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At
a
distance
of
5
km
from
Mandvi,
Shyamji
Krishna
Varma
Memorial
is
a
memorial
located
near
Mandvi
in
the
district
of
Kutch,
Gujarat.
Situated
on
the
outskirts
of
Mandvi
Town,
it
is
one
of
the
best
places
to
visit
in
Mandvi.
Also
known
as
Kranti
Teerth,
the
memorial
was
built
in
2010
by
Gujarat
Government
in
honor
of
an
eponymous
freedom
fighter
Shri
Shyamji
Krishna
Varma.
Born
in
1857
in
Mandvi
town
of
Gujarat,
he
was
an
Indian
revolutionary
fighter,
lawyer
and
journalist
who
founded
a
revolutionary
center
in
'India
House'
at
London
and
propagated
the
cause
of
India's
independence
through
his
writings
in
his
publication
journal
called
the
'Indian
Sociologist'.
The
main
objective
of
this
memorial
is
to
pay
tribute
to
the
contribution
of
Shyamji
Krishna
Varma
and
also
to
educate
the
young
generation
about
those
great
Indians
who
sacrificed
everything
for
the
country's
freedom.
Spread
over
52
acres,
the
memorial
complex
houses
a
replica
of
India
House
building
at
Highgate
along
with
statues
of
Shyamji
Krishna
Varma
and
his
wife.
Urns
containing
Krishna
Verma's
ashes,
those
of
his
wife,
and
a
gallery
dedicated
to
earlier
activists
of
Indian
independence
movement
is
housed
within
the
memorial.
The
giant
statue
of
Mahatma
on
his
spinning
wheel
is
an
impressive
sight.
The
entire
complex
is
extremely
well-maintained
and
offers
calm
and
quiet
environment
to
the
visitor.
There
is
also
a
small
bookshop
selling
some
literature
about
Shyamji
and
a
food
court
serving
snacks.
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