Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road

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'''Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road''' is a road in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. It lies at the north-east end, stretching from the 'Taj Mansingh Hotel' at the roundabout of [[Man Singh Road|Mansingh Road]], [[Shahjahan Road]], Humayun Road, [[Prithviraj Road]] and a road to [[Khan Market]] in the north-east. At the south-west end it stretches up to the crossing at [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Marg]] and [[Safdarjung Road]] junction.

Earlier it was named '''Aurangzeb Road''' after the Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]]. However, in 2014 the road was renamed after [[APJ Abdul Kalam]], the [[List of Presidents of India|11th President of India]]. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road is home to several Indian billionaires such as [[ArcelorMittal]]'s [[L N Mittal]], [[K.P. Singh|K P Singh]] of [[DLF Limited|DLF]] and [[Max Healthcare|Max Healthcare's]] [[Analjit Singh]].{{cn|date=January 2020}}

==Junction==
A single junction is formed at the crossing of [[Tughlaq road]], land on this road is worth {{INR}} 500 Crore (roughly $80 million) per acre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rs 400-crore bungalows: Where billionaires live up|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-lutyens-delhi-where-indian-billionaires-live/20110427.htm |date=27 April 2011 |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] }}
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==2014 Renaming==
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam road was earlier called ''Aurangzeb road'', named so by the British after the controversial Mughal emperor, [[Aurangzeb]]. In November 2014, [[Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee]] petitioned the [[Prime Minister of India]] to change the name of Aurangzeb road after [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], the [[Sikh gurus|ninth Sikh guru]], as a tribute to him on his martyrdom anniversary observed on 24 November.<ref name="Yudhvir RanaYudhvir Rana 2014">{{cite web | last=Yudhvir RanaYudhvir Rana | first=TNN | title=DSGMC demands naming Aurangzeb Road after Guru Teg Bahadur's name | website=The Times of India | date=22 November 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DSGMC-demands-naming-Aurangzeb-Road-after-Guru-Teg-Bahadurs-name/articleshow/45241062.cms | accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in [[Delhi]] on the orders of the Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]], who was infamous for his religious oppression. [[Canadians|Canadian]] writer and activist of [[Pakistan]]i origin, [[Tarek Fatah]], suggested renaming Aurangzeb Road to ''Dara Shikoh road'', after [[Dara Shikoh]], the brother of Aurangzeb, who was executed by the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/neither-bjp-nor-aap-it-was-tarek-fatah-who-first-suggested-renaming-aurangzeb-road-2413340.html |title=Neither BJP, nor AAP: It was Tarek Fatah who first suggested renaming Aurangzeb Road |publisher=Firstpost.com |date= |accessdate=2017-02-19}}</ref>

''Aurangzeb road'' was renamed to ''Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road'' by NDMC on request of [[Maheish Girri]] ([[BJP]] Member of the India Parliament for East Delhi) on 29 August 2015.

''"As a tribute to the People's President, I propose to rename the 'Aurangzeb Road' in New Delhi to 'Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road'. In my opinion, this will be a great way of preserving his memories and legacy forever,"'' wrote [[Maheish Girri]] for changing the name of the Road.

The Renaming of ''Aurangzeb road'' to ''Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road'' also got criticism from various sections of historians<ref name="Firstpost 2015">{{cite web | title=Renaming Aurangzeb Road after Kalam isn't right: Delhi was inspired by history not bigotry | website=Firstpost | date=2 September 2015 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/renaming-aurangzeb-road-after-apj-abdul-kalam-new-delhi-was-inspired-by-history-not-bigotry-2416606.html | accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> and politicians, such as [[Sharad Yadav]] of [[Janata Dal (United)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/renaming-aurangzeb-road-is-trying-to-rewrite-delhis-history-please-intervene-sharad-yadav-writes-to-pm-modi-2416818.html |title=Renaming Aurangzeb Road is trying to rewrite Delhi's history, please intervene: Sharad Yadav writes to Modi |publisher=Firstpost.com |date=2015-02-11 |accessdate=2017-02-19}}</ref> [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] president [[Mayawati]],<ref name="Ashish TripathiAshish Tripathi 2015">{{cite web | last=Ashish TripathiAshish Tripathi | first=TNN | title=Mayawati opposes renaming of Aurangzeb road after Kalam | website=The Times of India | date=31 August 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mayawati-opposes-renaming-of-Aurangzeb-road-after-Kalam/articleshow/48743885.cms | accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="India 2015">{{cite web | author=India | title=Don’t rename Aurangzeb Road, name new road after Kalam, says Mayawati | website=The Indian Express | date=1 September 2015 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/dont-rename-aurangzeb-road-name-new-road-after-kalam-says-mayawati/ | accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref> [[Tariq Anwar (politician)|Tariq Anwar]] of [[Nationalist Congress Party]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/ncp-leader-writes-to-pm-over-renaming-of-aurangzeb-road/912379 |title=NCP Leader Writes to PM Over Renaming of Aurangzeb Road |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date=2015-09-09 |accessdate=2017-02-19}}</ref> and [[Asaduddin Owaisi]] of [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]].<ref name="The Hindu 2015">{{cite web | title=Owaisi objects to renaming Aurangazeb Road | website=The Hindu | date=31 August 2015 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/owaisi-objects-to-renaming-aurangazeb-road/article7597514.ece | accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Hans India 2015">{{cite web | title=Owaisi Protests Abdul Kalam Name For Aurangzeb Road | website=The Hans India | date=31 August 2015 | url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-08-31/Owaisi-protests-Abdul-Kalam-name-for-Aurangzeb-road--173620 | accessdate=18 September 2015}}</ref>

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