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Lala Narain Prasad: Landmarks and Buildings
Lala Narain Prasad ➔ Ghantaghar or the Northbrook Clock Tower, Old Delhi

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Ghantaghar or the Northbrook Clock Tower, Old Delhi
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Northbrook Clock Tower was built in 1870 at the staggering cost of 28,000 rupees. The tower is named after Lord Northbrook, the then Viceroy of India. On 15th August 1947 the union jack at the top of the clocktower was replaced by Tiranga. The clocktower was also illuminated for the occasion. The clocktower was a protest site during the nationalist movement. This included Swami Shraddhanand's satyagraha which is recorded in a popular song: घंटाघर की चार घड़ी, चारों में ज़ंजीर पड़ी, जब भी घंटा बजता था, खड़ा मुसाफिर हंसता था। हँसता था वो बेधड़क आगे देखो नयी सड़क | नयी सड़क पर बुआ बाजरा आगे देखो शहर शाहदरा | शहर शाहदरा में लग गयी आग आगे देखो गजियाबाद | गजियाबाद में फूटा अंडा उसमे से निकला तिरंगा झंडा | झन्डे से आई आवाज़ इंक़लाब ज़िन्दाबाद || In 1951 the clocktower collapsed resulting in the death of nine people. The site is still called 'ghantaghar' and is a location for many events.
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LNPIII_052
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Photo Print
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2.80 MB 5464 x 7497 1200 DPI May 2016 HP 400 mfp m425dn
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Lala Narain Prasad: Landmarks and Buildings;Lala Narain Prasad
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Rights to this resource are held by Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi (CCK, AUD) under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, and can only be used for non-commercial purposes.

Credit: Used under permission from Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi.
Related people
Lala Narain Prasad (contributor)
Lala Narain Prasad (Photographer)
Related place
Gantaghar, Chandini Chowk (depicts)
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