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{{Infobox monument<br />
| name = Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial, Hussainiwala, India<br />
| native_name = हुसैनीवाला राष्ट्रीय शहीदी स्मारक, पंजाब, भारत<br />
| image = National_Martyrs_Memorial_Hussainiwala_closeup.jpg<br />
| caption = National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala<br />
| location = [[Hussainiwala]], [[Ferozepur district]], [[Punjab, India]]<br />
| designer = [[Government of Punjab, India]]<br />
| type = Memorial wall and statue<br />
| material = Brick, mortar, marble and metal<br />
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| open = 1968<br />
| dedicated_to = [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru]] and [[Sukhdev Thapar]]<br />
| map_name = India Punjab#India<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|30|59|51|N|74|32|49|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.ferozepur.nic.in/html/HUSSAINIWALA.html}}<br />
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}}<br />
'''Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial''' ({{lang|hi|हुसैनीवाला राष्ट्रीय शहीदी स्मारक, पंजाब, भारत}}) in memory of the Indian freedom fighters [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Sukhdev Thapar]] and [[Shivaram Rajguru]], is at [[Hussainiwala]] village in [[Punjab, India]]. A daily ''flag lowering ceremony'', similar to the [[Wagah-Attari border ceremony]] is also held here jointly by the Indian and Pakistani armed forces.<br />
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== Martyrs Memorial ==<br />
The memorial marks the location on the banks of the [[Sutlej]] river where Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were cremated on 23 March 1931. It is also the cremation place of [[Batukeshwar Dutt]], who died in 1965 and had also been involved in bombing the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] with Singh. His last wish was to be cremated at the same place.{{cn|date=September 2016}} The mother of Bhagat Singh, Vidyawati, was also cremated there in accordance with her last wish.{{cn|date=September 2016}}<br />
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The memorial was built in 1968<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070923/spectrum/main2.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001151150/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070923/spectrum/main2.htm |archivedate=1 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }} Making of a memorial by K. S. Bains</ref> and is located {{convert|1|km|mi}} from the border of India and Pakistan border, on the Indian side. After the [[Partition of India]], the cremation spot became a part of Pakistan but on 17 January 1961 it was returned to India in exchange for 12 villages near the [[Sulemanki Headworks]] (Fazilka).This action of government was due to the pressure of AISF the student organization of CPI. The activists of AISF and AIYF conducted mass gatherings and protest to return Hussainiwala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-indian-sikhs-need-binoculars-for-darshan-across-the-border/articleshow/65824527.cms|title=Why Indian Sikhs need binoculars for darshan across the border}}</ref><br />
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== Annual mela==<br />
Every year, on 23 March, the ''Shaheedi Mela'' is observed at the memorial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gazfzpr5.htm |title=Dress and Ornaments |accessdate=29 April 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001150557/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gazfzpr5.htm |archivedate=1 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The day is also observed across the state of Punjab.<br />
[[File:Statues of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.jpg|thumb|none|Statues of [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]] and [[Sukhdev Thapar|Sukhdev]]]]<br />
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== Flag lowering ceremony==<br />
A daily ceremony is held here in the evening at Hussainiwala-[[Ganda Singh Wala]] border.<ref>[http://ferozepur.nic.in/html/indopakborder.html District Firozpur website: Retreat Ceremony at Husainiwala]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Borders_of_India#Beating retreat|Border ceremonies of India]]<br />
* [[Borders of India]]<br />
* [[Jallianwala Bagh]]<br />
* [[India–Myanmar barrier#Look-East Connectivity|Look-East Connectivity projects]]<br />
* [[Look East policy (India)]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:History of Punjab]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Memorials to Bhagat Singh]]<br />
[[Category:1968 establishments in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Martyrs' monuments and memorials]]<br />
[[Category:Firozpur district]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl