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

Road Named after Location Notes
Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg Bhagat Singh South Mumbai Formerly called Colaba Causeway.[1]
Bhulabhai Desai Road Bhulabhai Desai South Mumbai Indian independence activist. Formerly called Warden Road.
Dr. Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg Gopalrao Deshmukh South Mumbai Formerly called Pedder Road, after M.G. Pedder, municipal commissioner in 1879.[2]
Dr. Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar Marg Dadasaheb Bhadkamkar South Mumbai Formerly called Lamington Road, after Lord Lamington, the Governor of Bombay between 1903 and 1907.
Dr. Kashibai Navrange Marg Kashibai Navrange South Mumbai Formerly called Alexandra Road.[2]
Lady Jamshetjee Road Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy South Mumbai Wife of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg Lal Bahadur Shastri Eastern Suburbs 2nd Prime Minister of India.
M.L. Dahanukar Marg M.L. Dahanukar South Mumbai Formerly called Carmichael Road.[3]
Mohammad Ali Road Disputed South Mumbai The road is either named for 19th-century philanthropist Mohammed Ali Roghe or Khilafat Movement leader Mohammad Ali Jauhar.[4]
N.S. Patkar Marg N.S. Patkar South Mumbai Formerly called Hughes Road.[2]
Nepean Sea Road Evan Nepean Malabar Hill Governor of Bombay (1812–1819)
Ramdas Nayak Road Ramdas Nayak Bandra (West) MLA for Bandra.
Pandita Ramabai Marg Ramabai Saraswati Gamdevi Social reformer.[5]
Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Commonly known as the Bandra–Worli Sea Link.
Rustom Sidhwa Marg Rustom K. Sidhwa South Mumbai Member 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 Marg S.K. Barodawallah South Mumbai Formerly called Altamount Road.
Samaldas Gandhi Marg Samaldas Gandhi South Mumbai Indian independence activist. Formerly called Princess Street.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road Subhash Chandra Bose South Mumbai Indian 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

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  1. ^ "Politics and emotions behind renaming Mumbai's streets". Hindustan Times. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. [better source needed]
  9. ^ "Jangali maharaj road mumbai".
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