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Hussainiwala (Punjabi: ਹੁਸੈਨੀਵਾਲਾ)is a village in Firozpur district in Punjab state, India. It lies near the bank of the Sutlej river. The village is on the border with Pakistan, opposite the Pakistani village of Ganda Singh Wala. == The National Martyrs Memorial == The famous National Martyrs Memorial marks the location where Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were cremated on March 23, 1931 on the banks of the Sutlej river. It is also the cremation place of B.K. Dutta (Batukeshwar Dutt) (died 1965) who was also involved in bombing the Central Legislative Assembly with Bhagat Singh. His last wish was to be cremated at the place where Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev where cremated. The mother of Bhagat Singh, Vidyawati, was also cremated there in accordance with her last wish, and later she was awarded the title of ''Punjab Mata'' (Mother of Punjab).the border is also seen by many peoples of other countries and cities also. The National Martyrs Memorial Hussainiwala, built in 1968,〔http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070923/spectrum/main2.htm Making of a memorial by K. S. Bains〕 depicts an irrepressible revolutionary spirit of the three National Martyrs, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The memorial is located just one km from the India-Pakistan border on the Indian side and has memorials of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. After Partition, the cremation spot went to Pakistan but on January 17, 1961, this martyr's land was received when India gave 12 villages near the Sulemanki Headworks (Fazilka) to Pakistan.〔After Partition, the cremation spot went to Pakistan but on January 17, 1961〕 B.K. Dutt was also cremated here on 19 July 1965 and in accordance with his last wishes. Bhagat Singh's mother, Punjab Mata Vidyawati, was also cremated here in accordance with her last wish. This memorial was damaged by the withdrawing Pakistani troops in 1972. The memorial was restored in 1973 by the efforts of the then Punjab Chief Minister, Zail Singh.〔http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jul03/saturday/regional.htm#3〕 Every year, on the 23rd of March, the ''Shaheedi Mela'' is observed at this National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala, in which thousands of people pay their homage.〔http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gazfzpr5.htm〕 The day is also observed across the state of Punjab. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hussainiwala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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