Kartavya path

On the 76th Independence Day, Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to shed the shackles of our colonial past and move towards Amrit Kaal with confidence in New India. The renaming of Rajpath as Kartavya Path, by popular demand, is a step in this direction. Kartavya Path will denote the change from the colonial 'Right to Rule' to the democratic 'Duty to Serve', reminding the 130 crore citizens of India to contribute and work with renewed zeal towards the vision of a New India. To celebrate this momentous achievement, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is launching the 'I am on Kartavya Path' photography contest. Click mesmerizing photos of Kartavya Path and stand a chance to win exciting prizes! Participants can also share photographs on Kartavya Path using #KartavyaPath tagging @MyGovIndia on any social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Koo, Roposo etc. Start clicking! Rewards 1) Two best photographs will be awarded weekly with a prize of Rs.5000 each. 2) A 'Kartavya Path Photo' will also be selected every month. A prize of Rs.10,000 will be awarded to the winner. Last Date of Submission is 31st January 2023 Click here for Terms and Conditions (Pdf-127KB)

Rajpath, officially named Kartavya Path, Kingsway, is a ceremonial After climbing Raisina Hill, Rajpath is flanked by the North and South Blocks of the It is also used for the funeral processions of key political leaders of India. Name and history [ ] In 1911 the British Most of the buildings surrounding the Rajpath were designed by Lutyens and the second architect of the project, Name [ ] When built, the road was named King's Way, or Kingsway, in honour of the Following the independence of India the road was given its Hindi name, 'Rajpath', in place of its English designation. This represented a mere translation more than a substantial renaming, since 'Rajpath' in Hindi is broadly analogous in meaning to 'King's Way'. In September 2022, Rajpath was redeveloped under Landmarks [ ] • The • North Block and South Block, also called the • Vijay Chowk is a spacious plaza and the site of • • Redevelopment [ ]

The pocket map has information on the various State Houses such as Kota House, Hyderabad House and Jaipur House -- elegant structures built during the British era around the India Gate Hexagon, and cultural spaces and the These Houses were built by the erstwhile princely states that, after Independence, gradually acceded to the Rajpath began its journey as Kingsway, a central axis built as part of New Delhi after the imperial seat of the administration was shifted here from Calcutta, having been announced by King George V at the 1911 Delhi Durbar. From witnessing the dawn of Independence to playing host to annual Last year, as he inaugurated the revamped Central Vista with Rajpath and the lawns flanking the boulevard, Modi called the stretch of road a symbol of India's "slavery". He also unveiled a statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. The renaming had triggered a sharp reaction from members of many opposition parties, including the Congress and the Renaming the historic Rajpath to Kartavya Path was "pure politics" as 'Rajpath' itself is a Hindi word, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said. Historians have argued that the 'Raj' in 'Rajpath' refers to the idea of a State and not 'Raja' or king. Recently, modular panels bearing the map of Kartavya Path have been installed in the Central Vista area and barricades put up near India Gate also carry the name 'Kartavya Path'. Modi on Thursday also unveiled a "virtual walkthrough" of the North Block and South Blo...

New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Inaugurating the ‘Kartavya Path’ at India Gate in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said a new era has begun in the form of Kartavya Path that will consign the symbol of colonialism ‘Kingsway’ to history. Speaking at the inauguration of the ‘Kartavya Path’, PM Modi said, “A new era has begun in the form of Kartvya Path. Symbol of colonialism ‘Kingsway’ will be history and has been erased forever. I congratulate all the people of the country as we come out from another symbol of colonialism.” He said in the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, the country has got new inspiration and new energy. “Today we are filling the picture of tomorrow, leaving behind the past, adding new colours to the picture of tomorrow. Today this new aura is visible everywhere, it is the aura of confidence of New India,” he said. Prime Minister said the Rajpath was for the British Raj, to whom the people of India were slaves. He said Rajpath was also a symbol of slavery and its structure was also a symbol of slavery. “Today its architecture has also changed and its spirit has also changed,” PM stated. PM Modi said a huge statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has also been installed near India Gate. At the time of slavery, he said there was a statue of the representative of the British Raj. He said, “Kartavya Path is not just a road of bricks and stones. It is a living example of India’s democratic past and all-time ideals. When the people...

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Any first year student of Indian History in any decent university in India should be able to jolt Prime Minister Narendra Modi out of his amnesia to remind him that “Rajpath” was a post-Independence name given to the imperial central avenue that was known as Kingsway. Now as is his wont, the prime minister grandiloquently proclaims that ‘Rajpath’ stands renamed ‘Kartavya Path’; and, even more, significantly, he declares that we have finally got rid of our colonial hangover. When Kingsway was changed to Rajpath the new name was a symbolically befitting reminder to ourselves that a new ‘nation’ was at work and it had put its colonial past behind it. Just as ‘raj’ in ‘rajghat’ – Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi – is a declaration that the new nation’s now had a genuine national shrine, where both the rulers and the ruled could bow their heads in humility. For Prime Minister Modi to assert that a new name for ‘Rajpath’ heralds a new age of some kind of national rejuvenation is an extraordinary foray into historical spuriousness. Kings and emperors, of course, have the privilege of rewriting history, renaming monuments, reissuing new currency and coins, and reinterpreting facts. Narendra Modi is the closest thing we come to having a modern-day monarch and he is exercising his royal right to rewrite history. And, as L.K. Advani once noted, Modi remains the best event-manager; all these years of presumably serious engagement with stately purposes and worldly cares of a billion people hav...

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