Representing and Reconstructing Memories of the World Wars in India

Representing and Reconstructing Memories of the World Wars in India

This paper examines the material memorialization of the World Wars in India by looking at the India Gate, the archway located at the center of the Indian national capital, New Delhi. Although dedicated to soldiers who lost their lives in World War I, the India Gate has become a symbolic commemorativ...

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Main Author:	Jeychandran, Neelima
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art (RIHA) 2017-07-01
Series:	RIHA Journal
Subjects:	New Delhi India Gate war memorial memoryscape commemorative culture palimpsest memorial
Online Access:	http://www.riha-journal.org/articles/2017/0150-0176-special-issue-war-graves/0170-jeychandran

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