Rajpath

Rajpath, officially named Kartavya Path (Path of duty), and formerly known as Kingsway, is a ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi, India, that runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk and India Gate, National War Memorial to National Stadium, Delhi. The avenue is lined on both sides by huge lawns, canals and rows of trees. Considered to be one of the most important roads in India, it is where the annual Republic Day parade takes place on 26 January. Janpath (meaning "People's Way") crosses the road. Rajpath runs in east-west direction. Roads from Connaught Place, the financial centre of Delhi, run into Rajpath from north. It was made during the Construction of New Delhi.

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• The good news is that in recent years, there has been renewed interest in the history of the armed resistance. Long-forgotten revolutionaries have started popping up in social media and popular culture. In 2019, four of the last remaining INA veterans were driven down Raj Path as part of the Republic Day Parade. The Indian Navy celebrated the RIN revolt as a float at the annual event in 2022. It had taken the institution three-quarters of a century to get itself to do this. In January 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a statue of Subhas Bose would be erected under the canopy on Raj Path (now renamed Kartavya Path). Anyone familiar with the place will realize the symbolic importance of this. Netaji, ‘the Leader’, will permanently stand, taking the salute to not just the National War Memorial but to all future Republic Day parades. He had said ‘Dilli Chalo’ in 1943, and has finally arrived at the heart of the Republic.
  • Sanjeev Sanyal - Revolutionaries_ The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom-HarperCollins India (2023)