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	Mark Twain - Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World - CHAPTER LIV.
		Ochterlony could not have been expecting one, and it is not at all likely that he desired one--certainly not until Clive and Hastings should be supplied.
		Every day Clive and Hastings lean on the battlements of heaven and look down and wonder which of the two the monument is for; and they fret and worry because they cannot find out, and so the peace of heaven is spoiled for them and lost.
		Indeed, if monuments were always given in India for high achievements, duty straitly performed, and smirchless records, the landscape would be monotonous with them.
	www.book-portal.net /twain/equator/eq54.html (1865 words)

	West Bengal-city- Kolkata, calcutta,tourist attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This is one of India's most beautiful monument built between 1906 and 1921 on the lines of white marble.
		All monuments of this memorial were designed in Italian Renaissance-Mughal style and build of white marble from Rajasthan.
		This 165 ft high monument similar to Qutab Minar of Delhi was erected by public subscription in 1828, to honour Sir David Ochter Lony, a one- time resident of Malwa and Rajputana.
	www.webindia123.com /city/westbengal/calcutta/kolkata/kolkata.htm (1878 words)

	Monuments of Kolkata,Shaheed Minar Ochterlony Monument Kolkata,Historical Places Tour,Tourist Spots,Best Visiting ...
		This is a 48-meter high monument, built with a unique blend of Turkish, Egyptian and Syrian architecture and is named after Sir David Ochterlony.
		Few years ago, the dome of the 'Minar' was coloured which kicked off a storm of protest.
		A little distance away from the foot of the monument, there is a terminus for local buses as well as long-distance One can have a panoramic view of Calcutta from the top of this Minar.
	www.infoindiatravel.com /cities/kolkata/Shaheed-Minar-Ochterlony-Monument.html (366 words)

	Reclaiming Kolkata \| Travel + Leisure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The monument was built to commemorate the 146 British settlers who in 1756 were rounded up by the forces of the nawab of Bengal and forced overnight into a tiny, stifling guardroom, in which all but 23 of them suffocated to death.
		He explained that the monument was once located at a major intersection, and in the 1940's was removed to this inconspicuous corner by the post-independence government of Calcutta.
		Thus a monument celebrating imperial rule became a monument celebrating resistance to it.
	www.travelandleisure.com /articles/reclaiming-kolkata (1183 words)

	Maidan
		Stop at the next junction, where to your left is the monument to Marx and Engels, and immediately in front, across the avenue is the statue of Calcutta's hero from the Independence struggle, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
		The monument is also illuminated in the evenings and is indeed a beautiful sight to behold.
		The next block, between Corporation Street and Ochterlony Road (officially S N Banerjea Road) was once home to the Continental Hotel that burnt down and has been replaced by a modern 11-storeyed Peerless Quality Inn, known more for the famous Aaheli restaurant, than anything else and a whole assortment of small retailers.
	cityofpalaces.tripod.com /maidan.htm (2572 words)

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		Calcutta was built around Fort William which provided the Maidan a large open space used as free field of firing for guns from the Fort.
		At one end of the Maidan is the 48 metres high Ochterlony Monument now renamed Shaheed Minar.
		Another monument commemorates the tragedy of 113 people who died of suffocation after being cramped in a single room by Siraj-ud-dowlah the Nawab of Bengal.
	www.deendayal.com /heritage5.html (163 words)

	Cities in India - Travel to India and find cheap reliable hospitals and excellent Doctors
		This lively, modern city is filled with ancient monuments and mosques; displaying the city's eventful history in its architecture and art.
		This city's monuments are amongst the most architecturally striking in the country.
		It is an awesome monument that stands on a marble platform.
	www.medsolution.com /travelguide_india-cities.asp (669 words)

	Places of interest in Kolkata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maidan abounds with monuments and statues, the most famous of them being Shaheed Minar and the statue of ace footballer Gostho Pal.
		Rabindra Sarobar or "The Lake" is an artificial lake and urban park in the spirit of Central Park, New York City.
		The Shaheed Minar or "Tower of the Martyrs", (originally Ochterlony Monument) was constructed on the northern fringe of the Maidan in honour of Sir David Ochterlony who commanded the British East India Company forces in the Gurkha War 1814-1816.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Places_of_interest_in_Kolkata (4344 words)

	Calcutta - Landmarks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Shahid Minar : Previously known as Ochterlony Monument, located in the heart of Esplanade.
		The panoramic view of the city from the top of the monument is really captivating.
		With 218 steps, this 52 meters high monument consists of a combination of Egyptian base, Syrian column and Turkish copula.
	research.umbc.edu /~achatt1/Calcutta/landmark.html (256 words)

	GeoPassage: India & Nepal: Explore: By Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At the northern end of the Maidan Lawn is the Ochterlony Monument, now known as the Shahid Minar.
		This monument is a homage to Rana Pratap and his faithful steed.
		The Prince of Wales Museum was built in 1923 to commemorate the visit of King George V to India.
	india.geopassage.com /byattractions.asp?start=M (1575 words)

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		Ochterlony's Monument is a plain stone column, one hundred and sixty-five feet high, erected in commemoration of a sagacious statesman and an able soldier.
		From its summit, to which access is obtained by two hundred and twenty-two steps, may be obtained a noble view of the city, the broad reaches of the Ganges, and the fertile plains of Bengal.
		A rush of stirring glorious memories swept over her mind as she gazed on the lofty summit of the Acropolis, covered with memorials of the ancient art, and associated with the great events of Athenian history.
	www.gutenberg.org /files/18037/18037.txt (22507 words)

	India Information >> West Bengal
		This is a 48-meter high monument, built with a unique blend of Turkish, Egyptian and Syrian architecture.
		Originally called the Ochterlony Monument, the Minar (column) was built in 1828 to commemorate the British East India Company's victory in the Nepal Campaign of 1814-16.
		A little distance away from the foot of the monument, there is a terminus for local buses as well as long-distance One can have a panoramic view of Kolkata from the top of this Minar.
	www.whereincity.com /india/west-bengal/kolkata.php (9504 words)

	1Up India > India > West Bengal > Calcutta > Places to visit in the city of calcutta !!
		The overgrown graveyard here has a number of interesting monuments, including the octagonal mausoleum of Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, who died in 1692.
		Ochterlony Monument (Shahid Minar) Towers Standing 158 ft. tall towards the Northern end of the Maidan is the Ochterlony Monument, now known as Shahid(Martyr's Maidan) -depicting a mixture of Egyptian, Turkish and Syrian architecture.
		It was built in 1828 to honour Sir David Ochterlony's victory in the Nepal War (1812-1814).
	www.1upindia.com /states/westbengal/calcutta/visitor-paradise.html (2656 words)

	Kolkata gets a new US resident
		One man the Brits accepted was American-born David Ochterlony who brought India the Terai and whose numerous Indian spouses, each on her own elephant, testified to his egalitarianism.
		Benjamin Joy was not as lucky as Ochterlony.
		Far from acknowledging his sweeping remit (which might make Jardine envious!) as George Washington's consul-general in Calcutta and to "other ports and places on the coast of India and Asia," the British wouldn't even recognise this first American representative in India in 1792.
	www.rediff.com /money/2006/apr/01kol.htm (801 words)

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		It was named after Sir David Ochterlony, who led the East India Company’s army during the Nepal War (1814–16).
		This impressive monument was built as a memorial to Queen Victoria between 1906 and 1921.
		The monument dedicated to the British who died during the “fl hole” incident was moved here from its old location near the GPO.
	www.vegetarian-restaurants.net /India/IndianStates/West-Bengal/Calcutta.htm (5130 words)

	Indian Odysseys.com - Calcutta Uniqueness Page Three
		Western influence is dominant in Calcutta's architectural monuments.
		The beautiful column of the Sahid Minar (Ochterlony Monument) is 165 feet high--its base is Egyptian, its column Syrian, and its cupola in the Turkish style.
		The Victoria Memorial represents an attempt to combine classical Western influence with Mughal architecture; the Nakhoda Mosque is modelled on Akbar's Tomb at Sikandra; the Birla Planetarium is based on the stupa (Buddhist reliquary) at Sanchi.
	www.indianodysseys.com /wb/calcutta/calu3.asp (328 words)

	UTSAV - Albany NY - West Bengal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Poets, thinkers and film directors of international renown hail from this city.
		Some of the best known monuments of the British Raj were built here.
		Sightseeing in this fascinating city includes Raj Bhawan, the residence of the Governor of Bengal, Victoria Memorial, the city’s landmark, Botanical Gardens, which are notable for the oldest banyan tree, and orchid house, Armenian Church, Marble Palace, one family’s collection of memorabilia and the Birla Planetarium.
	www.utsab.org /content/view/92/39 (1624 words)

	Calcutta Calling quiz -- free game
		Take a look at the places you mustn’t miss on a visit to this eastern city."
		This monument was built in memory of a British monarch.
		The Ochterlony Monument was built in 1848 by Sir David Ochterlony to commemorate his victory in the Nepal War (1814 — 1816).
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=232846 (159 words)

	Kolkata in West Bengal, Kolkata Tourism in West Bengal - Destination India
		Shahi Minar used to be known as Ochterlony Monument, located in the heart of Esplanade.
		Probably kolkata's most prized and also perhaps one of the most famous monuments, the idea of the memorial was Lord Curzon's.
		Its foundation stone was laid by George V on his princely excursion to kolkata in 1906, and whatever professional frustrations Sir William may have suffered from at home, he let them loose in one majestic throw right here.
	www.destinationindia.com /travel_guide/west_bengal/calcutta.html (2224 words)

	See India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		To cite but a few, Kolkata was the first capital of the British Raj ; home to the order of nuns set up Mother Teresa ; seat of one of the few democratically elected socialist governments etc. It's botanical gardens are one of the oldest and most beautiful in India.
		The city has some truly beautiful monuments, government buildings, mansions and bungalows in the grand old colonial style.
		In its shanty towns, the people seem to thrive and live on despite the congestion, grinding poverty and seemingly insurmountable problems.
	www.seeindia.com /WestBengal/KolkataPlaceOK.htm (339 words)

	Kolkata: Heritage Tour: Museums and Monuments: Sahid Minar (formerly Ochterlony Monument) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Built in the year 1848 by Sir David Ochterlony to commemorate his victory in the Nepal War (1814-1816), this column is located in the very heart of Kolkata at Esplanade overlooking the Maidan in the south.
		It is about 48 metres high and is a curious blend of Turkish, Syrian and Egyptian architecture in its form.
		Therefore it would be impossible to attract tourists and other visitors if the terminus is not shifted to another location and the area cleaned up.
	www.kolkatainformation.com /calhert/sahid_minar.htm (139 words)

	Calcutta tourist: Tourist attraction : Tourist spots
		Built in 1828, it was formerly called Sir Ochterlony's Monument.
		of three styles - the base of the monument is Egyptian, the column Syrian and the crown is a Turkish cupola.
		Calcutta's main bus terminus is at the base of Shahid Minar.
	www.bangalinet.com /tourist_attraction1.htm (507 words)

	Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This spate of construction by the Bengalis to rival the English did not go unnoticed.
		It was fully appreciated and fostered by the British who went on to construct some of the most aesthetically visible monuments in the city.
		Nirad C. Chaudhuri has remarked that the Victoria Memorial was the only original architectural design by the British in Calcutta and not, as is believed by the Bengalis, a copy of the Taj Mahal of Agra.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/c/ca/calcutta.html (2899 words)

	IndiaTravelMall.com ~ Destination India ~ States ~ Andhra Pradesh
		Poets, thinkers and film directors of international reknown hail from this city where avant garde plays and art exhibitions go on show practically every day of the year.
		Kolkata was the first headquarters of the East India Company, and some of its best known monuments were built by this British trading house.
		However, the city has, within its 300 years’ history, hosted other communities both from other parts of India as well as abroad – Chinese, Armenians, Jews – all of whom have left their imprint in pockets of Kolkata.
	www.indiatravelmall.com /west_bengal.shtml (2339 words)

	Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Ochterlony monument and the expance of the Maidan witnessed people in a mood of self-indulgence singing Tagore’s songs.
		At this point of time I may refer to another glorious celebration of the ushering in of Independence on 15th Auegust,1947.
		At the Ochterloney monument, in August 1947, Rajaji, the first Indian Governor of West Bengal and its first Chief Minister, Profulla Ghosh, cheered the large crowds by telling the people ‘sooner you will be enthralled by becoming the Republic’.
	pib.nic.in /feature/feyr2000/fapr2000/f060420002.html (331 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion
		Even the little bells these men carry to warn passersby evoke an equine analogy.
		Most important, the rickshaw is one of the most well-known symbols of the city, along with the Victoria Memorial, the Ochterlony Monument, tramcars and the Howrah bridge ?
		About two decades ago, the French writer, Dominique Lapierre, gave the taana rickshaw an almost iconic status when he made Hasari Pal, a rickshaw-puller, the central character of his bestseller, The City of Joy.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050823/asp/opinion/story_5123312.asp (1013 words)

	Sir Francis Tuker: "The Great Calcutta Killing" in While Memory Serves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The trams were not running as the Tramway Workers' Union always managed to add to our difficulties and to the crowd on the pavements by declaring a one-day strike whenever trouble was coming, so that their employees might not miss the spectacle.
		we heard that Hindus had erected barricades at the Tala and Belgachia bridges to prevent Muslims from entering the city and taking their processions to the middle of the town to the Ochterlony Monument where a mammoth Muslim assembly was to be addressed at 3 p.m.
		Up to two o'clock the crowds were gathering round the Ochterlony Monument and our Intelligence patrols were out covering the town.
	www.globalwebpost.com /farooqm/study_res/bengal_india_history/tuker_calcutta_riot.html (4884 words)

	Calcutta
		At one end of the Maiden, it has been the site of many famous cricket battles witnessed by around 100,000 fans.
		A mixture of Egyptian, Turkish and Syrian architecture, it was built to honor Sir David Ochterlony's victory in the Nepal War (1812-1814) in 1828.
		At one end of the Maidan, is Calcutta's most imposing and monumental 'dream in marble'.
	www.parustravel.com /destinations/calcutta.html (1033 words)

	Cultural protectionism
		Usually, however, it restricts its activities to solicitous revisionism, helping people to forget that Calcutta was once a world capital by renaming its streets.
		It had also painted the top of the Ochterlony Monument red, to show that empire had been superseded by revolution.
		And once, in a momentary lapse of reason, it had banned Usha Uthup, that most apolitical of artistes, from performing in public in the belief that her `decadent' music was leading the people astray.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19970809/22150913.html (544 words)

	West Bengal
		It is the center of industries like jute, tea, hides and skins, coal, lac.
		Birla Planetorium, Saheed Minar (formerly Ochterlony Monument), Fort William, Jorasanko Thakubati (Birth place of Bobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore), Rabindra Sarovar (Lake with swimming pool, Japanese Buddhist temple and Toy Train), Nehru Children's Museum, New Market, Howrah Bridge (renamed as Rabindra Setu), etc.
		There are many other places in West Bengal for people to visit.
	www.angelfire.com /nd/in/wb.html (101 words)

	Deccan Herald News page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mr K Hanumanthaiya, Chief Minister, made a statement today in the Mysore Legislative Council, that it was true that about a lakh of rupees in the State Huzur Treasury was reported missing, and investigations by the Revenue and the Police authorities were now going on.
		Eighteen pressmen were injured and 15 of them arrested in an unexpected police swoop on a group of press representatives who were watching the proceedings of an illegal meeting at the foot of Ochterlony Monument on the maidan this evening.
		Of the arrested, who included one woman, reporter, Mrs Vidya Munish, 10 were released on the spot at the intervention of other pressmen.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/july23/files.asp (298 words)

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