India Gate is a memorial of war that stands tall on Rajpath. It was built as a memorial for the Indian British soldiers who died in the First World War. Today it is inscribed with the names of 13,218 martyrs and war dead, including nurses killed in the World War as well as the third Afghan War.

In 1971, after the Bangladeshi Liberation war, a black marble plinth was added to this heritage sight as commemoration of those soldiers who lost their lives. This is named Amar Jawan Jyoti or the 'Flame of the Immortal Soldier.' It consists of a reversed rifle capped with a soldier’s helmet, signifying the sacrifice that men in uniform make. A flame has been lit in front of it which will burn until posterity. A visit to India Gate is a goosebump giving experience and must be done either at sunrise or sunset.