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'''Hutatma Chowk''' ("[[Martyr]]s' Square") is a square in [[South Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India. The square hosts [[Flora Fountain]] and was known by that name until 1961 when it was officially renamed in memory of the members of [[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti]], who lost their lives when police fired upon their peaceful demonstration in 1956.<ref name="Hutatma">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-hutatma-chowk-where-peace-was-dealt-a-bloody-blow-1377461 | title=Hutatma Chowk: Where peace was dealt a bloody blow | date=1 May 2010 | publisher=DNA India | first=Pandurang | last=Mhaske | access-date=16 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/hutatma-chowk-is-a-monument-to-police-brutality-6254695/lite/ Hutatma Chowk is a monument to police brutality] ''Indian Express''. Retrieved 10 September 2021</ref> A statue of a "Martyr with a Flame" stands next to Flora Fountain. | '''Hutatma Chowk''' ("[[Martyr]]s' Square, (Officially, '''Hutatma Smarak Chowk''') ("[[Martyrs]] Memorial Square"), is a square in [[South Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India. The square hosts [[Flora Fountain]] and was known by that name until 1961 when it was officially renamed in memory of the members of [[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti]], who lost their lives when police fired upon their peaceful demonstration in 1956.<ref name="Hutatma">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-hutatma-chowk-where-peace-was-dealt-a-bloody-blow-1377461 | title=Hutatma Chowk: Where peace was dealt a bloody blow | date=1 May 2010 | publisher=DNA India | first=Pandurang | last=Mhaske | access-date=16 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/hutatma-chowk-is-a-monument-to-police-brutality-6254695/lite/ Hutatma Chowk is a monument to police brutality] ''Indian Express''. Retrieved 10 September 2021</ref> A statue of a "Martyr with a Flame" stands next to Flora Fountain. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Tourist attractions in Mumbai}} | {{Tourist attractions in Mumbai}} | ||
{{Mumbai topics}} | {{Mumbai topics}} | ||
{{coord|18.932431|72.831502|display=t|type:landmark}} | {{coord|18.932431|72.831502|display=t|type:landmark}} | ||
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Mumbai]] | [[Category:Monuments and memorials in Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:Martyrs' monuments and memorials]] | [[Category:Martyrs' monuments and memorials]] | ||
[[Category:Squares in India]] | [[Category:Squares in India]] | ||
{{India-struct-stub}} | {{India-struct-stub}} | ||