Prithviraj Road Explained

Prithviraj Road (Hindi: पृथ्वीराज मार्ग, Urdu: پرتھوی راج مارگ Pṛthvīrāj Mārg) is one of the historic & influential roads of New Delhi. It houses the most elite residences of major people of India.

Prithviraj Road
Official Name:	Prithviraj Road New Delhi
Pushpin Map:	India New Delhi
Named For:	Prithviraj Chauhan
Area Code:	110001
Settlement Type:	Posh Area of New Delhi

North End

It stretches from the Taj Mansingh Hotel at the junction of Man Singh Road, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road, Humayun Road, Shahjahan Road, a road to Khan Market.

South End

It stretches up to the junction of Sri Aurobindo Marg Road, Safdarjung road and Tughlaq road.This is near Safdarjung's Tomb.

Important buildings

Rajasthan House
Meghalaya House
Jindal House^[1]
J&K House
Official Language institution, or Kendriya Hindi/ Rajbhasha Sansthan
L.K.Advani's house: 30, Prithviraj Road.
Cabinet Secretary's earmarked residence: 32, Prithviraj Road.

Crossings

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road (Prev. Known as Aurangzeb Road).
South End Road.

External links

This road can be traced at 28.5701°N 77.2129°W http://wikimapia.org/#y=28570050&x=77212944&z=14&l=0&m=m&v=1

Notes and References

Web site: Bonds of Steel . 2011-03-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110408161229/http://www.businessworld.in/bw/2011_03_28_Bonds_Of_Steel.html . 2011-04-08 .