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President’s drive, ASHOKA PILLAR AND Salaria Square
More than a kilometre-long stretch from the Kondhwa Gate to Salaria Square,
the President’s Drive is awe-inspiring. Branching out from it are roads that lead
to No 4 Bn and No 2 Bn on the right and the Quarter Master’s Fort and Drill
Square to the left.
Standing 30 feet high at the centre of the crossroads of President’s Drive and Trishul
Marg and in front of Sudan Block is the Ashoka Pillar — a symbol of steadfastness in
choosing the “harder right rather than the easier wrong”. An adaptation of the Lion
Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, it was completed on 02 February, 1958.
Beyond the junction and in front of Sudan Block is the Salaria Square, named after
DCC Gurbachan Singh Salaria of the 10th NDA Course. Capt G S Salaria was the first
ex-NDA to be awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the country’s highest war honour, for
his valour in defending the United Nations headquarters in Elizabethville in Congo.
academy trivia
29 FT 1.33 km 1.66 km
Height of
Ashoka Pillar
Length of
Kondhwa
Road
Length of
Trishul Marg
Academy
garden
Salaria Square
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