List of roads named after Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi Road in Bangalore, India
This is a list of roads across the world named after the Indian anti-colonial nationalist and lawyer, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (a.k.a. Mahatma Gandhi), known for his nonviolent resistance to lead a successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule.
At places, the roads are also known by their abbreviated form 'M.G. Road'. In other countries, Mahatma Gandhi Road is known by different names, Gandhistraat, Gandhiweg, and Gandhiplein being some of them.[1]
M.G. Road is one of the most frequently used road names in India,[citation needed] Agra having two of them.[2] Several other Indian cities have a road by this name. In 2010, attempts were made to rename Hillcroft Avenue in Houston, Texas to Mahatma Gandhi Avenue but the proponents were unable to secure signatures from 75% of the property owners. As a result, the group settled for renaming the areas around Hillcroft Avenue to Mahatma Gandhi district.[3] In Kolkata, Central Road has renamed Harrison Road in 1892 after Sir Henry Leland Harrison, then the chairman of Calcutta Corporation.[4] It has recently been renamed yet again to Mahatma Gandhi Road. In many cities in South India, Mahatma Gandhi Road is popularly known by other names. In Chennai, it is known as Nungambakkam High Road. In Coimbatore, Mahatma Gandhi Road is popularly known by Avarampalayam Road.
In India[]
| State/UT | City | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur | Mahatma Gandhi Inner Ring Road |
| Ongole | Gandhi Road | |
| Tirupathi | Gandhi Road | |
| Vijayawada | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Assam | Dispur | Mahatma Gandhi Path |
| Uzan Bazaar, Guwahati | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Bihar | Patna | Gandhi Maidan Marg |
| Mahatma Gandhi Nagar | ||
| Chhattisgarh | Raigarh | Mahatma Gandhi Road |
| Raipur | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Daman | Mahatma Gandhi Marg |
| Delhi | Adarsh Nagar | Mahatma Gandhi Marg |
| Civil Lines, Delhi | Mahatma Gandhi Marg | |
| Lajpat Nagar | Mahatma Gandhi Marg | |
| Mukherjee Nagar | Mahatma Gandhi Marg | |
| Ramesh Nagar | Mahatma Gandhi Marg | |
| Timarpur | Mahatma Gandhi Marg | |
| Goa | Panaji | MG Road |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad-Vadodara | Mahatma Gandhi Expressway (National Expressway 1) |
| Bardoli | MG Road, Bardoli | |
| Porbandar | MG Road, Sudama Chowk | |
| Vadodara | MG Road, Karkadiya | |
| MG Road, Yakputpur | ||
| Karnataka | Bangalore | Mahatma Gandhi Road |
| Mangalore | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Mysore | Gandhi Square | |
| Mysore | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Tumkur | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Bellary | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Hassan | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Kerala | Kochi | Mahatma Gandhi Road |
| Kottayam | MG Road | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | MG Road | |
| Thrissur | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | Gandhi Road |
| Indore | Mahatma Gandhi Marg | |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar | Mahatma Gandhi road |
| Akola | Gandhi road | |
| Mumbai | MG Road, Fort | |
| MG Road, Kandivali-West | ||
| MG Road, Pant Nagar, Ghatkopar East | ||
| MG Road, Borivali East | ||
| MG Road 2, Kandivali | ||
| MG Road 2, Goregaon | ||
| Nashik | MG Road | |
| Pune | MG Road | |
| Thane | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
| Wardha | MG Road | |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | MG Road |
| Manipur | Imphal | MG Avenue |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry | Mahatma Gandhi Road |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Mahatma Gandhi Marg |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Mahatma Gandhi Road, more popularly known as Nungambakkam High Road. |
| Coimbatore | Mahatma Gandhi Road, more popularly known as Sarojini Naidu Road.[5] | |
| Telangana | Secunderabad | Mahatma Gandhi Road |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra | Mahatma Gandhi Road and Mahatma Gandhi Road II[2] |
| Allahabad | Mahatma Gandhi Marg | |
| Bahraich | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bahraich | |
| Kanpur | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kanpur | |
| Lucknow | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Lucknow | |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kolkata[4] |
| Durgapur | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Durgapur |
Outside India[]
| Country | State/Province | City | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | - | Buenos Aires | Mahatma Gandhi[6] |
| Belgium | Antwerp Province | Mechelen | Mahatma Gandhiwijk |
| East Flanders | Ghent | Mahatma Gandhistraat | |
| Brussels | Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | Avenue Mahatma Gandhi/Mahatma Gandhilaan | |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro (state) | Rio de Janeiro | Praça Mahatma Gandhi |
| Canada | Manitoba | Winnipeg | Mahatma Gandhi Way |
| Croatia | - | Zagreb | Ulica Mahatme Gandhija |
| France | Île-de-France | Courdimanche | Avenue Gandhi |
| Paris | Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi | ||
| Germany | Lower Saxony | Hanover | Gandhi straße, [7] |
| Bremen (state) | Bremen | Gandhi Straße [7] | |
| Hesse | Darmstadt | Mahatma-Gandhi-Straße | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Düsseldorf | Mahatma-Gandhi-Straße | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Bonn | Gandhi Straße [7] | |
| Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | Mahatma-Gandhi-Straße | |
| Hungary | Dunaújváros | Gandhi-Utca, [7] | |
| Indonesia | North Sumatra | Medan | Jalan Gandhi |
| Iran | Tehran Province | Tehran | North Gandhi, Tehran, Iran[7] |
| Tehran Province | Tehran | Gandhi Street, Tehran, Iran[7] | |
| Italy | Milan Province | Milan | Via Mahatma Gandhi[8] |
| Jamaica | Kingston-St. Andrew, Surrey County |
Kingston | Gandhi Road |
| Jordan | - | Amman | Mahatma Gandhi Street[9] |
| Lebanon | - | Beirut | Rue Mahatma Ghandi |
| Mauritius | Goodlands | Gandhi Road | |
| Roche Terre | S.I Gandhi Street | ||
| Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | M. Gandhi Street | ||
| Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | Mahatma Gandhi Lane | ||
| Quatre Bornes | Gandhi Avenue | ||
| Belle Rose | Gandhi Street | ||
| Mexico | Mexico City | Calzada Mahatma Gandhi[10] | |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Mahatma Gandhi Street[11] | |
| Morocco | Casablanca | Boulevard Ghandi | |
| Netherlands | Leiden | Gandhiburg[7] | |
| Utrecht | Gandhidreef[7] | ||
| Delft | Gandhilaan[7] | ||
| Leiden | Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Purmerend | Mahatma Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Rotterdam | Mahatma Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Culemborg | Gandhi[7] | ||
| Zaandam | Gandhihof[7] | ||
| Zeist | Gandhilaan[7] | ||
| Stadskanaal | Gandhiplein[7] | ||
| Maastricht | Gandhiplein[7] | ||
| Zetten | Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Haarlem | Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Hengelo(O) | Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Hoofddorp | Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Middelburg | Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Epe | Gandhiweg[7] | ||
| Gouda | Gandhiweg[7] | ||
| Deventer | Ghandistraat[7] | ||
| Amsterdam | M. Gandhilaan[7] | ||
| Groningen | M. K. Gandhiplein[7] | ||
| Heerhugowaard | Mahatma Gandhihof[7] | ||
| Eindhoven | Mahatma Gandhilaan[7] | ||
| Zoetermeer | Mahatma Gandhisingel[7] | ||
| 's-Gravenhage | Mahatma Gandhistraat[7] | ||
| Arnhem | Mahatma Gandhiweg[7] | ||
| Assen | Mahatma Gandhiweg[7] | ||
| Muntendam | Mahatma Gandhiweg[7] | ||
| Philippines | Manila | Mahatma Gandhi Street, Paco[12] | |
| Poland | Masovian | Warsaw | Mahatmy Gandhiego [13] |
| Łódź | Łódź | Mohandasa Gandhiego [14] | |
| Serbia | Blokovi | Gandhiova[15] | |
| South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Durban[16] |
| Gauteng | Johannesburg | Gandhi Square[7] | |
| Spain | Catalonia | Barcelona | Jardins de Gandhi[17][18] |
| Sri Lanka | Northern Province | Jaffna | Mahathma Gandhi Road |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Penal–Debe, Victoria County |
Debe | Gandhi Village Road |
| San Fernando, Victoria County |
San Fernando | Gandhi Street | |
| Tunapuna–Piarco, Caroni County |
Saint Helena | Gandhi Street | |
| Turkey | Ankara | Mahatma Gandhi Caddesi 76[7] | |
| Ankara | Mahatma Gandhi Caddesi [7] | ||
| United Kingdom | London | Gandhi Close | |
| Kingston upon Hull | Gandhi Way | ||
| United States | Colorado | Boulder, CO | Gandhi Drive[7] |
| Indiana | Crawfordsville, IN | Gandhi Street[7] | |
| North Carolina | Durham, NC | Gandhi Drive[7] | |
| North Carolina | Fuquay-Varina, NC | Gandhi Lane[7] | |
| Texas | Houston | Mahatma Gandhi District | |
| Uruguay | Montevideo Department | Montevideo | Rambla Mahatma Gandhi |
See also[]
- Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road in Delhi is also abbreviated as MG Road
Notes[]
- ^ Kolkata Wheels 2011, p. 1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b IANS 2011, p. 1.
- ^ Moreno 2010, p. 1.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ganguly & Bhattacharya 2010, p. 1.
- ^ "Building violating rules demolished in city", The Hindu, Chennai, India, 29 April 2011, archived from the original on 12 July 2011, retrieved 24 July 2011
- ^ Location on Google Maps of Mahatma Gandhi street in Buenos Aires (between Antezana, Ferrari) (accessed 15 December 2020)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Kort 2011, p. 1.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "President inaugurates Mahatma Gandhi Street in Amman - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "Mahatma Gandhi St". Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Hindus in Philippines", AgamaHindu.com
- ^ "MG Road in Warsaw". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "MG Road in Łódź".
- ^ "Blueprint for a revolution". Financial Times. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ^ Clark 2005, p. 1.
- ^ "Jardins de Gandhi, Spain". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ VilaWeb. "barcelona-pays-homage-to-legendary-world-figures-through-its-streets-and-squares" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2015.
References[]
- Moreno, Jenalia (2010), Signs of identity, Houston Chronicle
- Ganguly; Bhattacharya (2010), Wayward city, The Telegraph
- Kolkata Wheels (2011), Mahatma Gandhi Road (Harrison Road) - A cobbled road of history
- IANS (2011), Agra gets second road named after Mahatma Gandhi, archived from the original on 2012-03-22, retrieved 2011-07-06
- Clark, Grant (17 March 2005), SA outcry at 'insult' to Gandhi, BBC
- Kort, Peter (2011), Indian names of Dutch Streets, Wahid Saleh
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