Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Green Eco Garden Explained

Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Green Eco Garden
Alt Name:मान्यावर श्री कांशीराम जी ग्रीन इको गार्डन
Label:Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Green Eco Garden
Type:Public
Location:26.811°N 80.9194°W
Nearest City:Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Designer:Mayawati
Operator:Smarak Suraksha Samiti Lucknow
Status:open

The Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Green Eco Garden (Hindi:मान्यावर श्री कांशीराम जी ग्रीन इको गार्डन) (also known as Eco Gardens Lucknow) are ecological gardens in Lucknow city named after Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Manyawar Kanshiram Smarak Sthal

The Manyawar Kanshiram Smarak Sthal (or Kanshi Ram Memorial) is memorial of BAMCEF, DS4 and Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram situated at VIP Road, Lucknow.[6] [7] This monument has large dome having a diameter of 39.84 metres.[8] Followers of Bahujan-movement usually gather here for Birth and death anniversary of Kanshi Ram.[9]

Baudh Vihar Shanti Upvan

The Baudh Vihar Shanti Upvan situated at VIP Road, Lucknow is a 32.5 acre Vihara, living place for Buddhist Monks (Bhikkhu) and resting, reading and meditating place for followers of Buddhism.[10] [11] The place has 18 feet four-faced white-marble statue of Gautama Buddha surrounded by two 28 feet high Bronze fountains.[12] [13] This Vihara has a library[14] [15] [16] with an encyclopedia of Buddhism as a place of study.[17] There is also a large meditation hall.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TNN . 'Eco-friendly' Mayawati gifts Rs 834 cr park . The Times of India . 4 March 2011 . 1 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Mayawati warns against demolition of memorials . The Hindu . 18 September 2009 . 1 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Eco Park in Lucknow . The Eureka Walk, Its all about Lucknow . 1 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Official Website of Government of Uttar Pradesh, India . Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Official Website of Government of Uttar Pradesh, India . 1 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Mathur . Raja Bose & Swati . We will create a Green legacy . The Times of India . 5 June 2015 . 1 October 2015.
  6. Web site: India . Kanshi Ram birth anniversary: Despite Maya's likely absence, BSP celebration to be grand . The Indian Express . 13 March 2016 . 20 April 2016.
  7. Web site: City turns blue for Kanshiram's death anniversary . Indian Express . 20 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Kanshi Ram Memorial to have biggest dome in India . Indian Express . 15 May 2016.
  9. Web site: Service . Express News . On Kanshiram death anniversary, Mayawati unveils projects worth Rs 6,035 cr . The Financial Express . 4 November 2014 . 20 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141022/http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/on-kanshiram-death-anniversary-mayawati-unveils-projects-worth-rs-6035-cr/857931 . 7 May 2016 . dead .
  10. News: Govt wants hotel management graduates for Buddha Vihar Shanti Upwan.
  11. Web site: India . Baudh Vihar Shanti Upwan has become a prominent place of tourism and faith," the book reads. The Indian Express . 24 February 2014 . 20 April 2016.
  12. Web site: Home : Baudh Vihar Shanti Upwan Website: स्मारकों, संग्रहालयों, संस्थाओं, पार्कों व उपवनों आदि की प्रबन्धन, सुरक्षा एवं अनुरक्षण समिति, लखनऊ, उ.प्र. . Smarak Samiti, U.P. . hi . 20 April 2016.
  13. Web site: Abhijeet Tayade - BAHAN KU. MAYAWATI JI'S WORK TOWARDS... . Facebook . 22 May 2012 . 20 April 2016.
  14. Web site: Anurag Bhaskar - @Buddh Vihar Shanti Upvan Library . Facebook . 8 February 2013 . 20 April 2016.
  15. Web site: Ven Sumedh - Reading Room of Library Hall in Shanti Upvan... . Facebook . 2 January 2016 . 20 April 2016.
  16. Web site: Ven Sumedh - -Reading Room of Library Hall in Shanti... . Facebook . 2 January 2016 . 20 April 2016.
  17. Web site: Hayden . Michael Edison . Visitors to the Baudh Vihar Shanti Upvan in Lucknow, which calls itself a library, may wonder what they're getting for their entrance fee of five rupees (9 U.S. cents) . India Ink . 25 October 2012 . 20 April 2016.
  18. Web site: Ven Sumedh - Meditation --Meditation Hall in Shanti Upvan... . Facebook . 2 January 2016 . 20 April 2016.