List of roads named after Mahatma Gandhi

M. G. Road is an abbreviation for Mahatma Gandhi Road, named after Mahatma Gandhi, 'father of the nation' of India. M. G. Road is one of the most frequently used road names in India, Agra having two of them.^[1] 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.^[2] In Kolkata, Central Road was renamed Harrison Road in 1892 after Sir Henry Leland Harrison, then the chairman of Calcutta Corporation.^[3] It has recently been renamed yet again to Mahatma Gandhi Road. In many cities in South India, Mahatma Gandhi Road is popularly known by other names. In Chennai, Its known as Nungambakkam High Road. In Coimbatore, Mahatma Gandhi Road is popularly known by Avarampalayam Road. In Kozhikode, Mahatma Gandhi is popularly known as Mavoor Road. In other countries, Mahatma Gandhi Road is known by different names(Gandhistraat, Gandhiweg, Ganghiplain). ^[4]

Gandhi's followers and residents of Indian origin in Durban reacted angrily to the renaming of a street after Mahatma Gandhi because the street passes through the red-light district of the city.^[5]

See also

• Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road, also abbreviated as MG Road
• M.G.Road (band): A band started by four students of Purdue University
• List of streets named after Martin Luther King, Jr.

Notes

References

• Clark, Grant (17 March 2005), SA outcry at 'insult' to Gandhi, BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4355531.stm 
• Kort, Peter (2011), Indian names of Dutch Streets, Wahid Saleh, http://www.indiawijzer.nl/indian_street_names/street_names.htm