List of Memorials At Raj Ghat Area
The complete list of Raj Ghat and associated memorials is as follows (mentioned in the chronological order of death):
| Name | Title | Memorial name | Meaning | Feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi | Father of the Nation | Raj Ghat | Royal Steps | Black marble platform |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Prime Minister of India | Shantivan | Garden of Peace | A large plinth covered with a lawn |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | Prime Minister of India | Vijay Ghat | Victory Platform | The victory alluded to in the name of the memorial is India's performance under his leadership in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. |
| Sanjay Gandhi | Member of Parliament | — | — | Located adjacent to Shantivan |
| Indira Gandhi | Prime Minister of India | Shakti Sthal | Place of Power | A huge greyish-red monolithic stone |
| Jagjivan Ram | Deputy Prime Minister of India | Samta Sthal | Place of Equality | — |
| Choudhary Charan Singh | Prime Minister of India | Kisan Ghat | Farmer’s Platform | — |
| Rajiv Gandhi | Prime Minister of India | Veer Bhumi | Land of Brave | A large lotus in full bloom carved out of stone surrounded by 46 small lotuses to signify the years he lived; rocks from all the states of India are spread around. |
| Giani Zail Singh | President of India | Ekta Sthal | Place of Unity | — |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | President of India | Karma Bhumi | Land of Duty | Located near Vijay Ghat. |
| Chandra Shekhar | Prime Minister of India | Smiriti Sthal | Place of Remembrance | — |
| I. K. Gujral | Prime Minister of India | Smiriti Sthal | Place of Remembrance | — |
| Devi Lal | Deputy Prime Minister of India | Sangharsh Sthal | Place of Struggle | Located near Kisan Ghat. |
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