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Kasturba Road is a street in Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India, which is connected to M G Road to the north and J C Road to the south. Some important landmarks situated along Kasturba Road are Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Cubbon Park, Government Museum, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum and UB City. A 600-year-old Ganesha temple is also situated on Kasturba Road. [1]

It was earlier known as Sydney Road. [2]

Other important landmarks close to the road are Karnataka High Court, Vidhana Soudha and Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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References

  1. "Kasturba Road Ganesha is busy on Tuesday". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. "Back and forth in time". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

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