased Established August 15, [[]1947]] Location 25°36′28.77″N 85°10′03.06″E / 25.6079917°N 85.1675167°E near Patna, Bihar, India Designed by Deviprasad Roychoudhry Total commemorated Seven brave young men Burials by nation India Burials by war Quit India Movement To the Seven brave young men who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India movement,while attempting to hoist the national flag. Statistics source: Official site of Patna The Martyr's Memorial is a life-size statue of seven brave young men who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India movement(August 1942), to hoist the national flag on the (now) Secretariat building. The foundation stone of Martyr's Memorial was laid on August 15, 1947, by the governor of Bihar, Mr. Jairam Das Daulatram. The sculptor Mr. Deviprasad Roychoudhry built the bronze statue of the seven students with the national flag. These statues were cast in Italy and later placed here.[1]
Martyr's Memorial is situated outside the Secretariat building in Patna[2].
Contents
List engraved names on Martyr's Memorial
Following are the martyrs, whose names are engraved on Martyr's Memorial.
- Umakant Prasad Sinha - Ram Mohan Roy Seminary,class IX
- Ramanand Singh - Ram Mohan Roy Seminary, class IX
- Satish Prasad Jha - Patna Collegiate School, class X
- Jagatpati Kumar - Bihar National College, 2nd year
- Devipada Choudhry - Miller High English School, class IX
- Rajendra Singh - Patna High English School, matric class
- Ramgovind Singh - Punpun High English School, matric class IX
See also
References
- ^ http://patna.bih.nic.in/html/martyrs.htm
- ^ http://www.mapsofindia.com/patna/places-of-interest/shaheed-smarak.html
External links
Categories:- Monuments and memorials in India
- Visitor attractions in Patna
- Buildings and structures in Patna
- Quit India Movement
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