Rajiv Gandhi Garden is one of the big gardens in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is situated near the back of Fateh Sagar Lake, and contains a statue of Late Rajiv Gandhi, besides several other attractions like spacious children's park and a food court.
Udaipur, also known as the "City of Lakes", is a city governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Udaipur Metropolitan Region. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. It was founded in 1558 by Maharana Udai Singh II of the Sisodia clan of Rajput, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when it became a British princely state, and thereafter the Mewar province became a part of Rajasthan when India gained independence in 1947.
Rajasthan is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. Rajasthan is located on the northwestern side of India, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus river valley. Elsewhere it is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest.
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General
Rajiv Gandi Garden was built and inaugurated on 8 May 2008 by political leader Vasundhara Raje. It was built in memory of Late Rajiv Gandhi, who was the youngest Prime Minister of the Nation. This garden has beautiful fountains, trees and greenery, many statues depicting wildlife and animals throughout the garden, showing importance of plants, wildlife and conservation of water. It gives an impression of Mysore's Brindavan Garden. Besides this, there are numerous other attractions nearby like Sanjay Garden, Shilpgram, Fateh Sagar, Saheliyon-ki-Bari etc.
Vasundhara Raje Scindia is an Indian politician who held the post of 13th Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 2013 to 11 December 2018 - previously she served for the same post from 2003 to 2008 and was the first woman to hold the post.
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was an Indian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to become the youngest Indian Prime Minister at the age of 40.
Saheliyon-ki-Bari is a major garden and a popular tourist space in Udaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan. It lies in northern part of the city and has fountains and kiosks, a lotus pool and marble elephants. It was built by Rana Sangram Singh. There is also a small museum here.
Inaugural stone of Rajiv Gandhi Garden.
Accessibility
Situated on a small hillock on Rani Road near the Fateh Sagar Lake, Rajiv Gandhi Garden is a recreational park in the Malla Talai Area, at the eastern side of the Fateh Sagar Lake. It is easily accessible from the city by local transport, taxis or autorickshaws. It is around 8.5km from Udaipur City railway station. There is a nominal entrance fee for entry into this park.
Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is an artificial lake named after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar, constructed north-west of Udaipur, to the north of Lake Pichola in the 1680s.
Udaipur City railway station is a railway station located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The railway station is under the administrative control of North Western Railway of Indian Railways.
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