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. 1 2 Shekhar, Divya (16 July 2015). "Infantry road was home to foot soldiers of British army in the 1800s". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Reddy, Y. Maheswara (19 November 2019). "Infantry Road is back to being Infantry Road". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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