Inverted Rifle, helmet shifted from India Gate to War Memorial

Inverted Rifle, helmet shifted from India Gate to War Memorial

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Category : National Published on: May 30 2022

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  • The iconic inverted helmet and rifle, which were a part of the Amar Jawan Jyoti war memorial at the India Gate in Delhi, was moved to the National War Memorial.
  • The National War Memorial is situated less than a kilometre away on the same stretch as the Amar Jawan Jyoti. 
  • The memorial was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.
  • The move came four months after the ceremonial flame of the Amar Jawan Jyoti was extinguished for the first time since it was lit in 1972. 
  • The flame was merged with the torch at the National War Memorial.
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