query: who built the jantar mantar observation in jaipur and delhi

pos: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Jantar Mantar, Jaipur The Jantar Mantar monument in Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, and completed in 1734. It features the world's largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located near City Palace and Hawa Mahal. The instruments allow the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye. The monument expresses architectural innovations, as well as the coming together of ideas from different religious and social beliefs in 18th-century India. The observatory is an example of the Ptolemaic positional astronomy which was

pos: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur in Astronomy were only slightly more accurate than the medieval Islamic instruments that Jai Singh had created. It was used as a filming location for the 2006 film "The Fall" as a maze. Storm Thorgerson photographed the sundial for the cover of Shpongle's DVD, "Live at the Roundhouse 2008". It was photographed by Julio Cortázar with the collaboration of Antonio Gálvez for the book "Prosa del Observatorio" (Editorial Lumen: Barcelona, 1972). Jantar Mantar, Jaipur The Jantar Mantar monument in Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, and completed

pos: St Xavier's College, Jaipur St Xavier's College, Jaipur St Xavier’s College, Jaipur, affiliated to the University of Rajasthan, was established in 2010 by the Jaipur Xavier Educational Association (JXEA), a trust established by the Jesuits in 1950. It is the latest of the undertakings of the Jesuits in Rajasthan. The Jesuits first came to Jaipur in 1729 at the invitation of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in order to help him set up an astronomical observatory known as Jantar Mantar at his then new capital of Jaipur. They came back to Jaipur in 1941 at the invitation of the Ajmer Bishop and Mirza Ismail,

neg: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi built five similar observatories in west-central India, all known by the name Jantar Mantar. They are located at While the purpose of the Jantar Mantars was astronomy and astrology (Jyotish), they are also a major tourist attraction and a significant monument of the history of astronomy. Jantar Mantar, New Delhi Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1723 onwards, as he was given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar

neg: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi Jantar Mantar, New Delhi Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1723 onwards, as he was given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables. There is a plaque fixed on one of the structures in the Jantar Mantar observatory in New Delhi that was placed there in 1910 mistakenly dating the construction of the complex to the year 1710. Later research, though, suggests 1724 as the actual

neg: Jantar-Mantar Jantar-Mantar Jantar-Mantar is a public art work by sculptor Narendra Patel, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Jantar-Mantar" is a monumental sculpture of cast concrete located near the College of Engineering and Applied Science building on the west end of the UWM campus. The sculpture's title references the astronomical observation structures constructed in eighteenth century Jaipur, India. The work was created by UWM sculpture professor Narendra Patel in collaboration with an engineering faculty member and a crew of student workers. According to UWM art history department faculty member Kenneth

neg: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi fabulous aspect of this controversy. Jantar Mantar was constructed with an aim of measuring local time, altitude (of the place) and also to measure declination of Sun, stars and planets and to determine eclipses. Motion, speed and properties of stars and planets were also recorded using several special instruments. Jantar Mantar, Varanasi Jantar Mantar is an observatory built in Varanasi in the year 1737 by Maharaja Jai Singh II of kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). The observatory is one of the five observatories built by Maharaja Jai Singh II. Maharaja Jai Singh II was also an astronomer and had

neg: Misra Yantra Chakra, Karka Rasivalaya, and the Western Quadrant. The Dakshinottara Bhitti was also built in the Jaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura observatories. It is a modified version of the Portable Meridian Dial present in Greek, Arabic, Hindu and European systems of astronomy. The Dakshinottara Bhitti of the Mishra Yantra is in the form of a graduated semicircle located on the eastern wall. Misra Yantra Mishra Yantra is one of the four distinct astronomical instruments of the Jantar Mantar observatory located in New Delhi, India. Each instrument at the Jantar Mantar are separate brilliant architectures constructed based on mathematical observations, and help

neg: Varanasi Kashi Vidyapith, the Shri Vishwanath Temple on the BHU campus, the Ramnagar Fort, the Riverfront Ghats, the Tulsi Manas Temple. The Jantar Mantar observatory, constructed in 1737, is located above the ghats along the Ganges, and is adjacent to the Manmandir and Dasaswamedh Ghats and near the palace of Jai Singh II of Jaipur. While less equipped than the observatories at Jaipur and Delhi, the Jantar Mantar has a unique equatorial sundial which is functional and allows measurements to be monitored and recorded by one person. The Ramnagar Fort, located near the Ganges on its eastern bank and opposite the

neg: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi Jantar Mantar, Varanasi Jantar Mantar is an observatory built in Varanasi in the year 1737 by Maharaja Jai Singh II of kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). The observatory is one of the five observatories built by Maharaja Jai Singh II. Maharaja Jai Singh II was also an astronomer and had a deep interest in science and astronomy. In the early 18th century, he sent his scholars to several countries to study design, construction and technology of the observatories and also the prevalent technology. The scholars returned with their observations and many manuals on astronomy. Subsequently between 1724 and 1737,

neg: Jantar Mantar The name "Jantar Mantar" is at least 200 years old, finding a mention in an account from 1803. However, the archives of Jaipur State, such as accounts from 1735 and 1737–1738, do not use this as "Jantra", which in the spoken language is corrupted to "Jantar". The word "Jantra" is derived from "yantra", instrument, while the suffix "Mantar" is derived from mantrana meaning consult or calculate. The words "jantar" and "mantar" (or "yantra" and "mantra") mean calculation instrument. Jantar Mantar The Jantar Mantar is an equinoctial sundial, consisting of a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur instruments had been built by 1728, and the construction of the instruments in Jaipur continued until 1738. During 1735, when construction was at its peak, at least 23 Astronomers were employed in Jaipur, and due to the changing political climate, Jaipur replaced Delhi as Jai Singh's main observatory, and remained Jai Singh's central observatory until his death in 1743. The observatory lost support under Isvari Singh (r.1743-1750) because of a succession war between him and his brother. However, Mado Singh (r. 1750-1768), Isvari Singh's successor, supported the observatory, although it did not see the same level of activity as under

neg: Jaipur of the west Golden Triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Agra (). It also serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan such as Jodhpur (), Jaisalmer () Udaipur () and Mount Abu Jaipur is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Jantar Mantar and the Amer Fort. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer who ruled from 1699 to 1743. He planned to shift his capital from Amer, from Jaipur to accommodate the growing population and increasing scarcity of water. Jai Singh consulted several books on

neg: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi year of construction. The primary purpose of the observatory was to compile astronomical tables, and to predict the times and movements of the sun, moon and planets. Some of these purposes nowadays would be classified as astronomy. Completed in 1724, the Delhi Jantar Mantar had decayed considerably by 1867. The Ram Yantra, the Samrat Yantra, the Jayprakash Yantra and the Mishra Yantras are the distinct instruments of Jantar Mantar. The 4 distinct instruments within the observatory of Jantar Mantar in New Delhi: the Samrat Yantra, the Jayaprakash, Rama Yantra and the Misra Yantra. Between 1727 and 1734 Jai Singh II

neg: Jantar Mantar can give the local time to an accuracy of 2 seconds. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five Jantar Mantars in total, in New Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi; they were completed between 1724 and 1735. The jantars have like Samrat Yantra, Jai Prakash, Ram Yantra and Niyati Chakra; each of which are used to for various astronomical calculations. The primary purpose of the observatory was to compile astronomical tables, and to predict the times and movements of the sun, moon and planets. List Of Instruments:

neg: Ghats in Varanasi of alleys of Siddha Kshetra (Field of Fulfillment). According to tradition, Agni, the Hindu God of Fire was born here. Hindu devotees propitiate at this place Vireshwara, the Lord of all heroes, for a son. Mana-Mandir Ghat: Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur built this Ghat in 1770, as well as the Jantar Mantar equipped with ornate window casings along with those at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, and Mathura. There is a fine stone balcony in the northern part of the ghat. Devotees pay homage here to the lingam of Someswar, the Lord of the Moon. Lalita Ghat: The late King

neg: Jaipur was listed in second place on CNN's "World's 15 most expensive hotel suites" in 2012. Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre (JECC) is Rajasthan’s biggest convention and exhibition centre. It is famous for organising events such as Vastara, Jaipur Jewellery Show, Stonemart 2015 and Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit 2015. Visitor attractions include the Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, City Palace, Amer Fort, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Birla Mandir, Galtaji, Govind Dev Ji Temple, Garh Ganesh Temple, Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, Royal Gaitor cenotaphs, Sanghiji Jain temple and the Jaipur Zoo. The Jantar Mantar observatory and Amer Fort are one of

neg: New Delhi days later. Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948. Rajghat is the place where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated on 31 January 1948 after his assassination and his ashes were buried and make it a final resting place beside the sanctity of the Yamuna River. The Raj Ghat in the shape of large square platform with black marble was designed by architect Vanu Bhuta. Jantar Mantar located in Connaught Place was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur. It consists of

neg: Jantar Mantar Jantar Mantar The Jantar Mantar is an equinoctial sundial, consisting of a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis. On either side of the gnomon is a quadrant of a circle, parallel to the plane of the equator. The instrument is intended to measure the time of day, correct to half a second and declination of the Sun and the other heavenly bodies. There are five Jantar Mantars in India, of which the largest is in Jaipur which features many instruments along with the world's largest stone sundial. The Vrihat Samrat yantra is a sundial that

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur "mantar" (from "mantrana", Sanskrit: मन्त्रण, "consult, calculate"). Therefore, "Jantar Mantar" literally means 'calculating instrument'. Jai Singh noticed that the zij used in his time, especially the predictions of the position of celestial objects such as the moon, did not match the positions calculated on the table. He constructed five new observatories in different cities in order to create a more accurate Zij. The astronomical tables Jai Singh created, the Zij-i Muhammad Shahi was continuously used in India for a century although the table had little significance outside of India. When Jai Singh began construction in Jaipur is unknown, but several

neg: Jantar Mantar, Varanasi Maharaja Jai Singh II had five observatories constructed in Jaipur, Mathura, New Delhi, Ujjain and in Varanasi. There is another evidence of the observatory being built at least two centuries before 1772. According to Collected writing of Dharampal, Volume I, Chapter I, page number 39, Sir Robert Barker, in 1772, wrote that the observatory was built about 200 years ago by Raja Mawnsing, son of Jaysing. He states "The principal curiosity here is the observatory, built by Mawnsing,the son of Jysing, about 200 years ago; there is an exceedingly good mural arch cut upon a fine plaister of chunam, so

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur again several times during the British colonial rule, particularly in 1902, the Jantar Mantar was declared a national monument in 1948. It was restored in 2006. The restoration process in early 20th century replaced some of the original materials of construction with different materials. Jantar Mantar is managed under the Archeological Sites and Monuments Act of Rajasthan since 1961, and protected as a National Monument of Rajasthan since 1968. The Vedas mention astronomical terms, measurement of time and calendar, but do not mention any astronomical instruments. The earliest discussion of astronomical instruments, gnomon and clepsydra, is found in the Vedangas,

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Jai Singh. Although some restorations were made to the Jantar Mantar under Pratap Singh (r.1778-1803), activity at the observatory died down again. During this time, a temple was constructed, and Pratap Singh turned the site of the observatory into a gun factory. Ram Singh (r. 1835-1880) began the restoration of the Jantar Mantar, and completed restoring it in 1876, and even made some of the instruments more durable by inserting lead into the lines in the instruments, and restoring some of the plaster instruments with stone instead. However, the observatory soon became neglected again, and was not restored until 1901

neg: Misra Yantra Misra Yantra Mishra Yantra is one of the four distinct astronomical instruments of the Jantar Mantar observatory located in New Delhi, India. Each instrument at the Jantar Mantar are separate brilliant architectures constructed based on mathematical observations, and help in calculating different aspects of celestial objects and time. It is widely believed that the Jantar Mantar was constructed in the year 1724. The four instruments of Jantar Mantar are Samrat Yantra (a large sundial for calculating time), Jay Prakash Yantra (2 concave hemispherical structures, used to ascertain the position of Sun and other heavenly bodies), Ram Yantra (two large cylindrical

neg: Jantar-Mantar Bendiner, the sculpture is created from a "newly patented concrete" made from recycled "tires, coal slag and whatnot." A 12-member crew constructed the work over four months. The sculpture was dedicated in June, 1995. Jantar-Mantar Jantar-Mantar is a public art work by sculptor Narendra Patel, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) on the east side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Jantar-Mantar" is a monumental sculpture of cast concrete located near the College of Engineering and Applied Science building on the west end of the UWM campus. The sculpture's title references the astronomical observation structures constructed in eighteenth century

neg: All India Congress Committee however after independence of India in 1947, it was shifted to 7, Jantar Mantar Marg, near Jantar Mantar, Delhi and subsequently to 24 Akbar Road, right behind 10 Janpath, after the 1969 Congress split, under Indira Gandhi. Today, its institutional records are part of the Archives at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, at Teen Murti House, Delhi. The Organisation is headed by the Congress President, who is elected by the All India Congress Committee. The AICC on the other hand is composed of delegates sent by the various State-level Pradesh Congress Committees, who themselves have been elected or nominated

neg: North India of India includes Uttar Pradesh and Delhi but excludes Rajasthan and Chandigarh. Other states sometimes included are Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. North India has been the historical centre of the Mughal, Delhi Sultanate and British Indian Empires. It has a diverse culture, and includes the Hindu pilgrimage centres of Char Dham, Haridwar, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, Allahabad, Vaishno Devi and Pushkar, the Buddhist pilgrimage centres of Sarnath and Kushinagar, the Sikh Golden Temple as well as world heritage sites such as the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Khajuraho temples, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Jantar Mantar (Jaipur), Bhimbetka Caves, Sanchi

neg: One Rank, One Pension pm on 26 Jul 2015. In the meanwhile Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, continues to attract ex servicemen of all ranks. On 24 July, Maj General Satbir reported that officers from the 1st National Defence Academy (NDA) course, who are in their 80s, visited Jantar Mantar, Delhi, to show solidarity with the relay hunger strikers and express disapproval of government policy. 26 July 2015 To coincide with Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) events to mark the Kargil War, UK based Non Resident Indians (NRIs) held a one-day hunger strike to protest BJP Government failure to implement One rank One pension (OROP), outside

neg: Nahargarh Fort residence of the Maharajas. Until April 1944, the Jaipur State government used for its official purposes solar time read from the Samrat Yantra in the Jantar Mantar Observatory, with a gun fired from Nahargarh Fort as the time signal. Some scenes in the movies "Rang De Basanti", "Shuddh Desi Romance" and "Sonar Kella" were shot at Nahargarh Fort. Jaipur wax museum is yet another attraction was built on the left side at the entrance of Nahargarh fort in support with Department of Archaeology & Museums Jaipur, Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, The place earlier was known as Vishram Ghar-

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ancient Sanskrit texts. The gnomon (called Shanku, शङ्कु) found at Jantar Mantar monument is discussed in these 1st millennium BCE Vedangas and in many later texts such as the Katyayana sulbasutras. Other discussions of astronomical instruments are found in Hinduism texts such as the 4th century BCE Arthashastra, Buddhist texts such as Sardulakarna-avadana, and Jainism texts such as Surya-prajnapti. The theories behind the instruments are found in texts by the 5th century CE Aryabhatta, 6th century CE Brahmagupta and Varahamihira, 9th century Lalla, 11th century Sripati and Bhaskara. The texts of Bhaskara have dedicated chapters on instruments and he calls

neg: Royal Orient and Sarkhej. Some of the tourist spots covered are the Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Jama Masjid in Delhi, Chittorgarh Fort and Rani Padmini's Palace in Chittorgarh, Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Lake Palace in Udaipur, the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and the Hawa Mahal and Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. Royal Orient The Royal Orient is an Indian luxury tourism train that runs between Gujarat and Rajasthan, covering important tourist locations in the two states. Modelled on the "Palace on Wheels", India's first luxury tourist train, the train offers tourists a taste of royal luxury while "showcasing the best of

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur in most cases huge structures. The scale to which they have been built has been alleged to increase their accuracy. However, the penumbra of the sun can be as wide as 30 mm, making the 1mm increments of the Samrat Yantra sundial devoid of any practical significance. Additionally, the masons constructing the instruments had insufficient experience with construction of this scale, and subsidence of the foundations has subsequently misaligned them. The "samrat yantra", for instance, which is a sundial, can be used to tell the time to an accuracy of about two seconds in Jaipur local time. The Giant Sundial,

neg: Son et lumière (show) historic houses and church buildings have enjoyed such a production. Of particular interest have been the ones at Canterbury Cathedral (produced as part of the European "Cathedrales en Lumière" events), Rochester Castle, St Augustine's Abbey, St. George's Hall, Liverpool, Tewkesbury Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace, and at Chartwell, the country home of Winston Churchill. Part of the London 2012 Olympic bid involved the use of "son et lumière" inspired light projections of athletes upon various London buildings. In India, popular shows are at Red Fort, Amer Fort, Akbari Quila, Ajmer, Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Purana Qila, Delhi, and Golconda

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur shared by many civilizations. The monument features instruments operating in each of the three main classical celestial coordinate systems: the horizon-zenith local system, the equatorial system and the ecliptic system. The "Kapala Yantraprakara" is one that works in two systems and allows transformation of the coordinates directly from one system to the other. The monument was damaged in the 19th century. Early restoration work was undertaken under the supervision of Major Arthur Garrett, a keen amateur astronomer, during his appointment as Assistant State Engineer for the Jaipur District. The name is derived from jantar (yantra, Sanskrit: यन्त्र, "instrument, machine"), and

neg: Cochin House Cochin House The Cochin House is the former residence of the Maharaja of Cochin in Delhi. It located at Jantar Mantar Road 3. It is also known as "Cochin State Palace". The house was originally built by Sujan Singh, a prominent Punjabi real estate builder based in New Delhi, as his private residence. In 1911, when New Delhi was announced as capital of then-the British India, Sujan Singh and his son Sobha Singh became part of New Delhi construction project as senior sub-contractors. The structure was completed and furnished by 1911 as part of New Delhi City project. The house

neg: One Rank, One Pension 72 Medium Artillery; and Mrs Savita Rai Singh wife of Brig Rai Singh(90 Year old) Maha Vir Chakra. Many visitor contributed substantial sums to the cause. 24 August 2015 Colonel Pushpendra Singh, one of three veterans on hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, was evacuated to Army Research and Referral Hospital, Delhi, in a private car, due to deteriorating condition.<ref name="ndtv, 28/8"></ref> 25 August 2015 On 72 day of the Relay Hunger Strike (RHS), 37 Ex-servicemen were on RHS at Jantar Mantar. Col Pushpender Singh(Grenadiers), was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Army Research and Referral Hospital ( R&R), Havaldar (

neg: Chandradhar Sharma Guleri Chandradhar Sharma Guleri Chandradhar Sharma (1883–1922) was a writer and scholar of Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali from Jaipur, India. He was born in Jaipur and his father belongs to guler village in Himachal Pradesh hence "Guleri" at the end of the name. Described as a versatile genius, he is known as the author of "Usne Kaha Tha" ( Hindi उसने कहा था ), first published in 1915, which is debated to be the first short story in Hindi. He is also remembered for his efforts to preserve the Jantar Mantar Observatory in Jaipur. Pandit Guleri graduated from Allahabad University

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur them "Yantra-adhyaya". The theory of chakra-yantra, yasti-yantra, dhanur-yantra, kapala-yantra, nadivalaya-yantra, kartari-yantra and others are found in the ancient texts. Although Jai Singh's observatories did not use telescopes, Jai Singh himself had several which he occasionally used for his observations, and telescopes were being built in India at the time. However, telescopes built at the time were not very accurate for measuring celestial objects. In Europe, the telescope sights were first being used, and increased the accuracy of measuring celestial objects. However, the telescope sight was still a new invention in Europe, and had not yet reached India, and European innovations

neg: Jaipur Metro Phase I-B of Jaipur Metro has recently come up with huge uproar because its construction can result in risks to some UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar and Isarlat. As per JMRC data, the stretch from Chandpole to Badi Chaupar, which lies in the Walled City of Jaipur, is just long. Construction on this section of the Pink Line would have costed . Phase I-B is also not in accordance with Jaipur's archaeological laws, which states that any kind of digging/tunneling work in the vicinity of heritage sites is not allowed. The Badi Chaupar and Choti Chaupar

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur known as the Samrat Yantra (The Supreme Instrument) is one of the world's largest sundials, standing 27 metres tall. Its shadow moves visibly at 1 mm per second, or roughly a hand's breadth (6 cm) every minute, which can be a profound experience to watch. Built from local stone and marble, each instrument carries an astronomical scale, generally marked on the marble inner lining. Bronze tablets, bricks and mortar were also employed in building the instruments in the monument spread over about 18,700 square metres. It was in continuous use until about 1800, then fell in disuse and disrepair. Restored

neg: Dashashwamedh Ghat Jantar Mantar, an observatory built by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur in the year 1737. Ganga aarti (ritual of offering prayer to the Ganges river) is held daily at dusk. Several priests perform this ritual by carrying "deepam" and moving it up and down in a rhythmic tune of bhajans. Special aartis are held on Tuesdays and on religious festivals. On 7 December 2010 a low-intensity blast rocked the southern end of the aarti at the Sitla Ghat. This killed 2 people and injured 37 including 6 foreign tourists, and the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for it. Dashashwamedh Ghat Dashashwamedh

neg: Agrasen ki Baoli took place here. Agrasen ki Baoli Agrasen ki Baoli (also known as Agrasen ki Baodi), designated a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958, is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical step well on Hailey Road near Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India. Although there are no known historical records to prove who built Agrasen ki Baoli, it is believed that it was originally built by the legendary king Agrasen, and rebuilt in the 14th century by the Agrawal community which traces its

neg: Agrasen ki Baoli Agrasen ki Baoli Agrasen ki Baoli (also known as Agrasen ki Baodi), designated a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958, is a 60-meter long and 15-meter wide historical step well on Hailey Road near Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India. Although there are no known historical records to prove who built Agrasen ki Baoli, it is believed that it was originally built by the legendary king Agrasen, and rebuilt in the 14th century by the Agrawal community which traces its origin to Maharaja

neg: One Rank, One Pension Jethmalani, former BJP member, visits Jantar Mantar, declares support for OROP, and blames the finance minister for delay in implementing OROP.<ref name="Toi/ 31/8"></ref> 1 September 2015 On 79th day of the Relay Hunger Strike (RHS), there were 28 Ex-servicemen, and wives of three Ex servicemen on Relay Hunger Strike at Jantar Mantar. In Ambala and Pathankot, the RHS entered the 75th and 79th day respectively. There were 4 ex servicemen on hunger strike in the army Hospital, and 8 at Jantar Mantar. Hav Major Singh, who has been on fast since 16 August, has lost 10 kilo of weight. He

neg: Time in India a day to be 24 hours, the smallest time unit, "prāṇa", or one respiratory cycle, equals 4 seconds, a value consistent with the "normal breathing frequency" of 15 breaths/min used in modern medical research. The Surya Siddhanta also described a method of converting local time to the standard time of Ujjain. Despite these early advances, standard time was not widely used outside astronomy. For most of India's history, ruling kingdoms kept their own local time, typically using the Hindu calendar in both lunar and solar units. For example, the Jantar Mantar observatory built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in Jaipur

neg: Cochin House was named as "Vyukunt", which was prominent landmark in New Delhi those time. After Independence, when Cochin joined with India Union, the house became state property of Kerala Government. It is today a part of the wider Kerala House complex, which functions as an embassy of the state to the central government. In 2013, there were plans to renovate the building. Cochin House The Cochin House is the former residence of the Maharaja of Cochin in Delhi. It located at Jantar Mantar Road 3. It is also known as "Cochin State Palace". The house was originally built by Sujan Singh,

neg: Delhi Queer Pride Parade dancing, shouting slogans, holding placards, screaming "377, quit India". The second Delhi Queer Pride was held on 28 June 2009. The third Delhi Queer Pride was held on 28 November 2010. The fourth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 27 November 2011. The march ended in Jantar Mantar with a reading of the "Charter of Demands for LGBT Rights" and a two-minute silence for those who died in the recent Nand Nagri fire tragedy. The fifth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 25 November 2012, followed by a picnic near India Gate. The theme for this march was Gender Variance

neg: Ashley Hicks furniture at the Gem Palace in Jaipur, India. His first piece was his interpretation of a Greek Klismos chair, based on a 1920s drawing by an architect. The chair is rendered in Burmese teak, with a seat made of interwoven straps of saddle leather. He describes the chair as "far more like the ancient Greek ones in its construction, than the Neoclassical revivals". When Hicks initially designed in India, he designed under the moniker of "Jantar Mantar". Hicks explains, "It means abracadabra, also hocus pocus, and is local slang for the Jaipur Observatory." In addition to interior and furniture design,

neg: Jaipur various internet service providers in the city. Government of Rajasthan has started Free WiFi at various public places like Central Park, Jantar Mantar among others. Major daily newspapers in Jaipur include "Amar Ujala", "Rajasthan Patrika", "Dainik Bhaskar", "Dainik Navajyoti" and "The Times of India". The state-owned All India Radio is broadcast both on the medium wave and FM band in the city. Private FM stations include Radio Mirchi (98.3 MHz), Radio City (91.1 MHz), My FM (94.3 MHz), FM Tadka 95 FM (95.0 MHz), Red FM 93.5 (93.5 MHz) and Gyan Vani (105.6 MHz). The city has a community FM

neg: Rajasthan custom culture colours, majestic forts and palaces, folk dances and music, local festivals, local food, sand dunes, carved temples, beautiful havelis. Rajasthan's Jaipur Jantar Mantar, Mehrangarh Fort and Stepwell of Jodhpur, Dilwara Temples, Chittor Fort, Lake Palace, miniature paintings in Bundi, and numerous city palaces and haveli's are part of the architectural heritage of India. Jaipur, the Pink City, is noted for the ancient houses made of a type of sandstone dominated by a pink hue. In Jodhpur, maximum houses are painted blue. At Ajmer, there is white marble Bara-dari on the Anasagar lake. Jain Temples dot Rajasthan from north

neg: The Park Hotels hotel business was started by Surrendra Paul in 1967, with the opening of the Group's first hotel, The Park, a 150-room hotel on the fashionable Park Street in Kolkata, on 1 November; the hotel at Visakhapatnam was added in 1968, while The Park New Delhi commenced operations in 1987. After the death of Surrendra Paul, his daughter Priya Paul succeeded him in 1990. Subsequently, The Park Bangalore was added in 2000, while The Park Chennai was commissioned in 2002. The Park New Delhi, took up the restoration of the 1724 built astronomical observatory, Jantar Mantar, in 2000, after an MoU

neg: Connaught Place, New Delhi temple, a Jain temple in Jaisinghpura and the Jantar Mantar. Named after Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850–1942), third son of Queen Victoria and uncle of King George VI of England, who visited India in 1921 and laid the foundation of the "Council House" (now Sansad Bhavan, or Parliament House). Connaught Place's Georgian architecture is modelled after the Royal Crescent in Bath, designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. While the Royal Crescent is semi-circular and a three storied residential structure, Connaught Place had only two floors, which made almost a complete

neg: Jantar Mantar, Jaipur under Madho Singh II (r. 1880-1922) The observatory consists of nineteen instruments for measuring time, predicting eclipses, tracking location of major stars as the earth orbits around the sun, ascertaining the declinations of planets, and determining the celestial altitudes and related ephemerides. The instruments are (alphabetical): The Vrihat Samrat Yantra, which means the "great king of instruments", is high; its shadow tells the time of day. Its face is angled at 27 degrees, the latitude of Jaipur. The Hindu chhatri (small cupola) on top is used as a platform for announcing eclipses and the arrival of monsoons. The instruments are

neg: One Rank, One Pension Research and Referrals on advice of the doctors. Havildar Major Singh (Sikh Light Infantry), at Jantar Mantar, on the 12th day of his fast was joined by his brother. In addition there are four more soldiers, and a father of a martyred soldier Sunil Kumar Yadav, on indefinite fast, at Jantar Mantar. Visitors to Jantar Mantar included: Mrs. Charu Sheela(95 yrs) mother of Col. Pushpender; representative of Rashtra Sewak Trust; Air Marshal J S Bawa and Lt Gen Suri; and Officers from 10th NDA and 19th IMA courses. Breakfast and Lunch was provided by SSC NT-27 & Technical-18 and Gurudwara

neg: Save Ganga Movement of "Gangas Seva Abhiyanam" alleged the Central Government of overhearing their demands and trying to obstruct the movement. Moved by the government's inaction towards saving the Ganges, the eminent "Ganga Mukti Sangram Saamiti" decided to initiate a mass drive by gathering thousands of Ganga Devotees along with the "Ganga Rath" which travelled through Varanasi on 14 June and then to Allahabad, Kanpur, Matura, Vrindavan and finally reach to Delhi on 17 June. Shankaracharya of Dwarka Sharda Pithas "Swami Svarūpānanda Sarasvatī" who also joined the movement at Jantar Mantar in Delhi gave an ultimatum of three months to the Central government

neg: Kerala House Kerala House Kerala House is the official state mission of Government of Kerala at New Delhi. As each state of India has to maintain a statutory representative and state mission house in the capital, to liaison with Central Government on behalf of state. The house belongs to Kerala Government, who is represented by Hon. Resident Commissioner of Kerala state administration. The house is located in heart of New Delhi city at Jantar Mantar Road. The current Resident commissioner is Shri. Dr. Vishwas Mehtha IAS, a senior IAS official. The original main structure is the Cochin House, which was the residence

neg: One Rank, One Pension to build a martyrs memorial and set up veterans’ commission, to be manned by veterans. Mr Misra seemed unaware of these commitments by the BJP. In the presence of the ex-servicemen representatives, Mr Misra called the Defense Secretary and asked him to brief him on these subjects. 21 August 2015 Vijay Singh, (IPS- 2005), Deputy Commissioner Police,(DCP)-1 New Delhi, who led the police contingent to evict Armed Forces veterans from the Jantar Mantar transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP) North West District. Delhi Police PRO Rajan Bhagat calls it routine transfer, and denies media reports that this was because of

neg: 2012 Delhi gang rape Thousands of people silently marched in Kolkata. Protests occurred online as well on the social networking sites Facebook and WhatsApp, with users replacing their profile images with a black dot symbol. Tens of thousands signed an online petition protesting the incident. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and former Army chief General Vijay Kumar Singh were among the demonstrators who clashed with Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar. On 24 December, activist Rajesh Gangwar started a hunger strike, saying about the accused men, "If my death shakes the system and gets them hanged, I am ready to die". Gangwar ended his fast after

neg: Delhi Archaeological Society and 1852). The society conducted an excavation of Firuzabad in 1847 and undertook the repair of the Jantar Mantar observatory between 1852 and 1853. Its most notable contribution was a project to map Delhi's archaeological monuments and correlating them with references in Persian sources. One of the by-products of the Delhi Archaeological Society was an account of Delhi's historical buildings, places, and people, collated and published as "Asar-us-Sanadid" ("Remains of the Past") by Sayyid Ahmad Khan in 1847 followed by a second edition in 1854. Delhi Archaeological Society The Delhi Archaeological Society was an organisation active between the years 1847

neg: One Rank, One Pension personnel drawn from the Delhi Police, and Central Reserve Police Force, a Counter Insurgency and Internal Security Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs, in camouflage dress, unsupervised by senior officers, without advance warning, swooped down on the protesters. The protesting Ex servicemen, many in their eighties, were manhandled, 'pushed around', dragged, humiliated, and lathi-charged. Their tents were forcibly removed, placards and other equipment damaged. The Delhi Police officers justified action against the peaceful gathering at Jantar Mantar claiming they acted "following a request by New Delhi Municipal Council", civic agency and because of security risk and threats. "As Delhi

neg: Tourism in India by state and new, ancient and modern, Delhi is a melting pot of cultures and religions. Old Delhi has been the capital of numerous empires that ruled India, making it rich in history. New Delhi, on the other hand, is a modern city designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. The different rulers left behind their trademark architectural styles. Delhi currently has many renowned historic monuments and landmarks such as the Tughlaqabad fort, Qutub Minar, Purana Quila, Lodhi Gardens, Jama Masjid, Humayun's tomb, Red Fort, and Safdarjung's Tomb. Modern monuments include Jantar Mantar, India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Laxminarayan Temple, Lotus temple, Lal

neg: Delhi Queer Pride Parade Delhi Queer Pride Parade Delhi Queer Pride Parade is organised by members of the Delhi Queer Pride Committee every last Sunday of November since 2008. The queer pride parade is a yearly festival to honour and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (the whole queer community), and their supporters. The parade usually runs from Barakhamba Road to Tolstoy Marg to Jantar Mantar. Delhi's first Queer Pride March took place on 30 June 2008. In the beginning, only a small bunch of men and women arrived and police was also there, but by evening, there were about 500 people singing,

neg: Patel Chowk metro station Yojana Bhawan, Akashvani Delhi, Election Commission of India etc. Patel Chowk metro station The Patel Chowk Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. It is the southernmost station on the Yellow Line in Delhi to have parking facilities. Cycles are also available for rent. It houses the Metro Museum, which opened in 2010. It is near to the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.The "Delhi Metro Rail Museum" is located at concourse area of this station. This station is used for accessing places like Gurdwara Bangla Sahib,Kerala Bhawan, RML Hospital, Jantar Mantar, YMCA, YWCA and several major Govt

neg: Patel Chowk metro station Patel Chowk metro station The Patel Chowk Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. It is the southernmost station on the Yellow Line in Delhi to have parking facilities. Cycles are also available for rent. It houses the Metro Museum, which opened in 2010. It is near to the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.The "Delhi Metro Rail Museum" is located at concourse area of this station. This station is used for accessing places like Gurdwara Bangla Sahib,Kerala Bhawan, RML Hospital, Jantar Mantar, YMCA, YWCA and several major Govt offices like Dak Bhawan, Sanchar Bhawan, RBI Delhi, PTI,

neg: Delhi Queer Pride Parade and Identity and Expression. The sixth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 24 November 2013. Around 700 people marched from Barakhamba Road to Jantar Mantar. Many articles were published featuring the organiser, Mr. Mohnish Malhotra. The seventh Delhi Queer Pride held on 30 November 2014, was the first pride march after the Supreme Court reinstated Section 377 of the Indian Penal code, which criminalises 'unnatural sex'. The community walked to reinforce their identities with this year's theme 'No going back.' Around 700 people danced and walked against Section 377. The eighth Delhi Queer Pride was held on 29 November and

neg: Delhi Queer Pride Parade "Karnataka Police Act 36, Hyderabad Eunuch Act" and remove the marital exception from the rape laws which should offer redressal to all victims/survivors of sexual assault irrespective of gender. Delhi Queer Pride Parade Delhi Queer Pride Parade is organised by members of the Delhi Queer Pride Committee every last Sunday of November since 2008. The queer pride parade is a yearly festival to honour and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (the whole queer community), and their supporters. The parade usually runs from Barakhamba Road to Tolstoy Marg to Jantar Mantar. Delhi's first Queer Pride March took place on

neg: Rajesh Gangwar on 24 December 2012 at Jantar Mantar, Delhi and continued his fast for 16 days. After some criminals brutally murdered his daughter on 5 November 2014 he sat on hunger strike once again against this continuously increasing women harassment in India. He was on Hunger Strike for 11 days this time. Gangwar started his padayatra on 26 May 2013 from Bareilly. He traveled more than 250 km in 11 days to encourage the people against Corruption and Unemployment in India. He reached Delhi on 5 June 2013 via Rampur, Moradabad, Ghaziabad etc. After reaching Delhi first he went to Raj

neg: Delhi Red Fort, Qutub Minar and Humayun's Tomb—are located in Delhi. Other monuments include the India Gate, the Jantar Mantar—an 18th-century astronomical observatory—and the Purana Qila—a 16th-century fortress. The Laxminarayan temple, Akshardham temple, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, the Bahá'í Lotus Temple and the ISKCON temple are examples of modern architecture. Raj Ghat and associated memorials houses memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and other notable personalities. New Delhi houses several government buildings and official residences reminiscent of British colonial architecture, including the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Secretariat, Rajpath, the Parliament of India and Vijay Chowk. Safdarjung's Tomb is an example of the Mughal gardens style.

neg: One Rank, One Pension the Prime Minister Office (PMO) that the government offer on OROP for Ex-Servicemen was unacceptable, a contingent of Police, drawn from the Delhi Police force, and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), a paramilitary force for Internal security and Counter insurgency, under Ministry of Home Affairs, on orders from Rajnath Singh, the Home Minister of India, and under the command of BS Bassi, Director General of Delhi Police, assaulted a peaceful gathering of Armed Forces veterans, families, and war widows, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. The Police, not properly led, in their attempt to evict and frighten the gathered veterans,

neg: Jai Singh II trigonometry, and Napier's work on the construction and use of logarithms. Only the one at Jaipur is still operational. Relying primarily on Indian astronomy, these buildings were used to accurately predict eclipses and other astronomical events. The observational techniques and instruments used in his observatories were also superior to those used by the European Jesuit astronomers he invited to his observatories. Termed as the Jantar Mantar they consisted of the "Ram Yantra" (a cylindrical building with an open top and a pillar in its center), the "Jai Prakash" (a concave hemisphere), the "Samrat Yantra" (a huge equinoctial dial), the "Digamsha

neg: Delhi Queer Pride Parade kickstarted from Tolstoy Marg at 2 PM. The march saw hundreds of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual)people and allies walk the two-km stretch from Barakhamba road to Jantar Mantar, ending with a range of performances. The statement this year talked about freedom not just from Section 377, but freedom from all social injustices. On 27 November 2016, the ninth Delhi queer pride took place on the streets of New Delhi from Barakhamba Road to Tolstoy Marg. This march saw a larger turnout, where about 800-1000 people turned up. Members of the LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,

neg: 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement sat on hunger strike on 25 March 2012 for one day. A month later, Hazare sat a token one-day fast focussed on remembrance of whistle-blowers such as Narendra Kumar and Satyendra Dubey who had died as a result of their support for the anti-corruption cause. On 3 June, Hazare undertook another one-day fast at Jantar Mantar, where he was joined by Ramdev, a yoga guru. Hazare and Bedi reformed Team Anna, while Kejriwal and some others split from the erstwhile apolitical movement with the intention of forming what was to become the Aam Aadmi Party. Jantar Mantar was the scene

neg: 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement so Hazare began a hunger strike on 5 April 2011 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. He said that the fast would continue until the legislation was enacted. His action attracted considerable support, including some people who joined him in fasting. Prominent representatives of opposition political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), indicated their support for Hazare and demanded government action. Hazare would not allow politicians to sit with him and those who tried to join, such as Uma Bharti and Om Prakash Chautala, were turned away. Protests in sympathy with Hazare spread to

neg: One Rank, One Pension four Major Generals and one Air Marshall of the Indian Air Force, joined the protest at jantar mantar, in New Delhi. Many of these general officers belong to the famous June 1971 Indian Military Academy (IMA) course, the "Born to battle" course, that was sent into the 1971 war as Second Lieutenants (2/Lt). One of the 2/Lt from 'born to battle course' who went to war in 1971 was Arun Khetrapal, troop leader, Poona Horse, who was awarded posthoumously the Param Vir Chakra, the nations highest award for valour in the famous tank battle of Basantar. Another 2/Lt from the

neg: Alok Dixit their health deteriorated and Police forcefully admitted them to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi." Reporters Without Borders criticized Indian Government in their press release saying, “Two of the movement’s campaigners, the cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and the citizen journalist Alok Dixit, were forced today to end a hunger strike they began on 2 May. Their health had deteriorated considerably and they were hospitalized.” Masked members of Save Your Voice held a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi against Indian government's attempts to restrict freedom on the Internet. The protest in India was spearheaded by 'Save Your Voice'

neg: Talkatora Gardens Mandir, Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, Rashtrapati Bhawan and Jantar Mantar. Talkatora Gardens Talkatora Garden is a Mughal-era Garden situated on the Mother Teresa Crescent (previously Willingdon Crescent) in New Delhi. In ancient times, it used to be a tank and a Swimming pool. The Marathas defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi (1737) at this place. The garden is now more famous for the Talkatora Stadium. It attracts a large number of tourists. The Talkatora Stadium close to it, is also named after it. A tal (tank) situated at the west side of the garden, is surrounded by hilly ground

neg: Sansad Marg Trust of India (PTI), and Parivahan Bhawan (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), Church of North India (CNI Bhawan). Sansad Marg Sansad Marg (; ) is a street located in New Delhi, India. The road leads to Parliament House or Sansad, hence the name. The Parliament House, designed by Herbert Baker, is located at the one end of Sansad Marg, which runs perpendicular to the Rajpath in Lutyens' Delhi and ends at Connaught Place Circle. Other notable buildings on Sansad Marg include, Jantar Mantar, Palika Kendra National Philatelic Museum, Reserve Bank of India, Akashvani Bhawan (All India Radio), Dak Bhawan

neg: Gajendra Singh Kalyanwat the Aam Aadmi Party. On 22 April 2015, he died by accidental hanging with a gamucha from a Neem tree in full public view during a political rally at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, organized by the Aam Aadmi Party that runs the state Government of Delhi. The eldest of three brothers, Gajendra himself studied up to class 12. He married early. His eldest child is a daughter studying in class 12; his two other boys are aged 7 and 10. The family of Gajendra Singh Kalyanwat, owns some 20 acres of land, including a gooseberry orchard and a teak plantation. The

neg: Sansad Marg Sansad Marg Sansad Marg (; ) is a street located in New Delhi, India. The road leads to Parliament House or Sansad, hence the name. The Parliament House, designed by Herbert Baker, is located at the one end of Sansad Marg, which runs perpendicular to the Rajpath in Lutyens' Delhi and ends at Connaught Place Circle. Other notable buildings on Sansad Marg include, Jantar Mantar, Palika Kendra National Philatelic Museum, Reserve Bank of India, Akashvani Bhawan (All India Radio), Dak Bhawan (Department of Posts), Sardar Patel Bhawan (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation), Yojana Bhawan (Planning Commission of India), Press

neg: Gajendra Singh Kalyanwat was earlier himself the sarpanch of his village, a position that was later taken up by his uncle. On 22 April 2015, he attended a political rally at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, organized by the Aam Aadmi Party that runs the state Government of Delhi. He vociferously participated during the entire rally, and climbed up a tree wearing a party headband over his turban and holding a broom (the electoral symbol of AAP) in his hands. While sitting on a branch and shouting political slogans, he attached the gamucha around his neck to another branch. He died of asphyxiation when the

neg: Rajesh Gangwar Ghat to pray to Mahatma Gandhi then walked around the Parliament and came to Jantar Mantar, Delhi, here he ended his padayatra. Rajesh Gangwar Rajesh Gangwar (born 12 January 1967) is a socialist, who believes in nonviolence. Born and raised in a small village of Bareilly, he studied Engineering, but soon became interested in Social works and left job as engineer. He has been on hunger strikes many times to protest Injustice. Rajesh Gangwar was born in Chakdaha, a small village in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) on 12 January 2015. His family business background was Agriculture. He completed his primary education

neg: Afzal Guru of Afzal Guru and chanted slogans in support of an independent Kashmir. Tensions escalated as the rival protests took on a communal hue when both groups raised religious slogans and scuffled with each other as police struggled to keep them separated. Protesters holding protests on different issues too joined the foray against the Kashmiri students. The situation was brought under control by policemen in riot gear who bundled the students into waiting buses and drove them away. Delhi police lathicharged protestors at Jantar Mantar. The police detained at least 21 Kashmiri students. Female students were also assaulted. In an interview

neg: Madhureeta Anand the same time." The film is co-produced by Bengali director Qaushiq Mukherjee popularly known as Q, Starfire movies and Madhureeta Anand's company Ekaa Films. The film's music has been scored by Richard Horowitz, who is a Golden Globe winner and an Academy Award nominee and has worked with directors like Bernardo Bertolucci, Luc Besson and Oliver Stone. Several film critics have also seen it and lauded it for its excellent filmmaking. At a private screening in Los Angeles, several members of the American film industry also appreciated the film. The film trailer launched in New Delhi, Jantar Mantar and Madhureeta

neg: Exercise Franchise For Good Governance as students, professors, corporate professionals, new tax payers, senior citizens and young women participated in good numbers. Wearing EFG T-shirts displaying messages that good governance begins with casting of a vote, fellow joggers were requested to commit to vote through a formal signature.The signatures were taken on a board that read “Respect Your Vote and the votes would respect your Aspirations”. There after the programme moved from one local park to another in colonies of Delhi culminating into a candlelit march at Jantar Mantar a day before Delhi went to polls. EFG has been demanding inclusion "Do you have a

neg: Vijay Kumar Singh today". Singh led an agitation with Yoga Guru Ramdev on 23 December 2012, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on the 2012 Delhi gang rape case Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 1 March 2014. He won the Ghaziabad (Lok Sabha constituency) seat in the 2014 Indian general election, defeating Raj Babbar of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 567,260 votes. In May 2014, Singh was appointed as Minister of State of External Affairs and Minister of state (independent charge) for North East Region in the NDA-led Indian Government. He was relieved of responsibility for the North East

neg: Delhi Queer Pride Parade Intersex, Asexual) community as well friends and families came with placards, masks and costumes. This year's march demanded freedom and solidarity for Dalits, Muslims, women, disabled, Kashmiris, people in the North-East, Adivasis, academics, filmmakers and students. On 12 November 2017, Delhi hosted its tenth queer pride parade at from Barakhamba Road till Jantar Mantar. Hundreds of people gathered together to support the queer community and demand the repeal of Section 377. The demand was to build a proper system of hate crime legislation which conceptualizes all forms of violence against minorities as a punishable offence. They also demanded to repeal

neg: One Rank, One Pension in protest against BJP Government failure to address their grievances. After the run, the runners will assemble at India Gate at 0800 am to pay homage to Kargil war martyrs, "who gave ultimate sacrifice to ensure that you sleep well". The ceremony at India gate will include laying wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti. 24 July 2015 On the 40th day of the Relay Hunger Strike at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, and protest in other locations in the country, Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd), Advisor United Front of Ex-Servicemen and Chairman IESM, in written message to veterans said "we have

neg: 2017 Tamil Nadu Farmers Protest 2017 Tamil Nadu Farmers Protest The severe 2016 drought and the Hydro-Carbon project's implementation in Tamil Nadu had frustrated Tamil farmers who started innovative protests in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. The year of 2016 has faced the worst rainfall in the last 140 years in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu the average annual rainfall had gradually decreased 62% in 2016. The Northeast monsoon season had subdued over Tamil Nadu with the worse rainfall ever, just scattering rain in some areas.The highest deficit of normal rainfall in Indian states in 2016 is recorded in Tamil Nadu with 82% deficit. Seeing their

neg: 2017 Tamil Nadu Farmers Protest loan in cooperative banks. The judgement was given according to the wishes of farmers that is to waive all farmers loans in cooperative banks. 2017 Tamil Nadu Farmers Protest The severe 2016 drought and the Hydro-Carbon project's implementation in Tamil Nadu had frustrated Tamil farmers who started innovative protests in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. The year of 2016 has faced the worst rainfall in the last 140 years in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu the average annual rainfall had gradually decreased 62% in 2016. The Northeast monsoon season had subdued over Tamil Nadu with the worse rainfall ever, just scattering

neg: 2012 Delhi gang rape organised by women's and citizens groups, candle light vigils, prayer meetings, and other events were held on 16 December 2015 at the Jantar Mantar to pay homage to Jyoti on the third anniversary of her death. In what was called "a brave homage to her daughter", Jyoti's mother, Asha Devi, said, "My daughter's name was Jyoti Singh and I am not ashamed to name her. Those who commit heinous crimes like rape, their heads should hang in shame, not the victims or their families." Devi spoke out against the upcoming release of the juvenile and put forth four demands for

neg: Saurabh Kumar (engineer) outcry continues, pointing to the police reluctance to register the murder as evidence that the investigation was sidetracked at the behest of the rail mafia. In the days after the probe was announced, the group have tried to get political backing for a stricter probe, and a candlelight vigil was organized at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi by the political group, Swaraj Abhiyan, seeking early justice. Saurabh Kumar (engineer) Saurabh Kumar (1983–2015) was an engineering officer with the Indian Railways, who is being hailed as one of a series of whistleblowers against Corruption in India. He was killed under mysterious

neg: Jail Bharo Andolan leader, who was on a fast-unto-death at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi from April 5, 2011, told the media that people of India would take to the streets. Millions of Indians are supporting him. Hazare announced that jail bharo will be taken up on April 13, 2011. But he did not proceed with the movement as the Government Of India ordered a Joint Parliamentary Committee to draft the bill and to present it in the Parliament in its monsoon session. On the eve of August 15, suspecting he will not be allowed to go ahead with his indefinite fast

neg: 2012 Delhi gang rape the move by the commissioner of police to charge them with murder had been "irresponsible". After Jyoti Singh's death on 29 December 2012, protests were staged all over India, including Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai, Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam. Many of the mourners carried candles and wore black dress; some pasted black cloth across their mouths. The following day a large number of people staged protests near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. There were minor clashes between some groups of protesters and the police; the police then removed some protesters from the area. One group of protesters also observed a

neg: One Rank, One Pension PMO, was revoked on 14 August afternoon, following public outrage, by Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home, who said, "I have asked the Commissioner of Police not to remove the ex-servicemen from Jantar Mantar and let them continue the protest".<ref name="ndtv/ August 14, 2015"></ref><ref name="DP/ Aug 14, 2015"></ref> On 17 August, 10 former Chiefs of the Armed Forces of India in an unprecedented joint open letter addressed to Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister, condemned the police action, and urged the PM to order an inquiry into the action by the Delhi Police. The Signatories to the letter included retired

neg: One Rank, One Pension 2015 Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister, visited ex-servicemen protesting at Jantar Mantar. He urged the government "to immediately accept the demands of the veterans". 16 November 2015 Brig Harwant Singh (retd), representative of United Front of Ex-servicemen, says the OROP movement is not about money, but about self-respect and izzat. 19 November 2015 7th Pay Commission, headed by Justice A K Mathur, in its 900-page report, recommends OROP, without calling it one-rank-one-pension (OROP), for all central government employees, including para-military personnel as well defence civilians who have retired before 1 January 2016. The recommendations affect 47 lakh central government employees

neg: Gyarah Sidi Gyarah Sidi Gyarah Sidi ("Literally: 11 steps") are the remains of the astrological observatory of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The ruins are situated at a stone’s throw from Babur’s Mehtab Bagh, in a field on the banks of the Yamuna river in Agra. Gyarah Sidi or Eleven Steps refers to the steps overlooking the hemispherical cavities in the ground from which astronomical readings could be taken. Though nowhere close to their size, Humayun’s observatory is an interesting, diminutive precursor to the massive Jantar Mantars at Jaipur and Delhi built nearly 200 years later. Humayun was absorbed in astrology and astronomy,

neg: One Rank, One Pension peaceful gathering of veterans in Jantar Mantar, on Independence Day eve and to resolve the OROP issue expeditious. The Signatories to the letter include retired Generals Vishwa Nath Sharma, Shankar Roy Choudhary, Sundararajan Padmanabhan, Joginder Jaswant Singh, Deepak Kapoor and Bikram Singh; retired Air Chief Marshals Nirmal Chandra Suri and Shashindra Pal Tyagi, and retired Admiral Madhvendera Singh. Colonel (Retd) Pushpender Singh (ex-3 Grenadiers) and Havaldar (Retd) Major Singh (Ex-3 Sikh Light Infantry), began hunger strike-unto-death at Jantar Mantar. Havildar Major Singh belongs to the same Regiment as Retired General Ved Malik, former Chief of army Staff. They were joined

neg: Muslim Students Organisation Prominently, MSO organises following programmes through its various units across the country According to Shantanu Mukheji, MSO is considered very active in the deradicalisation programme as well as to contain the rise of Wahhabism in India. Demand to stop lynching and assurance of life and liberty MSO protested at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi and in western U.P against continuous lynchings of Muslim by right wing Hindu organisations. MSO annually organises several events in different parts of the country on the occasion of Mawlid. Members of MSO celebrates the day with enthusiasm and took out processions. MSO Aligarh Muslim University unit

neg: Sasi Perumal of Salem. He was often spotted there near the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and K. Kamaraj, wearing a Gandhi cap and holding the India national flag, exhorting people not to drink alcohol. He had staged many protests with his National Peoples Federation, including a 33-day hunger strike in 2013, and a long fast in 2014 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, demanding nationwide prohibition. Sasi Perumal died on 31 July 2015 while staging a protest for the shifting of a TASMAC outlet in Unnamalaikadai, a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district. He had climbed atop a mobile phone tower where he

neg: Anna Hazare magistrate dispatched him to Tihar jail for seven days. After announcements by Prashant Bhushan, local television, and social media sites (including Facebook), thousands marched in support from the India Gate to Jantar Mantar. Media reported that about 1,300 supporters were detained in Delhi, including Arvind Kejriwal, Shanti Bhushan, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia. Other reports other protests with people courting arrests in different parts of the country. Opposition parties came out against the arrest, likening the government action to the emergency imposed in the country in 1975. Both houses of Parliament adjourned over the issue. After four hours in detention