Column bearing Juddha Shamsher Rana's 1934 earthquake inscription at Bhugol Park, Kathmandu
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Title:
Column bearing Juddha Shamsher Rana's 1934 earthquake inscription at Bhugol Park, Kathmandu general view (monochrome)
Creator:
Hutt, Michael (Michael J.) ( Photographer )
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Copyright Date:
© 2019 Michael Hutt
Language:
English

Notes

General Note:
The Bhugol Park was inaugurated in 1941 to commemorate the 1934 earthquake. The six-sided column on a raised plinth in the centre of the park is inscribed with the government actions after the earthquake such as distribution of medicines and blankets to the affected people, materials for shelters, free timber from the forests, and subsidised CGI sheets. The column is topped by a globe (hence its name in Nepali), on top of which Lord Shiva is seated. The column supposedly houses the loan papers that were waived in 1938.
General Note:
Funded by GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) through AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council), Grant number AH/P003648/1, as "After the Earth's Violent Sway: the tangible and intangible legacies of a natural disaster", Dr. Michael Hutt, Principal Investigator.

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Rights Management:
All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:
MH photo 121 ( SWAY )