Nana Rao Park is a historic public park and tourist attraction located in the Civil Lines area of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Once known as the Memorial Well Garden, it was renamed after Nana Rao Peshwa (Nana Sahib) to honor his role in the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Today, it serves as a key recreational and cultural landmark in the city. The park stands on the site of the Siege of Cawnpore, one of the most tragic episodes of the 1857 uprising. It originally housed the Bibighar Well memorial, where British women and children were killed during the rebellion. After India’s independenSpread across roughly 150 acres, Nana Rao Park features landscaped gardens, tree-lined walking paths, and fountains. Statues of notable figures such as Rani Lakshmi Bai, Tatya Tope, and Ajizan Bai commemorate India’s independence struggle. The park also contains the revered Budha Bargad (Old Banyan Tree), said to have witnessed the hanging of revolutionaries in 1857. ce, colonial memorials were replaced by statues of Indian freedom fighters, symbolizing the nation’s reclaiming of its narrative.