The political re-imagining of one of Delhi's most well-known landmarks, from Rajpath to Kartavyapath, began with the unveiling of a 28-feet tall statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. 바카라 웹사이트
Statues have played an important role in Indian politics, as representative symbols of the sway of ideology or ideologies in the seat of power. And the unveiling of Subhas Chandra Bose's statue to inaugurate the Central Vista Project in Delhi has a strong political message.
The political re-imagining of one of Delhi's most well-known landmarks, from Rajpath to Kartavyapath, began with the unveiling of a 28-feet tall statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, at the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. 바카라 웹사이트
The monolithic statue, carved out of a single block of granite, has been installed under the India Gate canopy, in the same location where Modi had unveiled a holographic version of the statue on the occasion of Parakram Diwas on January 23, earlier this year. 바카라 웹사이트
The neglect of Bose and the Indian National Army founder's legacy by the Congress, had been one of the key thrusts of the BJP's political campaign. 바카라 웹사이트
Statues have played an important role in Indian politics, as representative symbols of the sway of ideology or ideologies in the seat of power. 바카라 웹사이트
In February 2022, 바카라라이브 바카라 cover story ‘Cast in Stone’ explored in detail the politics and sentiment behind the installation of statues in India. 바카라 웹사이트
Stories in the issue covered the expanse of India putting the spotlight on grand statues like the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party라이브 바카라 pet-project, Gujarat라이브 바카라 ‘Statue of Unity’ where the imposing visage of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel looms over the precincts of the Sardar Sarovar dam project or the proposed, equally grand statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj off Mumbai라이브 바카라 coast, or the proposed 251 meter bronze statue of Lord Ram which has been proposed on the banks of the Saryu river in Ayodhya. 바카라 웹사이트
News features in the magazine also discussed Mayawati라이브 바카라 obsession with statues, when she was in her political prime as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as well as Dalit iconography, as a response to Brahminic hegemony. 바카라 웹사이트
Just like the sentiment behind their creation and unveiling, the fall of statues has also come to symbolize the fragility and collapse of ideologies, like the pulling down of statues of Lenin and Saddam Hussein, have come to represent. 바카라 웹사이트