Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road, commonly known as Infantry Road is a 1.6-kilometer long one-way street in Bangalore's Central Business District. It connects Raj Bhavan with Commercial Street, and houses commercial, educational and administrative properties.[1]
The street was home to military activities of the foot soldiers of the British Raj in the 19th century, deriving its name from the military barracks situated near it.[1] The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officially renamed the street as "Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Road" in 2004.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Infantry road was home to foot soldiers of British army in the 1800s. The Economic Times(16 July 2015).
- ↑ Infantry Road is back to being Infantry Road. Bangalore Mirror(19 November 2019).