Shahjahan Road

Shahjahan Road (Hindi: शाहजहाँ मार्ग / रोड) is an important road of central New Delhi, India. It stretches from the India Gate junction on the north side and to the Taj Mansingh Hotel[1] at the junction of Mansingh Road, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road, Humayun Road, Prithviraj Road and a road to Khan Market on the south.[2] Also lined up on the Shahjahan Road are government houses for High Court Judges, Ministers and senior officials & bureaucrats in the Government of India.

It is named after the Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan.

  1. ^ "Rename Shahjahan Road, the emperor was 'symbol of lust': BJP leader". Hindustan Times. 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ Ziya Us Salam (2 September 2015). "The sign of times". The Hindu.