Mumbai: To learn the meaning of road names, check signboards

February 25, 2019

Mumbai’s Gamdevi, home to historical landmarks like Mani Bhavan, has a prominent road named Laburnum Road. Was it named so after a British officer who held influence in the area? Fortunately for visitors to a place which served as Mahatma Gandhi’s residence, the civic body will soon be putting up etymologies of road names, to explain to people the hidden meanings behind these names. Laburnum Road, for instance, was named so because of the presence of several Laburnum trees that once lined up both sides.

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