Namantar Shahid Smarak, Nagpur

Name: Namantar Shahid Smarak
Address: Nagpur, India

#15 among attractions in Nagpur

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The Namantar Shahid Smarak is a large memorial sculpture dedicated to those who died in the Namantar Andolan. The Namantar Andolan was a 1978 to 1994 movement in India by Dalits who wanted to rename a university in honour of a leading Dalit, B. R. Ambedkar. The movement was vigorously opposed by members of the Hindu community. During 16 years of struggle, there were murders, torture, rapes, burning of colonies, poisoning of wells, property damage, boycotts and lockouts. In 2013, 19 years after the movement's success, the city government of Nagpur erected this monument in memory of the valour and the sacrifice of Dalit martyrs. ()

Completed: 2013 (11 years ago)Coordinates: 21°10'16"N, 79°5'48"E

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Namantar Shahid Smarak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Maharajbagh Zoo, Zero Mile, Hedgewar Smruti Mandir.

1.6 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
41 min walk • The Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground is a cricket ground located in the city of Nagpur. The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone. The first match was played here in October 1969. As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted nine Tests and 14 ODIs.
2.3 miSW
Zoo
Maharajbagh Zoo, Nagpur
59 min walk • Maharajbagh zoo is the central zoo of Nagpur, India. The zoo is located in the heart of the city and has been built on the garden of the Bhonsle and Maratha rulers of the city. The zoo comes under the Central Zoo Authority of India and is maintained by the Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth of Nagpur.
1.8 miSW
Memorial
Zero Mile, Nagpur
46 min walk • Zero Mile Stone is a monument built by British during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 1907 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Zero Mile Stone consists of a pillar made up of sandstone and another small stone representing the GTS Standard Bench Mark, and four stucco horses that were added later.
2.7 miS
Memorial
Hedgewar Smruti Mandir, Nagpur
68 min walk • Hedgewar Smruti Mandir is a memorial in Reshimbagh, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India dedicated to K. B. Hedgewar and M. S. Golwalkar, who were the first two leaders of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It was inaugurated in 1962.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Shukrawari Lake, Nagpur
45 min walk • It is known by the names Shukravari Talao, Gandhi Sagar Lake and Jumma lake. It is located in Nagpur in front of Raman Science Center.
1.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Sitabuldi Fort, Nagpur
45 min walk • Sitabuldi Fort, site of the Battle of Sitabuldi in 1817, is located atop a hillock in central Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. this fort was built by a Gond king, Raja Bhakt Buland Shah in year 1702, then with some political reason or negotiation between bhosels and rajgonds this...
1.8 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Nagpur Central Museum, Nagpur
47 min walk • The Nagpur Central Museum, popularly known as Ajab Bangla, is located in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1863, Nagpur Central Museum is one of the oldest museums in India and Maharashtra.
1.5 miSW
21°9'23"N • 79°4'46"E
Bishop Cotton School, Nagpur
39 min walk • Universities and schools
2.1 miS
Neighbourhood
Ganesh Peth, Nagpur
55 min walk • Ganesh Peth or Ganesh Peth Colony is a locality based in the city district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. It belongs to Vidarbh region of the Nagpur Division and is close to some destinations in Nagpur like the ST Stand Square, Shukrwari Lake and Ramwadi.
1 miSW
Universities and schools
Government Polytechnic, Nagpur
26 min walk • The Government Polytechnic, Nagpur is an autonomous educational institution of the government of Maharashtra, a state in Western India.
3 miS
Universities and schools
Government Medical College, Nagpur
77 min walk • Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur is a medical college located in Ajni which is part of South Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It was founded in 1947 and was affiliated with Nagpur University from 1947 to 1997, and subsequently Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.