Mysterious Delhi(IN) : Lothian Cemetery Our Target, to go through it and have Experience, see what History Says: “A journalist Amir Rajpal, who died on Sept 7, was an early ghost-buster and spent a night at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Agra. He managed to get some spooky photos for Sun magazine in the 1970s which created quite a stir in Delhi’s Fleet Street. But the group sponsoring Creatures of the Night tours would be well advised not to go looking for a headless Nicholson, for he was buried with his head quite intact, and there is no evidence of his grave ever being dug up.” Lothian Cemetery is located on Lothian Road that lies approximately half a kilometre from Kashmiri Gate very close to the General Post Office in Kashmiri Gate in Old Delhi. On the north eastern side of the Railway Bridge, one can get a glimpse of this ancient British Cemetery that homes many graves including the members of the Christian Community of Delhi who were buried here between 1808 and 1867. As you enter the Lothian Cemetery, you will probably be taken back to an ancient moment in time when India was once thronged by the British people whose grave lie on this very ground bringing either a chill to your spine or maybe leaving you with a vibe of rustic ambience. You will also be welcomed with a huge and ancient Celtic Cross which is a Cross shaped design structure that symbolises the crucifixion of Lord Jesus Christ and forms one of the main distinguished feature of this Cemetery ground. This Celtic Cross was constructed to mark the place as a Memorial ground of numerous European Soldiers who were killed during the first battle of Independence of India in 1857 also popularly known as the Sepoy Mutiny. The Lothian Cemetery is also seen with many graves that have marked tablets and unmarked tablets probably belonging to the British and European Officers and their families and maybe other people with unknown identities. It is clearly evident that all the marked graves belong to British citizens of pre Independence war. British Officers of high ranks buried here have graves covered with massive Tomb stones and among these is the Grave of Thomas Dunnes who is buried under a building with a Dome shaped roof and supported by eight pillars made of red sandstone constructed by Colonel James Skinner in memory of his friend. Today, the Lothian Cemetery is unfortunately seen in a dilapidated state and probably needs to be secured and recognised as a tourist site due to its historical significance and evidence. Encroachment has become an evident sore point in Delhi and it is alarming to see that even on a burial ground like this one, numerous families are seen residing within the grounds of this ancient Cemetery. The British also constructed a Railway track around this area which was once a very serene place surrounded by thick dense trees and a carpet of greenery.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 06:37:56 +0000
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