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'''Infantry Road''' is a 1.6-kilometer long [[One-way traffic|one-way]] street in [[Bangalore]]'s [[Bangalore Central Business District|Central Business District]]. It connects [[Raj Bhavan, Bangalore|Raj Bhavan]] with [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]], and houses commercial, educational and administrative properties.<ref name=etimes/> | '''Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road,''' commonly known as '''Infantry Road''' is a 1.6-kilometer long [[One-way traffic|one-way]] street in [[Bangalore]]'s [[Bangalore Central Business District|Central Business District]]. It connects [[Raj Bhavan, Bangalore|Raj Bhavan]] with [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]], and houses commercial, educational and administrative properties.<ref name=etimes/> | ||
The street was home to military activities of the foot soldiers of the [[British Raj]] in the 19th century, deriving its name from the military barracks situated near it.<ref name=etimes>{{cite news |last1=Shekhar |first1=Divya |title=Infantry road was home to foot soldiers of British army in the 1800s |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/infantry-road-was-home-to-foot-soldiers-of-british-army-in-the-1800s/articleshow/48094393.cms |accessdate=11 January 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=16 July 2015}}</ref> The [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]] (BBMP) officially renamed the street as "Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road" in 2004 | The street was home to military activities of the foot soldiers of the [[British Raj]] in the 19th century, deriving its name from the military barracks situated near it.<ref name=etimes>{{cite news |last1=Shekhar |first1=Divya |title=Infantry road was home to foot soldiers of British army in the 1800s |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/infantry-road-was-home-to-foot-soldiers-of-british-army-in-the-1800s/articleshow/48094393.cms |accessdate=11 January 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=16 July 2015}}</ref> The [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]] (BBMP) officially renamed the street as "Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road" in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reddy |first1=Y. Maheswara |title=Infantry Road is back to being Infantry Road |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/infantry-road-is-back-to-being-infantry-road/articleshow/72116401.cms |accessdate=11 January 2020 |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=19 November 2019}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 17 December 2021
Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road, commonly known as Infantry Road is a 1.6-kilometer long one-way street in Bangalore's Central Business District. It connects Raj Bhavan with Commercial Street, and houses commercial, educational and administrative properties.[1]
The street was home to military activities of the foot soldiers of the British Raj in the 19th century, deriving its name from the military barracks situated near it.[1] The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officially renamed the street as "Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road" in 2004.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shekhar, Divya (16 July 2015). "Infantry road was home to foot soldiers of British army in the 1800s". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ Reddy, Y. Maheswara (19 November 2019). "Infantry Road is back to being Infantry Road". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 11 January 2020.