# Shaheedi Park

Shaheedi Park (ISO: Śahīdī Pārka, transl. Martyrdom Park) is an outdoor museum park located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in Delhi, India. Covering an area of 4.5 acres (18,000 m$^2$), displaying sculptures, memorials and installations that portray prominent figures and historical eras from Indian history. The park was developed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) as a part of its Waste to Art initiative.
The collections of the museum have been made using various parts such as old trucks, cars, electricity poles, pipes, angle irons and rickshaws collected by the MCD. It is the first outdoor museum of India.

## History

Shaheedi Park was inaugurated by the lieutenant governor of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena, and the chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, on a land of 4.5 acres (1.8 ha). The project was estimated to be at around a cost of ₹16.5 crore (US$1.9 million). The park was planned to be opened to the public to commemorate the death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
On 19 November 2023, to increase the footfall, the entrance fee for the park during weekdays was reduced from ₹100 (US$1.10) to ₹50 (57¢ US), whereas the entry for children studying in schools managed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was made free.

## Exhibits

The sculptures in the park were designed by 10 artists and 700 artisans over a period of six months. It was reported that 250 tonnes of scrap was recycled to create these sculptures.

## Gallery

The sculptures have been placed in different art galleries around the park separated by water channels showing the chronological order in which the events took place. The following are the names of the galleries, and the sculptures present in them:

### Indian scientists

* Mahāvīra
* Agastya
* Baudhāyana
* Bharadvāja
* Kaṇāda
* Suśruta
* Caraka
* Patañjali
* Nāgarjuna
* Āryabhaṭṭa
* Varāhamihira
* Bharata
* Brahmagupta

### The golden age of India

* Raja Porus
* Chanakya and Chandragupta
* Ashoka
* Samudragupta
* Harshavardhana
* Mihir Bhoj
* Rajendra Chola

### The wars against foreign invaders

* Prithviraj Chauhan
* Rana Kumbha
* Maharana Pratap
* Maharana Sanga
* Harihara and Bukka
* Raja Hemu
* Maharaja Chhatrasal
* Raja Surajmal

### The Maratha Empire

* Chhatrapati Shivaji
* Chhatrapati Sambhaji
* Balaji Vishwanath Bhatt
* Peshwa Bajirao
* Sadashivrao Bhau
* Mahadaji Shinde

### The Sikh Empire

* Banda Singh Bahadur
* Baba Deep Singh
* Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
* Mai Bhago
* Hari Singh Nalwa

### First War of Independence

* Mangal Pandey
* Rani Chennamma
* The Ahom rebellion
* Tatya Tope
* Rani Lakshmibai
* Birsa Munda
* Veer Kunwar Singh

### People's movement, cultural and social awakening, Swadeshi movement

* Sanyasi rebellion
* The Santhal rebellion
* Raja Ram Mohan Roy
* Swami Vivekananda
* Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
* Bipin Chandra Pal
* Maharishi Swami Dayananda Saraswati
* Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule

### First phase of the revolutionary movement and the non-cooperation movement

* The Chapekar brothers
* Lala Lajpat Rai
* Bal Gangadhar Tilak
* Khudiram Bose
* Rash Behari Bose
* Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
* Mahatma Gandhi
* Champaran Satyagraha
* Jallianwala Bagh massacre

### Second phase of the revolutionary movement, Dandi March and the Azad Hind Fauj

* Kakori Kand
* Dandi March
* Chandrashekhar Azad
* Bhagat Singh
* Subhas Chandra Bose & Azad Hind Fauj
* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
* Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
* Jawaharlal Nehru
* State integration
* Drafting Committee of Constitution