Several roads across the world are 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.
In some places, the roads are also known by their abbreviated form "M.G. Road". In other countries, Mahatma Gandhi Road is known by different names, including Gandhistraat, Gandhiweg, and Gandhiplein . [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 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.[ citation needed ]
State/UT | City | Name |
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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 | |
Surat | MG Road, Chowk Bazaar to Station | |
Vadodara | MG Road, Karkadiya | |
MG Road, Yakputpur | ||
Veraval | MG Road, Veraval | |
Karnataka | Bangalore | Mahatma Gandhi Road |
Mangalore | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
Mysore | Gandhi Square | |
Mysore | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
Tumkur | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
Bellary | Mahatma Gandhi Road | |
Kolar | 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. Hosur in Tamilnadu |
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] Mahatma Gandhi Road, Haridevpur |
Durgapur | Mahatma Gandhi Road, Durgapur |
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