Geri route

The Geri route is a set of streets in northern Chandigarh where youth, mostly students, regularly drive cars and motorbikes. The word geri means "rounds", and thus the name derives from the "rounds" that people make through the route.[1] The route, spans from Sectors 8,9,10 to 11, with the core being around DAV College, Home Science College for Girls in Sector-10 and Govt. College for Girls in Sector-11. It has been used in this manner since the 1970s, with the route especially gaining popularity in the 1980s when car ownership became more common among young residents.[2]

Google Maps has now changed this street's name from Geri Route to Azaadi Route in response to an appeal made by Deeptha Vivekanand as part of Bekhauf Azaadi (fearless freedom) March that came as an outburst after DJ Varnika Kundu was stalked on an August night 2017. [3]

  1. ^ "Dodging the cops on Chandigarh's romance street". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ Bali, Pawan (12 February 2002). "Policing Valentine? Geri revellers don't care". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Chandigarh: What's in a name? A long road between 'geri' and 'azaadi', thanks to a petition". The Indian Express. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2017.