India Gate
Every Indian heart
swells with pride and patriotism as it beholds this beloved
gateway, which witnesses the Republic Day parade every year on
26th January, where the latest advancements in military artillery
is shown to the public as soldiers and school children march in
groups with beaming and bright faces illumined by the love for
their motherland. The parade also has decorated vehilcles that
glimpses from all the states and union territories of the
country, called 'Jhankis'. Straight down the road from
Rashtrapati Bhavan, India Gate is a famous war memorial at the
east end of Rajpath. Edward Lutyens designed this 42 m high gate
structure in memory of the thousands of Indians who sacrificed
their lives in World War I. Today, an eternal flame is lit under
the gate known as Amar Jawan Jyoti, to honor the unknown soldiers
and the martyrs who lost their lives in the Pakistan war of
1971.
