Narendra Modi to dedicate memorial of Shyamji Verma to nation tomorrow

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a memorial of revolutionary Shyamji Krishna Verma, who led India's freedom struggle from London, at his ancestral town Mandvi in Kutch district tomorrow, official sources said.

The memorial 'Kranti Tirth', spread over 52 acres of land, has been built at a cost of Rs six crore.

According to official sources, the memorial highlighting the life and sacrifices of Verma, will have an exact replica of the India House, founded by Verma in London, and the 'Asthi-Kumbh' (urn containing ashes) of the revolutionary and his wife Bhanuben.

There will be stalls selling handicraft, for which Kutch is well-known, a park for children, an amphi-theater, a library, and an audio-video room among other facilities.

About 2,200 trees have been planted by the forest department in the memorial premises, the sources said.