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.

Important places[edit]

It houses the famous UPSC or Union Public Service Commission headquarters at Dholpur House.^[3] Also the Army officers Mess and the Kota House. In the nearby Jamnagar House is the headquarters of Central Wakf Council.

References[edit]

^ "Rename Shahjahan Road, the emperor was 'symbol of lust': BJP leader". Hindustan Times. 21 September 2015.
^ Ziya Us Salam (2 September 2015). "The sign of times". The Hindu.
^ "UPSC declares civil services main examination results". The Economic Times. 20 December 2018.

28°36′23″N 77°13′39″E / 28.606527°N 77.227385°E / 28.606527; 77.227385

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[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.

[3] "UPSC declares civil services main examination results". The Economic Times. 20 December 2018.

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