Samadhi Sthal of famous Persons

Resting Place of famous Persons

Raj Ghat means King's Bank (where King suggests to the importance of the place and Bank as in on the bank of river Yamuna). Several other Samādhis or cremation spots of other famous leaders can be found in the vicinity of Raj Ghat on the banks of the Yamuna. The landscaping and planting of these memorials was performed by Alick Percy-Lancaster, the last Englishman to hold the post of Superintendent of Horticultural Operations, Government of India.

Samadhi Sthal                            In the Name of                        Place               Bday-Dday

1.      Royal Steps (Raj Ghat)   Mahatma Gandhi (Mahatma)   New Delhi       1869-1948

2.      Chaitanya Bhoomi          B.R. Ambedkar (Babasaheb)    Dadar Chowpatty 1891-1956

3.      Mahaprayan Ghat           Dr Rajendra Prasad (1st Prez)  Patna                1884-1963

4.      Garden of Peace (Shantivan) Jawaharlal Nehru (PM)       New Delhi       1889-1964

5.      Victory Platform (Vijay Ghat)  Lal Bahadur Shastri (PM) New Delhi       1904-1966

6.      Near to (Shantivan)                Sanjay Gandhi (MP)           New Delhi       1946-1980

7.      Place of Power (Shakti Sthal)  Indira Gandhi (PM)             New Delhi       1917-1984

8.      Place of Equality (Samta Sthal) Jagjivan Ram (Dpty PM)  New Delhi       1908-1986

9.      Farmer’s Platform (Kisan Ghat) Charan Singh (PM)          New Delhi       1902-1987      

10.  Land of Brave (Veer Bhumi)    Rajiv Gandhi (PM)             New Delhi       1944-1991

11.  Place of Unity  (Ekta Sthal)     Giani Zail Singh (Prez)        New Delhi       1916-1994

12.  Abhay Ghat                             Morarji Desai (PM)              Ahmedabad     1896-1995

13.  Narayan Ghat                          Gulzarilal Nanda (PM)         Ahmedabad     1898-1998

14.  Land of Duty (Karma Bhumi)  Shankar Dayal Sharma (Prez) New Delhi    1918-1999

15.   Place of Struggle (Sangharsh Sthal) Devi Lal (Dpty PM)     New Delhi      1909-2001

16.  Nigambodh Ghat                     Kishan Kant (Vice Prez)       New Delhi       1927-2002

17.  P.V. Ghat (Buddha Poornima Park)P.V. Narasimha Rao (PM) Hyderabad 1921-2004

18.  Uday Bhumi                           K. R. Narayanan (Prez)            New Delhi      1920-2005

19.  Place of People's leader (Jannayak Sthal) Chandra Shekhar (PM)  New Delhi 1927-2007

20.  Place of Remembrance (Smiriti Sthal) I. K. Gujral (PM)     New Delhi       1919-2012

Quiz on Samadhi Sthal

1.      Whose samadhi sthal is known as Smriti Sthal ?
Ans: I. K. Gujral

2.      Which famous personality's resting place "Place of People's Leader” has a meaning?

Ans: Chandra Shekhar (Jannayak Sthal)

3.      Whose samadhi sthal is known as Uday Bhumi  ?

Ans: K. R. Narayanan

4.      Whose samadhi sthal is known as Buddha Poornima Park (P V Ghat) ?
Ans: P.V Narasimha Rao

5.      Whose samadhi sthal is known as Nigambodh Ghat ?
Ans: Kishan Kant

6.      Which famous personality's resting place "Place of Struggle" has a meaning?
Ans: Chaudhury Devi Lal (Sangharsh Sthal)            

7.      Which famous personality's resting place "Land of Duty" has a meaning?
Ans: Shankar Dayal Sharma (Karma Bhumi)

8.      Whose samadhi sthal is known as “Narayan Ghat” ?

Ans: Gulzarilal Nanda

9.      Whose samadhi sthal is known as “Abhay Ghat ” ? 

Ans: Morarji Desai

10.  Which famous personality's resting place "Place of Unity" has a meaning?
Ans: Giani Zail Singh (Ekta Sthal)

11.  Which famous personality's resting place "Land of Brave" has a meaning?
Ans: Rajiv Gandhi (Veer Bhumi)

12.  Which famous personality's resting place “Farmer’s Platform” has a meaning?
Ans: Choudhary Charan Singh (Kisan Ghat)

13.  Which famous personality's resting place "Place of Equality" has a meaning?
Ans: Jagjivan Ram (Samta Sthal)

14.  Which famous personality's resting place "Place of Power" has a meaning?

Ans: Indira Gandhi (Shakti Sthal)

15.  Which famous personality's resting place "Victory Platform" has a meaning?

Ans: Lal Bahadur Shastri (Vijay Ghat)

16.  Which famous personality's resting place "Garden of Peace" has a meaning?
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru (Shantivan) 

17.  Whose samadhi sthal is known as “Mahaprayan Ghat” ?
Ans: Dr Rajendra Prasad

18.  Whose samadhi sthal is known as Chaitanya Bhoomi ?

Ans: B.R. Ambedkar

19.  Which famous personality's resting place "Royal Steps" has a meaning?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi (Raj Ghat)