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Nicholson Cemetery |
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| A few meters west from the Kashmiri Gate Interstate
Bus Terminal (ISBT), at the northeastern end of Boulevard Road,
is one of the earliest British cemeteries in Delhi, the Nicholson
Cemetery. |
| Named after the renowned British Brigadier General
John Nicholson, the cemetery has a cross-shaped gateway with
sloping roofs and is spread over a large area housing numerous
gravestones and memorials. Although the cemetery is overgrown
with vegetation, and in a state of serious neglect, there still
are many memorials and tombstones, which are of high architectural
value and worth a visit. The wooden gateway, as well as the
enclosure wall of the cemetery, dates back to the time when
the cemetery was constituted. |
| As one enters the cemetery, the grave of John
Nicholson can be seen just near the entrance on the right. Said
to be a man of high principles, he was among the leading officers
who were responsible for the defeat of nationalist forces during
the first War of Indian Independence in 1857. A great administrator,
General Nicholson was buried in this cemetery when he died,
just before the end of the War of 1857. |
| Besides Nicholson, there are many English soldiers,
administrators and their wives who are buried here. The inscriptions
on their gravestones record the difficult life that they lived
in India. The numerous gravestones of children are particularly
touching. |
| Visitors need to be aware of the monkeys around.
However they are not dangerous until they are teased. |
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