Sitabuldi Fort

Sitabuldi Fort occupies two hillocks in the centre of Nagpur, with the railway station to the south and the Tekdi Ganapati temple behind it. The hills saw the Battle of Sitabuldi in 1817 of the third Anglo-Maratha war, and the fort serves as a memorial to the soldiers who died there. Though often credited to the Bhonsles, research shows the British built it around 1822, in the time of Richard Jenkins, using black stone brought from the Katol area.

The fort was home to the 118th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) Grenadiers; still in army hands, it is closed to the public except on Independence Day and Republic Day. During the revolt of 1857, Nawab Kadar Ali, a grandson of Tipu Sultan, and eight companions were hanged from its walls. A pillar marks the day George V and Queen Mary appeared before the people of Nagpur here. Records do not support a story that Gandhi was jailed here in 1923.