Lodi Fort

The Lodi Fort (Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਕਿਲਾ, romanized: Purāṇā Kila, lit. 'Old Fort') is a citadel in the city of Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The fortress is located on the banks of the river Sutlej and contains a tunnel to leading to the neighboring town of Phillaur.

History

It was built over 500 years ago during the reign of the Sikandar Khan Lodi and was well-maintained under the reign of Ranjit Singh and the British after him, but then fell into disrepair. It was declared a state-protected monument in December 2013.[1][2][3][4][5]

The Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology was initially based in the fort campus which is now shifted to the new address at Z - Block, Rishi Nagar, Ludhiana.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Know Your State Punjab. Arihant Publications India limited. 4 June 2019. p. 184. ISBN 978-93-131-6766-2.
  2. The City Skyline of India, 2006: Top 100 Cities to Reside, Earn & Invest in. Indicus Analytics. 2006. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-8015-030-2.
  3. Gyanesh, Aditi (27 September 2014). "Major monuments given a miss on Punjab tourism's website". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. "Ripe with history, Ludhiana's Lodi Fort lies forgotten without ASI protection". The Indian Express. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. "जिस धरोहर ने दिया शहर को बड़ा नाम, आज वही ढूंढ रही खुद के निशां Ludhiana News". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. Punjab (India) (1970). Punjab District Gazetteers: Ludhiana. Supplement. Controller of Print. and Stationery. p. 554.
  7. "About Institute – gitcktpolyldh.ac.in". Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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