Category: Notable Graves

Tomb of the Mother of Zain-ul-Abidin in Mazar-I-Salateen in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India 6

Kashmir Diary: Tomb of the Mother of Akbar of Kashmir, Zain-Ul-Abidin

I peeped through the main door and saw an iron chain hangs in the central dome. What is the significance of the iron chain in an Islamic monument? He was the first man who forbade cow slaughter in Kashmir. People of Kashmir still remember him as Akbar of Kashmir.Stone temples of Hindu in Kashmir suffered destruction, some were modified and some converted into mosques.

Roza Bal - Tomb of Jesus Christ in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India 15

Kashmir Diary: Roza Bal – Is It Really the Tomb of Jesus Christ?

Is it fact? Am I really standing at the tomb of Jesus Christ? I don’t know, whether it is the tomb of Jesus Christ or as per recent claim, it is the tomb of Adolf Hitler? A group of indigenous people cordoned me and literally, snatched my camera and forced me to delete the photographs of Roza Bal.Suzanne Olsson, who claiming to be Jesus Christ’s ‘59th descendant arrived in Srinagar in 2002 and seeking DNA testing of the controversial tomb.

Grave of First Professor of Surgery – Dr.Lalit Mohan Banerji 4

Grave of First Professor of Surgery – Dr.Lalit Mohan Banerji

On 25th of July 1941, the day Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was shifted from Shantiniketan to his Calcutta residence in Jorasanko for treatment. During that period health condition of Gurudev was...

The Church of Holy Nazareth - Armenian Church Kolkata, India 9

The Church of Holy Nazareth – Armenian Church Kolkata

Walking down on the Brabourne Road towards Portuguese Street just after crossing the Lucas Street there is another road on the left, called Armenian Streetin Kolkata, (earlier Calcutta) India. After...

Maniktalla Christian Cemetery in Kolkata (Calcutta), India 3

Maniktala Christian Cemetery & Toru Dutt

Maniktalla Christian Cemetery!! A Lost Cemetery I was astonished during my visit to Maniktalla Christian Cemetery. In every square inch of the graveyard, there was an impression of negligence. Surprisingly,...