Nickolson Monument located near Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan

These are photographs of English commemoratives stone and British times 40 feet tall splendid Nicholson Column located on a hill top At Margalla Pass, Ratta Shah Chowk, GT Road Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan. Nicholson Column is also famous as Nicholson's  Monument. It was built in memory of Brigadier-General Jhon Nicholson, a military officer of British Era who took part in four great wars for the defence of British India.


English commemorative stone provides this historical information :



'This column is erected by friends British and Native to the memory of Brigadier-General Jhon Nicholson taking a hero's part in four great wars for the defence of British India.


Cabul 1840

1st Seikh War 1845

2nd Seikh War 1848

Sepoy Mutiny 1857


As renowned for his civil rule in Punjab as for his conquest, fell Mort, wounded on 14th September, into victory of main of Assault, at the Great siege of Delhi dated on 23rd September 1857.

Mourned by two races with an equal grief.'




Photographs By Ali Babar

Battle of Plassey Memorial Built by The British Located at Plassey, West Bengal, India.

These Are some Photographs Of Commemorative Stones, Boards and Battle of Plassey Memorial Built by The British Located at Plassey, West Bengal, India. Here are Also The pictures of Statue of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula Stood out side the Memorial Premises, Lord Clive And Site Map of Battle of Plassey.
 This Battle of Plassey Was Fought Between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula And British East India Company's Army Commanded by Lord Clive on 23rd June 1757 A.D. Due to unfaithfulness of Traitors like Mir Jafar , India's Slavery By The British Started From Here. The British in shape of  East India Company Won Battle of Plassey. We are presenting a detailed article discussing the relationships of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula and The British East India Company. This article is written By Gurpreet Singh Anand Ji.




Plassey Battle Monument -A Monument to India's Slavery
By Gurpreet Singh Anand
Since childhood I had been reading about Plassey and how the battle here on that fateful day changed Hindoostan’s destiny forever . So when I went to Calcutta ( Kolkata) I was determined to travel to this place and after a five hour journey on road plus a ferry crossing and about 150 kms away we found an avenue of shaded trees both sides of the road leading to an obelisk in commemoration to the Battle of Plassey .
It lies in the field where the battle took place .Outside its periphery walls a statue of Siraj-ud-Daula in gold colour has been put up.The British had built a dak bunglow that stands to this day , where they would come and stay and is now a PWD rest house .This really is a memorial to the British betrayal and deceit of India that began from here .This is how this battle ensued .
When Siraj-ud -Daula became the nawab of Bengal post Alivardi’s death he asked the British , nestled in the hamlet they called Calcutta, to trade on same terms as they did during Murshid Ali Khan’s reign .His envoy was slapped by the British officer and expelled from Calcutta .Enraged the envoy went back to Murshidabad , the then capital city of Bengal , and remarked to the nawab “ What honour is left to us , when few traders  , who have not yet learnt to wash their bottoms reply to the ruler’s order by expelling his envoy ?”
With honour at stake Siraj marched to Calcutta and occupied it in June 1756 .Six months later the soldiers of EIC re-occupied Calcutta on January 2, 1757 .
Siraj's attempts for truce and negotiations were spurned and a conspiracy was hatched to expel him between the British agent at Murshidabad , Jagat Seth the biggest banker of Bengal and Mir Jafar his military paymaster .
And so on 23rd June 1757 in the fields of Plassey , few miles away from the capital ,warring armies went into the battle .The British were led by Clive along with nearly 3,000 soldiers .Suraj forces tried to encircle the British but Mir Jafar and forces under his command did not take part .Rain fell incessantly and seeing the deceit of his commander Siraj retreated to Murshidabad . Clive marched onto Murshidabad where Mir Jaffar was installed on the throne and Siraj was caught by Mir Jafar and Killed . “It was the successful culmination of an intrigue “ is how the eminent historian Percival Spear put it .British who celebrate their feats , even of deceits , have called this as one of the greatest British battles .
Mir Jafar was put on the throne of Bengal , after paying a great amount of money , as a reward for betraying Siraj-ud-Daula .This paying of money to prop on thrones by the royal in their internal strifes continued unabated .Clive’s successors put Mir Kasim having stuffed themselves from riches of the new king , only to again take bribe to re-instate Mir Jafar .There was a new bidder ,in Najim-ud-Daula , who paid for deposing Mir Jafar again few years later .What started at Plassey became a norm thereafter by EIC setting up Indians against each other and favouring one against the other by taking rewards not acknowledged as bribes .
The British from hereinafter remorselessly pursued their quest of loot and plunder of Hindoostan .Clive remarked ‘ To stop is dangerous , to recede ruin .”
As the British East India Company extended their area of dominance by subjugating kingdom after kingdom the ruler was simply given a choice between annexation and annihilation or subjugation that came with price tag attached to it .The pretence of ruling for the welfare of the oppressed .
George Bernard Shaw said ‘When an Englishman wants something , he never publicly admits to his wanting it ;instead his want is expressed as a ‘burning conviction that it is his moral and religious duty to conquer those who possess the thing he wants.’
Writing in her book ‘Indian Summer’ Alex von Tunzelmann , the British historian , aptly put it “ In the beginning , there were two nations . One was a vast , mighty and magnificent empire , brilliantly organised and culturally unified , which dominated a massive swathe of the earth .The other was an undeveloped , semi -feudal realm , riven by religious factionalism and barely able to feed its literate , diseased and stinking masses .The first nation was India .The second was England .”
Almost twelve decades later the Britons priding on their imperial conquests patted themselves on their excesses as Viceroy , Lord Mayo opined “ We are all British gentlemen engaged in the magnificent work of governing an inferior race.”
American historian Will Durant in his magnum opus ‘The Case for India’ wrote “The British conquest of India was the destruction of a high civilization by a trading company utterly without scruple or principal, overrunning with fire, sword, bribery, murder a country temporarily disordered and helpless bribing and murdering , annexing and stealing , and beginning that career of illegal and ‘ legal ‘ plunder which has now ( 1930 ) gone on ruthlessly for one hundred and seventy three years ”
Charles Napier a megalomaniac , who is mostly known for the conquest of the Sindh, had no illusions on what the British were up to “Our object in conquering India , the object of all our cruelties , was money ..Every shilling had been picked out of blood . “We shall yet suffer for the crime assure as there is God in heaven."
Pictures By Gurpreet Singh Anand Ji

Battle of Delhi 1803 Monument Located At Patparganj, Delhi, India.

All these photographs Are of English And Urdu Commemorative Stones Of Battle of Delhi 1803 Monument Located At Patparganj, Delhi, India. This Battle was fought between The Marathas And The British Army. Same Inscriptions Are Written Both in English and Urdu Commemorative stones of The Monument. It is written in English  On Commemorative Stone.

' Near This Spot Was Fought On Sept 11th 1803 The Battle of Dehli In Which The Forces of Mahrattas  Commanded by M. Louis Bourquien Were Defeated By British Army Under General Gerard Lake.'

We Are presenting an article Written by Gurpreet Singh Anand Ji about Battle of Dehli.

By Gurpreet Singh Anand

The Marathas were the real rulers of Delhi in the beginning of the 19th century and Shah Alam -II just a nominal head .

The British ever eager to expand their empire north were at war with the Marathas in what is called Second Anglo-Maratha War . Near Delhi at Patparganj a battle took place on 11th September 1803 .The British led their attack with about 5,000 men under General Gerard Lake .In opposition to little over 15,000 men of Maratha forces led by the French General Louis Bourquin.The latter commanded 18 battalions belonging to the 2nd and 3rd brigades which were previously in command of his friend General Perron .His bosom friend had commanded the poor old Shah Alam to invest him with the supreme authority .Shah Alam “deputed more authority from prison than many a sovereign have done from throne “ , but his keeper , Captain Drugeon , stood by Perron and had to be forced into submission by Bourquin .
Meanwhile Perron had been defeated and surrendered to the British giving air to Bourquin’s assertions that his erstwhile friend was a traitor .It was the remnants of Perron at Shikohabad and Aligarh who flocked to him and became part of his 15,000 strong force .Lake then marched against him from Aligarh .
Holkar’s forces were well entrenched with Yamuna River at their rear and swamp on either side that led the British , Thorn , to comment that only a frontal attack was possible . Then followed Lake’s famous ruse .Lake manoeuvred to feign a retreat of his cavalry on which the Maratha forces left their well entrenched positions in attacking forces retreat and Lake’s ploy succeeded .He bayoneted his opponents in thousands and threw them into the Yamuna River .The loss of British is only recorded at around 500 men to around 3000 of the forces under the French General .The defeat became a rout .
The fighting ensued for three days and Delhi was up for taking by the British who became its de facto rulers after this battle sometimes called Battle of Patparganj and at other time as Battle of Delhi .A memorial was erected at this spot that exists to this day .
So searching along with my brother Col PPS Anand we went in search of the memorial and found it in a corner of the Golf Club in Noida with few steps leading to the monument and inscribed on a stone in Urdu and in English about the battle of Delhi

The following extract from the order of the Government of India refers to this action in which they fell .” The Governor General in council sincerely laments the loss of Major Middleton , Captain McGregor , Lieut . Hill , Lieut .Preston , Cornet Sanguine , Quarter Master Richardson and of the brave soldiers who fell in the exemplary exertions of deliberated valour and discipline spirit at Battle of Delhi . The names of these men will be communicated with the glorious events of the day on which they fell ,a nd will be honoured and revered while the flame of that signal victory shall endure .”

This monument was repaired and the tablet which had disappeared was replaced by the order of Lieutenant of the North West Frontier Province in 1808 .
The reason to post this on this group is that Yashwant Rao Holkar after his defeat reached Amritsar after crossing the Sutlej in 1804.He reached Amritsar where Maharajah Ranjit Singh met him even while he visited Harmandir Sahib to pay his obesience .He sought Ranjit Singh’s assistance , as he had also written to other rulers in India , in making a united stand against the East India Company .
Meanwhile Lake along with Malwai Sardars came to stay at the bank of river Beas and sent Raja Bhag Singh to persuade his nephew, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, not to espouse the hopeless Maratha cause. In Umdat Ut-tawarikh Daftar II , Sohan Lal Suri , on page 49 states “ Raja Bhag Singh told him in secrecy that it was against good reason to oppose the English .He should therefore , abstain from joining hands with Holkar and conclude an alliance with the English .According to the advice of of the said raja , the Sarkar withheld the hand of friendship from Holkar ....One day the Sarkar went to the dera of Holkar . He offered variety of presents .On the following day Holkar came to the Sarkar .The exalted Sarkar, too , gave him many kind of presents .Then Holkar visited the Durbar Sahib ( The Golden Temple ) in the company of of the exalted Sarkar .Many a time they became closetted and discussed a number of matters .He often showed the Sarkar the parade of the platoons and impressed upon him the care of the platoons and regular army .He also emphasised the collection of the treasury .”
But Bhag Singh’s advice prevailed upon Maharajah Ranjit Singh and a golden opportunity was lost to throw firanghis from Indian soil .Suri further writes page 50 “ When Holkar learnt of the friendship between the English and the Maharajah he said that from the boundaries of the Daccan to the outskirts of the Punjab he had searched from courage and valour to join him in his battles and designs .But the more he searched he found that it was elusive .There was nothing in the world except man , but the real one was wanting .He felt for the time being none existed on the earth or under the sky .”
The Holkar Raja left by way of Kasur crossing river Beas and Sutlej and so also the English forces withdrew in its wake .Very interestingly Suri mentions further “ In the year 1862 Bikrami ( 1805 A.D. ) , when Holkar was at Jaipur and the General at Cawnpore , it is reported by the Sarkar that he had cast the letters purporting to the support of the Holkar and the friendship of the English in the presences of the ‘Granth’ ( The Holy Book of the Sikhs ) .He got the letter relating to the English in the lot .Accordingly he abstained from helping Holkar.”
Bhag Singh`s mediation in behalf of the British helped pave the way for the first Anglo Sikh Treaty of 1806. He gained in territory both from the British and Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Ludhiana, later acquired by the British for establishing a political agency, once belonged to him.

Pictures By Gurpreet Singh Anand Ji

Quaid-E-Azam Memorial Hut Also Famous As Quaid-Azam Tourist Lodge

This Is The Picture Of Quaid-E-Azam Memorial Hut Also Famous As Quaid-Azam Tourist Lodge Located On The Bank Of River Jhelum At Barsala 3 KM Away From Kohala And 40 KM Away From Murree,Pakistan. This Tourist Lodge Was Built By Dogras Of Kashmir State Who Used To Use This Lodge As Residence When They Happened To Go To Rawalpindi From Srinagar. Quaid-E-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Alao Stayed Here In 1944 While Returning From Srinagar. A Chair Used By Quaid-E-Azam Is Placed Here.
Picture By Abdul Mannan Ji

Khajuraho Group of Hindu And Jain Monuments Located In Madhya Pradesh, India

' World Heritage Site Special '





These Are Some Pictures of Commemorative Stones And Khajuraho Group of Hindu And Jain Monuments Located In Madhya Pradesh, India. Khajuraho is a famous tourist and World Heritage   archaeological site known for its sculptured temples dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Jain patriarchs. 85 temples were built by multiple rulers from about 950 to 1050 by the Chandela dynasty but now around 25 stand in varying stages of preservation. These temples are famous for their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic sculptures. The Most important temples at Khajuraho include Lakshman, Vishwanatha, Kandariya, Mahadeva, Jagadambi, Chiragupta Delhadeo, Parshvanatha, Adinatha, Vaman, Javari and Chaturbhiya.


It is written on the Commemorative Stone of Khajuraho Group of Monuments:
' Khajuraho '

' It was known as Vasta in ancient time, jejakbhukti in Medieval times and Bundelkhand from 14th century. Khajuraho played a significant role in Indian History.

The Chandelas who rose to power during the early 10th century A.D and their capital at Khajuraho. Decorated the Palace with tanks & temples. According to local tradition, there were 85 temples but now around 25 stand in varying stages of preservation. The palace lost its importance around 1500 A.D. Most of these temples are built of Sandstone, except the Chausath Yogini, Brahma and Lalguan Mahadeva which are constructed of granite. The temples belongs to The Shaiva, Vaishnava & Jaina sects & they mark the culmination of the Central Indian temple building style revealing a distinctive peculiarities of plan and elevation. These compact temples without any enclosure wall erected on a high platform. Normally the temple consists of Garbhagriha (Sanctum) Antarala (Vestibule) Mandapa & Ardhamandapa (Entrance Porch).

The Khajuraho temples mark the highest development of Indian Architecture design. The sculptures represented at Khajuraho include The cult-images, Parivara Devtas (Family Deities), Apraras or Sura-Sundaris, Secular & Animal Sculptures & their Maturity can be seen at Kandariya Mahadeva Temple which display tall & slender figures with distinctive Physiognomy.

The erotic figures have given us the finest sculpture which vibrate a Rare sensitiveness & warmth of emotion and remarkable for their sculptural quality. The Most important temples at Khajuraho include Lakshman, Vishwanatha, Kandariya, Mahadeva, Jagadambi, Chiragupta Delhadeo, Parshvanatha, Adinatha, Vaman, Javari and Chaturbhiya.'



Pictures Gifted By Inderjeet Singh Ji

Henzal Stupa

Henzal Stupa

Ghandi Smriti Famous As Birla House And Birla Bhavan Located At Tees January/ Albuquerque Road Delhi,India

These Are Some Pictures Of Commemorative Boards/Stone And Ghandi Smriti Famous As Birla House And Birla Bhavan Located At Tees January/ Albuquerque Road Delhi,India. It Is The Place Where Mahatma Gandhi Spent The Last 144 Days Of His Life Till His Assassination On 30 January 1948. Birla House Now Serves As Museum In Memory Of Mr. Ghandi. This House Was Built In 1928 By Ghanshyamdas Birla. Gandhi Ji Was One Of Frequent Guests Of The Birlas. During Last Stay, Gandhi Ji Stayed Here From 9 September 1947 to 30 January 1948.The Birla House Was Purchased In 1971 By The Government Of India At The Price Of Rs 5.4 Million And Seven Acres Of Urban Land In Exchange. The Government Of India Opened Birla House For The Public on 15 August 1973 And Renamed It As Gandhi Smriti Or Gandhi Remembrance. Gandhi Was shot During His Prayers By A Nationalist Named Nathuram Vinayak Godse. Now The Martyr's Column Marks The Place Where Gandhi Ji Was Assassinated. There Are Also Foot Prints Of Ghandi Ji Marked On The Way He Walked Last.