Monthly Archives: December 2016
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Kakori martyr barrack makes way for hospital
Allahabad :
When the entire nation is paying homage to martyrs Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Rajendra Lahiri and Thakur Roshan Singh, who were hanged on December 19, 1927, for the Kakori incident, the district authorities have failed to conserve a historic site associated with Roshan Singh in the heart of the city.
Singh, who was kept in Malaka Jail, which presently houses SRN Hospital of MNL Medical College, was hanged in one of the barracks. The jail building has been demolished and a new building for super-specialty facility is being constructed at the site.
Singh was a member of the organisation founded by Chandra Shekhar Azad. he was punished by the Britishers for his role in Kakori incident when a train from Shahjahanpur to Lucknow was looted in Kakori. Despite protests by the defence com mittee, which was chaired by Motilal Nehru, Bismil, Ashfaqullah, Rajendra Lahiri and Thakur Roshan Singh were sentenced to death.
“We feel ashamed that despite our efforts, we failed to have a memorial. There is a memorial at Faizabad jail where Ashfaqullah was hanged and in Gorakhpur where Bismil was hanged,” Raju Jaiswal, son of a freedom fighter, said.
Principal of MNL Medical College, Dr SP Singh said “We have approached the administration for installing a statute in the new building.”
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Allahabad News / by Rajeev Mani / TNN / December 20th, 2016
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Lucknow students’ artworks to be on station walls
Lucknow :
After working for almost a year on the selected artworks by students of the city, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has put up the first creation on the outer wall of Krishnanagar Metro station. The huge artwork is visible from afar on Kanpur Road and is made up of glass and mosaic tiles. It depicts historical monuments of the city.
Lucknow Metro has roped in an expert from Surat to develop the art pieces into huge panels through tile work. LMRC MD Kumar Keshav said, “We had shortlisted eight students in November last year based on their concept of art.”
Depending on the concept and availability of space at the stations, these artworks would be displayed on walls of other stations too.
LMRC had arranged a competition at Amity University last year to select artworks depicting the cultural heritage of the city. A total of 16 entries were shortlisted. Of these, eight were finally selected from Amity Institute of Architecture and Planning and Amity School of Fine Arts.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Lucknow News / TNN / December 15th, 2016