Anglo Sikh war memorial explained

Anglo Sikh war memorial
Body:Government of Punjab
Commemorates:The Sikh soldiers of the First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars
Unveiled:1976
Coordinates:30.8628°N 74.8167°W
Location:Ferozeshah, Firozpur district, Punjab, India
Nearest Town:Firozpur
Designer:H S Chopra
Country:India

The Punjab Government built Anglo Sikh war memorial at Ferozeshah, Ferozepur, at Moga Road. The memorial was built to honor the soldiers who died fighting against British army at Chillianwala on 13 January 1849; Sabhraon on 10 February 1846; Mudki on 18 December 1845; and Ferozeshah on 21–22 December 1845.[1] [2] [3]

Architect

H. S. Chopra, the senior architect of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, designed the three-storeyed memorial near Sirhind feeder and on the banks of Rajasthan Canal of Ferozepur.[4] [5] HS Chopra was guided by Dr. MS Randhawa, who was then the Vice Chancellor of the Ferozeshah memorial Committee Made by Punjab Government.

The landscape design of the memorial was done by S. Hari Singh Sandhu, the then Xen Horticulture Punjab Agriculture University.

Memorial

The memorial is in a plot of 2 hectares where one of the Anglo-Sikh wars happened. The ground floor of the memorial is 2 meters above the surrounding area. The monument has collections of murals, portraits, and paintings depicting battlefield made by renowned painters Jaswant Singh and Kirpal Singh.[6] The bronze carved quotes on Cunningham's history; the wars of Shah Mohammad; the Anglo-Sikh war weapons donated by the Punjab government from the Patiyala Museum, is displayed in the memorial.

References

  1. Web site: Anglo-Sikh War Memorial At Ferozepur Revisited After Four Decades. World Architecture Community. en. 2018-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084437/https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/epcpc/anglosikh_war_memorial_at_ferozepur_revisited_after_four_decades.html. 2018-12-26. live.
  2. News: Ferozepur Anglo-Sikh war memorial a picture of neglect. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084400/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/ferozepur-anglo-sikh-war-memorial-a-picture-of-neglect/82397.html. 2018-12-26. live.
  3. Web site: Protected monument status sought for Anglo-Sikh war memorials - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170626012024/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/protected-monument-status-sought-for-anglo-sikh-war-memorials/articleshow/57781681.cms. 2017-06-26. live.
  4. Web site: Anglo Sikh War Memorial, Ferozepur. www.nativeplanet.com. en. 2018-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084342/https://www.nativeplanet.com/ferozepur/attractions/anglo-sikh-war-memorial/. 2018-12-26. live.
  5. Web site: ANGLO-SIKH WAR MEMORIAL, FEROZESHAH. FerozepurOnline.com. ferozepuronline.com. 2018-12-26. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084540/http://ferozepuronline.com/single_page.php?id=3. dead.
  6. News: Hardly any visitor for historical Anglo Sikh War Memorial at Ferozeshah . 1 March 2015 . Vikramditya . Sharma . City Air News. 30 December 2018.

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