Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial () in memory of the Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru, is at Hussainiwala village, near Firozpur city in Firozpur district of the Punjab, India. A daily flag lowering ceremony, similar to the Wagah-Attari border ceremony is also held here jointly by the Indian and Pakistani armed forces.
Martyrs Memorial The memorial marks the location on the banks of the Sutlej river where Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were cremated on 23 March 1931. After they were hanged in the Lahore Central Jail, the back wall was broken by the jail authorities, and their bodies were secretly brought to this memorial and cremated without any ceremony. The BSF has showcased the pistol with which Bhagat Singh killed British officer Saunders. It is also the cremation place of Batukeshwar Dutt, who died in 1965 and had also been involved in bombing the Central Legislative Assembly with Singh. His last wish was to be cremated at the same place. The mother of Bhagat Singh, Vidyawati, was also cremated there in accordance with her last wish.
The memorial was built in 1968 Making of a memorial by K. S. Bains and is located from the border of India and Pakistan border, on the Indian side.
Annual mela Every year, on 23 March, the Shaheedi Mela is observed at the memorial. The day is also observed across the state of Punjab.
Flag lowering ceremony A daily ceremony is held here in the evening at Hussainiwala-Ganda Singh Wala border.District Firozpur website: Retreat Ceremony at Husainiwala
See also Border ceremonies of India Borders of India Jallianwala Bagh Look-East Connectivity projects Look East policy (India)
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