Hedgewar Smruti Mandir, Nagpur

#7 among attractions in Nagpur

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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. It was granted tourism status on the recommendation of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation in 2017, but this decision is mired in controversy. ()

Coordinates: 21°8'6"N, 79°6'39"E

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Hedgewar Smruti Mandir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Deekshabhoomi, Maharajbagh Zoo, Zero Mile.

2.7 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
69 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.
2.9 miW
Memorial, Buddhist architecture
Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur
73 min walk • Deekshabhoomi is a sacred monument of Navayana Buddhism located at Nagpur city in Maharashtra state of India, where B. R. Ambedkar, embraced Buddhism with approximately 600,000 of his followers mainly scheduled caste peoples on Ashoka Vijaya Dashami on 14 October 1956.
2.3 miW
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.
2.2 miNW
Memorial
Zero Mile, Nagpur
56 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.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Shukrawari Lake, Nagpur
28 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.
1.9 miNW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Sitabuldi Fort, Nagpur
50 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...
2.4 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Nagpur Central Museum, Nagpur
61 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.
2.7 miN
Memorial
Namantar Shahid Smarak, Nagpur
68 min walk • 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.
2.5 miNW
21°9'23"N • 79°4'46"E
Bishop Cotton School, Nagpur
64 min walk • Universities and schools
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Ganesh Peth, Nagpur
27 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.
2.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Government Polytechnic, Nagpur
68 min walk • The Government Polytechnic, Nagpur is an autonomous educational institution of the government of Maharashtra, a state in Western India.