Wishesh Magazine August 2016

Religion was preached in this
City.
In 1765, the British established
a garrison in Allahabad fort.
From 1801 AD British history
of the city begun, when the
Nawab of Oudh ceded it to the
British Throne. British army
used the fort for their military
purposes. During 1857 AD the
town was the centre of war
of Independence and later
became the crucible of Indian
Freedom Movement against
British. In 1857, Allahabad was
active in the Indian Mutiny.
In 1858 AD The East
India Company officially
handed over India to British
Government, here at Minto
Park. After the first war of
independence the town was
named “Allahabad” and was
made the capital of United
Province of Agra and Oudh. In
1868 AD it became a seat of
Justice when Allahabad High
Court was established.
1871 AD British architect Sir
William Emerson erected a
majestic monument All Saint
Cathedral, thirty years before
he designed the Victoria
Memorial in Kolkata. In 1887
AD Allahabad becomes the
fourth oldest University.
Allahabad has been rich
in numerous Victorian and
Georgian buildings made
in synthesis with Indian
architectural traditions.
This city was the heart of the
Indian Freedom Movement
against the British rule with
Anand Bhawan being the
epicentre. It was in Allahabad,
Mahatama Gandhi proposed
his program of non-violent
resistance to liberate India.
From the days of civilization
Allahabad has been the
seat of learning, wisdom
and writing. It is the most
vibrant politically, spiritually
conscious and spiritually
awakened city of India.
In 1931, at Alfred Park in
Allahabad, the revolutionary
Chandrasekhar Azad killed
himself when surrounded by
the British Police.
Legends
The ancient name of the city
Prayag (Sanskrit refers to it
as a “place of sacrifice”) and
is believed to be the spot
where Brahma offered his
first sacrifice after creating
the world. It is one of the
four sites of the mass Hindu
pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the
others being Haridwar, Ujjain
and Nashik. It has very much
importance in the Hindu
scriptures for it is situated
at Triveni Sangam, the
confluence of the holy rivers
Ganga, Yamuna, and the
invisible Saraswathy.
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