Subhash Chandra Bose 'Grand Statue' to be installed at India Gate: Timeline in Pics

Canopy’s original top, with gilded Tudor Crown bearing Royal Cyphers of King George V were removed on August 12, 1958.

The Canopy earlier had a statue of Kind George 5th, which was removed in 1968.

In 1968, the statue of King George V was removed, kept in store briefly and then moved to Delhi’s Coronation Park.

Also, the flame at the India Gate will be extinguished after 50 years and will be merged with the flame at the adjoining National War Memorial (NWM) in the run-up for Republic Day.

Amar Jawan Jyoti has its own history.

It is spread over 40 acres in the India Gate complex behind the canopy and is dedicated to soldiers killed during wars for India’s safety.

Official sources have informed that the dimensions of Netaji’s statue would be 28 feet in height and 6 feet in breadth.

The Prime Minister said that till the time the grand statue of Netaji Bose is completed, a hologram statue of the freedom fighter would be inaugurated on January 23.

Subhash Chandra Bose ‘Grand Statue’ to be installed at India Gate: Timeline in Pics

A grand granite statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary.

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