Famous Indian Leaders
List of Famous Indian Leaders and their memorial names or final resting places. The Cremation Ground of famous Indian leaders were given specific memorial names in honour. For instance, Raj Ghat is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi and Shakti Sthal is the Cremation Ground of Indira Gandhi. It has been seen that majority of the competitive exams will have some questions related to these memorials. Below is the list of famous Indian Leaders and the memorial names of their cremation grounds.
List of Famous Indian Leaders and their Memorial Name
|
Name |
Position Hold |
Memorial Name |
Meaning |
Location |
|
B.R. Ambedkar |
Political leader and Philosopher |
Chaitya Bhoomi |
Dadar (Maharashtra) |
|
|
Chandra Shekhar |
Prime Minister of India |
Jannayak Sthal |
Place of People’s leader |
Delhi |
|
Choudhary Charan Singh |
Prime Minister of India |
Kisan Ghat |
Farmer’s Platform |
Delhi |
|
Devi Lal |
Deputy Prime Minister of India |
Sangharsh Sthal |
Place of Struggle |
Delhi |
|
Giani Zail Singh |
President of India |
Ekta Sthal |
Place of Unity |
Delhi |
|
Gulzarilal Nanda |
Acting Prime Minister of India |
Narayan Ghat |
Ahmadabad (Gujarat) |
|
|
I. K. Gujral |
Prime Minister of India |
Smiriti Sthal |
Place of Remembrance |
Delhi |
|
Indira Gandhi |
Prime Minister of India |
Shakti Sthal |
Place of Power |
Delhi |
|
Jag Jivan Ram |
Deputy Prime Minister of India |
Samta Sthal |
Place of Equality |
Delhi |
|
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Prime Minister of India |
Shantivan |
Garden of Peace |
Delhi |
|
K.R. Narayanan |
10th President of India |
Ekta Sthal |
Karma Bhoomi |
Delhi |
|
Krishna Kant |
Vice President of India |
Nigambhoot Ghat |
Delhi |
|
|
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Prime Minister of India |
Vijay Ghat |
Victory Platform |
Delhi |
|
Mahatma Gandhi |
Father of the Nation |
Raj Ghat |
Royal Steps |
Delhi |
|
Morarji Desai |
Prime Minister of India |
Abhay Ghat |
Ahmadabad (Gujarat) |
|
|
P. V. Narasimha Rao |
Prime Minister of India |
P.V. Ghat |
Delhi |
|
|
Rajendra Prasad |
President of India |
Mahaprayan Ghat |
Patna (Bihar) |
|
|
Rajiv Gandhi |
Prime Minister of India |
Veer Bhumi |
Land of Brave |
Delhi |
|
Shankar Dayal Sharma |
President of India |
Karma Bhumi |
Land of Duty |
Delhi |
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