India renames Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Mughal Gardens as ‘Amrit Udyan’

On Saturday, the Indian government announced that Mughal Gardens located at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital has been renamed "Amrit Udyan".Keeping in view the theme of this year's celebrations 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', which marks the completion of 75 years of India's Independence, Rashtrapati Bhavan's Mughal Gardens has been renamed as “Amrit Udyan”, announced the government.

Deputy press secretary to India's President Droupadi Murmu, Navika Gupta said, "On the occasion of the celebrations of 75 years of Independence as 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', the President of India has given the Amrit Udyan to Rashtrapati Bhavan's MughalGardens."

However, the official website of the Rashtrapati Bhavan lists both the names of the garden.

“The Amrit Udyan had up till now been opened for the public only during the annual festival, Udyan Utsav, held in the months of February-March but Mughal Gardens, which forms the third circuit of Rashtrapati Bhavan tour, will now be open for the public from August till March,” stated the Rashtrapati Bhavan website.

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On Sunday (January 29), President Murmu will inaugurate the Amrit Udayan after which it will be opened to the public for two months from January 31 to March 26.

Generally, the authorities open the garden for public viewing for one month, from February to March, when the garden's flowers are in full bloom.

Gupta said that along with the two-month window for public viewing, the government also plans to keep the garden open for the visit of special groups like differently-abled people and farmers.

(With inputs from agencies)

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