New British Indian Army Memorial to be built in Scotland

New British Indian Army Memorial to be built in Scotland

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Category : International Published on: January 11 2023

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  • A new British Indian Army memorial has been approved to be built in the Scottish city of Glasgow to commemorate the sacrifices of millions of Indian soldiers who fought alongside the British during the two world wars.
  • In this, the contribution of more than 40 lakh Indian soldiers who fought on behalf of Britain in both the world wars will be shown.
  • Scotland, the local council of Glasgow has approved plans to build a memorial. Glaswegian City Council is now making the final preparations to build the memorial.
  • This war memorial will be built near an art gallery and museum named ‘Kelvingrove’.
  • The contribution of those Sikh and Muslim soldiers who participated in the Second World War will be specially shown in the memorial.
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