Taj Mahal, Bulandshahr

Taj Mahal or Mini Taj Mahal or Qadri's Taj Mahal, officially known as Maqbara Yadgare Mohabbat Tajammuli Begum[1] is a replica of the historic Taj Mahal of Agra[2] located in Kaser Kalan, a small village in Bulandshahr of Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] It was built by an 81-year-old retired postmaster, Faizul Hasan Qadri in the memory of his dead wife Tajamulli Begum, who died due to throat cancer in 2011.[4][5][6]

For other uses, see Taj Mahal (disambiguation).

Construction

A total of Rs 15 lakh spent in construction of Qadri's Taj Mahal.[7] Faizul Hasan Qadri sold a piece of land for ₹ 6 lac and his wife's jewellery for ₹ 1.5 lac and got the mausoleum constructed with the help of a local. Qadri refused to take financial help of then CM Akhilesh Yadav,[8] as he wanted to build it from his saving.[9][10] The work for Qadri's 'Taj Mahal' has been halted due to lack of finances.[11]

About founder

In June 2017, it was reported by Hindustan Times that Faizul Hasn Quadri donated his last piece of land for a government school for girls, even when his ‘Taj Mahal’ project was incomplete, due to lack of finances.[12][13]

The founder of Taj Mahal, Bulandshahr, Faizul Hasn Quadri died on 9 November 2018 in a road accident.[14] He was buried next to his wife in the Maqbara Yadgare Mohabbat Tajammuli Begum that he made in Kaser Kalan village of Bulandshahr.[15]

In 2016, it was featured in History TV18's TV show OMG! Yeh Mera India of Season 2, hosted by Krishna Abhishek.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Retired post office clerk builds his own 'Taj Mahal'". Rediff.com. 31 August 2015.
  2. Ledbetter, Carly (11 November 2014). "7 Other Taj Mahals That Look Extremely Similar To The Original". HuffPost.
  3. Haleem, Suhail (23 July 2013). "Indian builds a Taj Mahal for his wife". BBC.
  4. Khandelwal, Peeyush (21 August 2015). "This retired UP postmaster built a Taj Mahal for his 'Mumtaz'". Hindustan Times.
  5. "A humble Indian postman builds a Taj Mahal for his wife" (8 December 2014). The National.
  6. "Small wonder: Indian postmaster builds own 'Taj Mahal' for late wife". The Express Tribune. 21 August 2015.
  7. "OMG! बीवी की याद में बनवा दिया ताजमहल" (in Hindi). News 18. 6 July 2017.
  8. "Uttar Pradesh Government to Help Retired Man Build 'Mini' Taj Mahal in Bulandshahr". NDTV. 22 August 2015.
  9. Kapur, Manavi (29 August 2015). "Faizul Hasan Qadri is building a 'Taj Mahal'". Business Standard.
  10. "Meet today's Shah Jahan, who's building new Taj Mahal". Zee News. 20 August 2015.
  11. "In his journey of love, UP Muslim man surrenders his 'Taj Mahal' dream to build girls' school". OneIndia. 24 June 2017.
  12. Khandelwal, Peeyush (24 June 2017). "Now a school for girls next to Bulandshahr's 'Taj Mahal', thanks to this retired postmaster". Hindustan Times.
  13. "In his journey of love, UP Muslim man surrenders his 'Taj Mahal' dream to build girls' school". OneIndia. 24 June 2017.
  14. "Mini Taj Mahal maker for wife dies in a road accident". The Sentinel. 10 November 2018.
  15. "'Mini Taj' maker Faizul Hasan Qadri dies in accident; to be buried next to his Begum in his 'monument'". The Financial Express (India). 10 November 2018.
  16. "Qadri's Taj Mahal". History TV18. 2 November 2016.
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