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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:K. C. College, Churchgate, Mumbai.jpg|alt=Kishinchand Chellaram College, a premier higher educational institute, located on Dinshaw Wacha Road, Churchgate|thumb|[[Kishinchand Chellaram College]], a premier higher educational institute, located on Dinshaw Wacha Road, Churchgate]]<br />
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'''Dinshaw Wacha Road''' is a road in [[Mumbai]], [[India]] located between [[Churchgate]] and [[Mantralaya, Mumbai|Mantralaya]]. It houses some of the most prominent residential, educational and sports institutions in South Mumbai, connecting [[Oval Maidan]] to [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] promenade.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-05-05 |title=Fort, Marine Drive set to get Unesco world heritage tag |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/fort-marine-drive-set-to-get-unesco-world-heritage-tag/articleshow/64035943.cms |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The road is named after Sir [[Dinshaw Edulji Wacha|Dinshaw Wacha]]''',''' a prominent Parsi politician who was one of the founding members (and later President) of the [[Indian National Congress]]. <br />
[[File:Dinshaw Edulji Wacha.jpg|thumb|Sir [[Dinshaw Edulji Wacha|Dinshaw Wacha]], prominent politician and founding member of [[Indian National Congress]], on whom the road is named.]]<br />
The road is also known as Dinshaw Vaccha Road.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=HR College Google Home page |url=https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-unknown&sxsrf=ACYBGNTBhFuKUaftKu1Q-LJiTRoz7pygbg%3A1581763313796&ei=8cpHXu-bMKjUz7sPk-qquAc&q=hr+college+DW+road&oq=hr+college+DW+road&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.3...1436.2383..3267...0.0..0.197.1048.0j6......0....1.........33i160j33i22i29i30.dQwYOxFc3Q4 |access-date= |website=}}</ref><br />
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== Cricket Connection ==<br />
[[File:Brabourne.jpg|alt=Brabourne Stadium, the former headquarters of BCCI and host of Cricket Club of India (CCI)|thumb|[[Brabourne Stadium]], the former headquarters of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] and host of [[Cricket Club of India]] (CCI)]]<br />
Dinshaw Wacha Road famously houses the [[Brabourne Stadium|Brabourne stadium]] which is one of the two big cricket grounds in Mumbai City. The stadium's members only entrance is located on this road, whereas the regular "general" entrance opens up on Veer Nariman Road. The stadium currently hosts [[Cricket Club of India]] (CCI), one of the most prestigious clubs in India and, was conceived as India's counterpart to the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC). It is the erstwhile headquarters of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|Board of Control of Cricket in India]] (BCCI) that was later shifted to [[Wankhede Stadium|Wankhade Stadium]], a bigger stadium located a few streets away.<br />
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== Points of interest ==<br />
Some institutions located along this road are:<br />
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# [[Kishinchand Chellaram College]]; popularly known as KC College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kccollege.edu.in/contact-us-kc.php|title=KC College Contact Us Page|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706033324/http://www.kccollege.edu.in:80/contact-us-kc.php |archive-date=2016-07-06 |access-date=}}</ref><br />
# [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics|Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics]]; popularly known as HR College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrcollege.edu/contact/|title=HR College Contact Us Page|last=|first=|date=|website=HR College Official Site|publisher=HR College|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912235737/http://www.hrcollege.edu:80/contact/ |archive-date=2019-09-12 |access-date=}}</ref><br />
# [[K C Law College, Mumbai|Kishinchand Chellaram Law College]]; popularly known as KC Law College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kclawhsnc.edu.in/contact-us/|title=KC Law College Contact Us Page|last=|first=|date=|website=KC Law College Official Site|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128124604/http://www.kclawhsnc.edu.in:80/contact-us/ |archive-date=2017-11-28 |access-date=}}</ref><br />
# [[Brabourne Stadium|Brabourne stadium]], one of two cricket grounds in south Mumbai.<br />
# [[Cricket Club of India]]; popularly known as CCI.<br />
==References==<br />
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