People, Positions and Obituaries · 27 December 2025

Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rashtra Prerna Sthal memorial.

Exam-focused facts from the 27 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on December 25, 2025.
  • The memorial was established to honor the 101st birth anniversary of former PM and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
  • The 65-acre complex features 65-feet-high bronze statues of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) founder ideologues Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.
  • The facility includes a lotus-shaped museum spread over approximately 98,000 square feet and an amphitheatre with a seating capacity of 3,000 people.
  • The project was developed by the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) under the Basant Kunj scheme at an approximate cost of ₹230 crore.

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