CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY,g
C/O COL GKS REDDY,
VISIT TO HUSSAINIWALA BORDER CROSSING AND BHAGAT SINGH MEMORIAL
Introduction
Visited Hussainiwala Border post and Bhagat Singh Memorial on 10 Feb 2016 along with all the Veterans of my parent Unit, who were in the Area for a Veterans Re-Union from 09 Feb 2016 to 11 Feb 2016.
Hussainiwala
The village is named after the Muslim Peer Baba Hussainiwala ji (Saint Hussaini wala or Saint "who is of Husain"), whose tomb is in the Border Security Force headquarters at Hussainiwala
Hussainiwala Border Post
The Hussainiwala border crossing is now closed for travelers, although a flag retreat ceremony is still held daily. Until 1970, it was the principal road crossing between India and Pakistan, and was a trade route for truckers, mostly for the import of Kandahari Angoor (dehydrated grapes) and other fruits and food products from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The border crossing was replaced by the border crossing at Wagah, a little further north. In 2005 there were proposals to reopen the border, but it has not yet frutified and the Border Post remains closed.
Visit to Bhagat Singh Memorial
The famous National Martyrs Memorial marks the location where Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were cremated on March 23, 1931 on the banks of the Sutlej river. It is also the cremation place of B.K. Dutta (Batukeshwar Dutt) (died 1965) who was also involved in bombing the Central Legislative Assembly with Bhagat Singh. His last wish was to be cremated at the place where Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev where cremated. The mother of Bhagat Singh, Vidyawati, was also cremated there in accordance with her last wish, and later she was awarded the title of Punjab Mata (Mother of Punjab). | image_skyline = File:National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala closeup.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The National Martyrs Memorial, built at Hussainiwala in memory of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
The National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala, built in 1968, depicts an irrepressible revolutionary spirit of the three National Martyrs, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The memorial is located just one km from the India-Pakistan border on the Indian side and has memorials of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. After Partition, the cremation spot went to Pakistan but on January 17, 1961, this martyr's land was received when India gave 12 villages near the Sulemanki Headworks (Fazilka) to Pakistan. B.K. Dutt was also cremated here on 19 July 1965 and in accordance with his last wishes. Bhagat Singh's mother, Punjab Mata Vidyawati, was also cremated here in accordance with her last wish.
This memorial was damaged by the withdrawing Pakistani troops in 1972. The memorial was restored in 1973 by the efforts of the then Punjab Chief Minister, Zail Singh.
Every year, on the 23rd of March, the Shaheedi Mela is observed at this National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala, in which thousands of people pay their homage. The day is also observed across the state of Punjab.
The Entry Gate to the Bhagat Singh Memorial at Hussainiwala
A Tower of Hussainiwala Fort. The Memorial is located outside the Fort
Another Tower of the Fort
Full View of the Hussainiwala Fort
Self with Col Sharawat, of my unit, who was one of my
Company Commander, in front of the Fort
One of the Images in Bhagat Singh Memorial, - Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev
A closeup of the Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev at the Memorial
Self, Maj SR Roy, Col VS Sharawat and Col VK Rana, All Veterans at the Memorial
The Spot Near the Fort, where the Railway Track Going into
Pakistan has been cut and Terminated after the Partition
A Placard at the Memorial
A View of the Fort from the Memorial
The Placard Indicating the Destruction of the Memorial by Pakistani Army in 1972
15 Punjab War Memorial Near the Monument
Statues of the Company Commanders of 15 Punjab, who
sacrificed their lives, Defending the Memorial
Note - The Information about Hussainiwala has been extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
