ASI to renovate World War I memorial arch near Lalgudi in Tiruchi
The Hindu
A few hundred among the Indian soldiers who participated in the War were said to be from Tiruchi district, including some from Lalgudi and nearby villages
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has planned to take up restoration and conservation works on a commemorative arch, built during the British rule recognising the role of Indian soldiers in the victory of the Allied powers in World War I, at Keezha Valadi near Lalgudi in Tiruchi district.
The memorial was erected by Dewan Bahadur G. Krishnamachariar and opened by Dewan Bahadur Sir T. Desikachariar, Trichinopoly District Board president, on August 10, 1922. A plaque on its pillar says that it was erected “in commemoration of the glorious victory of the Allied Arms in which the Indian troops played a prominent part.”
A few hundred among the Indian soldiers who participated in the war were said to be from Tiruchi district, including some from Lalgudi and nearby villages. “Lest we forget,” reads the engraving on top of the arch that has been languishing in neglect for long, ironically.