Chanderi, a beautiful place of Madhya Pradesh which is filled with a lot of historical monuments, forts, Jain temples and many more structures that are important in view of history.Surrounded by mountains on three sides and the presence of River Betwa gives the looks of Chanderi a specific place to every visitors of the world.
Though very small place and no comfortable communication with other nearby location still visitors are going there to taste the eternal beauty of the place.
Out of many monuments, Kati Ghati Gateway is a center of attraction for many due to its structures which is situated on the southern edge of Chanderi. So many questions arise inside the mind once reach the location. Its simple a cut way path between a hill which stand still to tell the story of the past.
Kati Ghati gateway linked with erstwhile Bundelkhand on the North and Malwa on the South.The Gate itself is 80ft high and 39ft wide. Inscriptions engraved on the eastern wall of the gate in Devangiri and Nask scripts.It states that it was made in 1495AD by frantic Jiman Khan, the son of the Governor of Chanderi Sher Khan.
The horrific story behind the construction of this gate was very tragic.Jiman Khan ordered to build a gateway within a night to welcome the Sultan of Malwa Ghyasudin Khilji, who was to arrive in Chanderi the very next day.No Mason ready to take the risk of doing this work within a night. All were set back by the order of the royal farman. Later it was announced to present a heavy amount of gift who would be able to carve out the gate in one night. Out of many, only one mason assured Jiman Khan to furnish the task within a night and accepted the challenge.The next morning the work was accomplished by the team of the mason. Royal authority inspected the work and appreciated for their hard work but one lacking point came to limelight in front of all. No provision was made for door hinges.Because of crucial security point of view, the matter of door was quite essential for the Governor of Chanderi.Jiman Khan then refused to pay anything as per his previous promise to the mason for making this mistake. He walked away with empty handed. Losing all hopes from every corner he devasted completely and lost his faith on Royal Farman.Dejected and suffered from emotional setback by the higher authority he never requested again but committed suicide.Till today, the Kati Ghati stands without a door.
The wall has the distinct cutting mark of the knives. It shows the difficulty of Mason's labor and his passion for completing the work before time.It seems His soul still roaming around the gate and trying to indicate the betray he got for his hard work.The tragic incident took place in the mind of the locals.Still, the people of Chanderi feels the bitterness against Jiman Khan and present the story of Mason in a sympathetic way.The glory of the gate tells the story of past which enforce to think of the pain and perplexity of the Mason who lost his life with dissatisfaction.He is no more but he will remain in the heart of all who will visit there and give a .salute to his work.
Out of many monuments, Kati Ghati Gateway is a center of attraction for many due to its structures which is situated on the southern edge of Chanderi. So many questions arise inside the mind once reach the location. Its simple a cut way path between a hill which stand still to tell the story of the past.
The wall has the distinct cutting mark of the knives. It shows the difficulty of Mason's labor and his passion for completing the work before time.It seems His soul still roaming around the gate and trying to indicate the betray he got for his hard work.The tragic incident took place in the mind of the locals.Still, the people of Chanderi feels the bitterness against Jiman Khan and present the story of Mason in a sympathetic way.The glory of the gate tells the story of past which enforce to think of the pain and perplexity of the Mason who lost his life with dissatisfaction.He is no more but he will remain in the heart of all who will visit there and give a .salute to his work.
