List of eponymous roads in Mumbai

This is a list of roads in Mumbai named after people.

RoadNamed after LocationNotes
Shahid Bhagat Singh MargBhagat Singh South MumbaiFormerly called Colaba Causeway.[1]
Bhulabhai Desai RoadBhulabhai Desai South MumbaiIndian independence activist. Formerly called Warden Road.
Dr. Gopalrao Deshmukh MargGopalrao Deshmukh South MumbaiFormerly called Pedder Road, after M.G. Pedder, municipal commissioner in 1879.[2]
Dr. Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar MargDadasaheb Bhadkamkar South MumbaiFormerly called Lamington Road, after Lord Lamington, the Governor of Bombay between 1903 and 1907.
Dr. Kashibai Navrange MargKashibai Navrange South MumbaiFormerly called Alexandra Road.[2]
Lady Jamshetjee RoadAvabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy South MumbaiWife of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg Lal Bahadur Shastri Eastern Suburbs 2nd Prime Minister of India.
M.L. Dahanukar MargM.L. Dahanukar South MumbaiFormerly called Carmichael Road.[3]
Mohammad Ali RoadDisputed South MumbaiThe road is either named for 19th-century philanthropist Mohammed Ali Roghe or Khilafat Movement leader Mohammad Ali Jauhar.[4]
N.S. Patkar MargN.S. Patkar South MumbaiFormerly called Hughes Road.[2]
Nepean Sea RoadEvan Nepean Malabar HillGovernor of Bombay (1812–1819)
Ramdas Nayak RoadRamdas NayakBandra (West)MLA for Bandra.
Pandita Ramabai MargRamabai Saraswati Gamdevi Social reformer.[5]
Rajiv Gandhi Sea LinkRajiv GandhiBandra-WorliCommonly known as the Bandra–Worli Sea Link.
Rustom Sidhwa MargRustom K. Sidhwa South MumbaiMember of the Constituent Assembly and 1st Lok Sabha. Formerly named Gunbow Street by the British, after businessman and moneylender Ganba Shet, a grandfather of social reformer of Jaganath Shunkerseth.[6]
S.K. Barodawallah MargS.K. Barodawallah South MumbaiFormerly called Altamount Road.
Samaldas Gandhi MargSamaldas Gandhi South MumbaiIndian independence activist. Formerly called Princess Street.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose RoadSubhash Chandra Bose South MumbaiIndian nationalist. Commonly known as Marine Drive.
Swami Vivekanand Road Swami Vivekananda Western Suburbs
Vitthalbhai Patel Road Vithalbhai Patel Girgaon Co-founder of the Swaraj Party.
Shankarsheth Road[7][8] Jagannath Shankarseth Girgaon An Indian philanthropist and educationalist.
Jangali Maharaj Road[9] Jangali Maharaj Mahim An Indian saint.

References
  1. "Politics and emotions behind renaming Mumbai's streets". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Mumbai: To learn the meaning of road names, check signboards". DNA India. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. Menon, Rashmi (17 July 2015). "BMC removes Carmichael Road's heritage tag, residents in shock". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. Wajihuddin, Mohammed (10 January 2019). "Chaos at Mohd Ali Road, this time over its name". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. "Road in Mumbai named after woman who started Arya Mahila Samaj". The Indian Express. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. "Rustom Sidhwa Marg: 'It is tragic only a few remember the fearless crusader, let alone recall his services to nation'". The Indian Express. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. "Pincode of JAGANNATH SHANKAR SHETH ROAD WANDEKAR MANSION J S GIRGAON MUMBAI MAHARASHTRA 400004 Pincode.net.in".
  8. "Search results". www.google.com.
  9. "Jangali maharaj road mumbai".
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