Infantry Road
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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References
- ^ a b 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.