Ambedkar Memorial Park ~ Lucknow

Ambedkar Memorial Park, formally known as Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Prateek Sthal, is a public park and memorial in Gomti nagar

Night scenes have a beauty of there own. They make even a ray of light sparkle so beautifully.

 

• Ambedkar Memorial Park in Lucknow is an architectural vision. Built by the BSP supremo and the then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayavati ji, the park is a beauty and key attractions of the city. It is beautifully built using red sandstone and marble. Situated in the posh locality of Gomti Nagar, it is really fortunate for the city to have such large open spaces.

• I have personally visited it both during the day and night time but feels there's a whole different vibe after sunset. The floor is laden with dark marble and therefore at night it really feels like you are treading over waters. There are pathways laden with elephants or pillars on either sides, which light up beautifully at night and gives the place a citadel like feel with its elevated domes, ascending stairs and elevated statues.

• On my last visit to the place during Holi, it was also the full moon night which was definitively adding on to the nocturnal beauty of the place.

• Across sections, the park was praised for its beauty and architecture, especially with Dalits linking it to their pride and to movement for social upliftment.

• Opinions on the justification of the expenditure mirrored political divisions in the State, where Ms. Mayawati’s constructions have been used as a tool by political opponents to target her. Sensing the damage done to her image by the propaganda, and to appease non-Dalit voters, in the 2017 Assembly polls, Ms. Mayawati even declared that if she came to power, she would not build any more statues, parks or memorials, but focus on development and on ridding the State of goondaism, mafia and communal elements.

• Jyoti Saini, a teacher, praises the park as a breath of fresh air. However, she is also critical of Ms. Mayawati, accusing her of only focussing on Dalits, while ignoring upper castes and Other Backward Classes (OBC), be it in jobs or other positions while in power. “It’s beyond doubt — she only works for her caste,” said Ms. Saini

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