Bhagat Singh Museum & Bhagat Singh Memorial
The Shaheed-e-azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Museum at Khatkar Kalan, Singh's native village,his full name is Bhagat Singh Khatkar} opened on his 50th death anniversary. There, memorable belongings of Singh, including his half-burnt ashes, the blood-soaked sand and blood-stained newspaper in which the ashes were wrapped, are exhibited. A page of the first Lahore Conspiracy Case’s judgement through which Kartar Singh Sarabha was sentenced to death and on which Singh put some notes is also exhibited in the museum. A copy of the Bhagavad Gita with Singh's signature, which was given to him in Lahore Jail, and other personal belongings, are also displayed there. The Bhagat Singh Memorial was built in 2009 in Khatkar Kalan at a cost of 16.8 crore (US$3.1 million).
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