Amar Jawan Jyoti
| Amar Jawan Jyoti | |
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| अमर जवान ज्योति | |
 India
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| For dead and unknown soldiers of Indian Armed Forces. | |
| Established | December 1971 |
| Unveiled | January 26, 1972 |
| Location |
28°36′46″N 77°13′46″E / 28.612912°N 77.229510°ECoordinates: 28°36′46″N 77°13′46″E / 28.612912°N 77.229510°E India Gate, New Delhi |
| Designed by | Edwin Lutyens |
| Total burials | None. Memorial is a cenotaph. |
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अमर जवान
(English: "Immortal soldier") |
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| Statistics source: Official webpage | |
Amar Jawan Jyoti (Hindi: अमर जवान ज्योति) (English translation: Flame of the immortal soldier) is an Indian memorial constructed after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 to commemorate the martyred and unknown soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who died during the war. The memorial was constructed in December 1971 and inaugurated by Indira Gandhi in 1972. Amar Jawan Jyoti is located under India Gate at Rajpath in New Delhi and consists of a marble pedestal on which a cenotaph is situated. "Amar Jawan" (Immortal Soldier) is scripted in gold on all four sides of the cenotaph and on top, a L1A1 self-loading rifle stands on its barrel with a helmet of the Unknown Soldier on top. The pedestal is bound by four urns, one of which holds a continuously burning flame.
From 3 December 1971 to 16 December 1971 (Fall of Dhaka), India had a military confrontation with Pakistan (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971) during the liberation war in East Pakistan.Creation of Bangladesh was majorly assisted by India during which many Indian soldiers lost their lives. In December 1971, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indira Gandhi (then Prime Minister of India) helped pay to construct the Amar Jawan Jyoti under the India Gate to commemorate the dead and unknown soldiers who died invading Pakistan. On 26 January 1972 (23rd Republic Day of India), the monument was officially inaugurated by Indira Gandhi.
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