12°18′40″N 76°39′09″E / 12.311035586078425°N 76.65237304759924°E
 Highway Circle in Bannimantap where Sayajirao Road terminates | |
| Namesake | Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mysore City Corporation |
| North | Agrahara Circle |
| South | Highway Circle |
Sayyajirao Road, also known as Sayyaji Rao Road, is a road in Mysore, India stretching in the north from Agrahara circle at one end to Highway circle at the other.[1][2][3] This road was named after Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad by Maharaja Chamaraja Wodayar X in 1893.
History edit
Both then-yuvarajas (princes) Chamaraja Wodayar X and Sayajirao Gaekwad were good friends. The two leaders were both adopted by a reigning king in their respective kingdoms and went on to become famous maharajas of those realms themselves.[4]
In 1888, Sayajirao Gaekwad named the road leading to the Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara through Gate-2 as Chamaraja Road. It is now one of the busiest roads in the city and is lined on one side with retail stores, food outlets, restaurants and many more. It has many office buildings, banks, shops and markets. Khanderao Market, which hosts the offices of Vadodara Municipal Corporation and the famous city landmark Kirti Stambh are both located along this road.[5]
In late 1893, when Sayajirao Gaekwad visited Mysore, a road neighbouring Mysore Palace was named Sayajirao Road .[6] Historically, along the present-day road, a canal was constructed from Kaveri River to Mysore Palace in the 1850s to meet water consumption demands of the city of Mysore. The project failed, and the open ditch canal gradually turned into an unhygienic drainage spreading diseases. Eventually, the stretch was filled up and converted into a modern thoroughfare. Subsequently, the road became the Mysore Dasara procession route during Vijayadasami, replacing the congested commercial centre of Doddapete (present-day Ashoka Road, Mysore).[7]
References edit
- ^ "Rajmahal Road to be renamed Chamaraja Road". The Times of India. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Mysore's vanishing heritage". Deccan Herald. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Sachin Sharma (23 March 2012). "Road named after Sayajirao being spruced up in Mysore | Vadodara News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "A bit of Baroda in Mysore: Road in Sayajirao's name main market". The Times of India. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ Sharma, Sachin (13 May 2015). "Memory of Sayajis friend erased from citys face". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Oriental Institute's journey to glory". The Times of India. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Mysore's vanishing heritage". Deccan Herald. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2022.