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Chamaraja Road, also known as Chamaraja Wodayar Road is a road in

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

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. It runs east from

Lakshmi Vilas Palace The Lakshmi Vilas Palace ( Gujarati: લક્ષ્મી વિલાસ મહેલ) in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed in 1890 by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant wa ...

at one end to Bhagat Singh Chowk at the other. Known as Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Rajmarg (since 13 May 2015) or Rajmahal Road in the past, the road was renamed back to Chamaraja Road in 2017.

History

This road was named after Chamaraja Wodayar by

Sayajirao Gaekwad Sayajirao Gaekwad III (born as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad; 11 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal G ...

in 1888. Both then Yuvarajas were very good friends and Sayajirao Gaekwad named the road leading to the Palace through Gate-2 as Chamaraja Road. Similarly a road bordering

Mysore Palace Mysore Palace, also known as Amba Vilas Palace, is a historical palace and a royal residence. It is located in Mysore, Karnataka, India. It used to be the official residence of the Wadiyar dynasty and the seat of the Kingdom of Mysore. The pala ...

on east direction was named

Sayajirao Road 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. This road was named after Sayajirao Gaekwad III, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad by ...

when Sayajirao Gaekwad visited

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

in late 1893. During his visit, Sayajirao Gaekwad was inspired by the huge collection of rare manuscripts in

Oriental Research Institute, Mysore Formerly known as the Oriental Library, the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) at Mysore, India, is a research institute which collects, exhibits, edits, and publishes rare manuscripts written in various scripts like , Brahmic scripts, Brahmic ...

and started a new Oriental Institute in

on 1 September 1927 in Central Library and later shifted to a dedicated campus near Palace. Now the

Institute An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

is affiliated to

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a public university on April 30, 1949 and was renamed after ...

. Another similarity between these stalwarts is both of them were adopted from Maharajas and went on to become the rulers of their Kingdom. Chamaraja Road is also 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, shops and markets. It is also a home to many buildings and banks. Khanderao Market, which hosts the office of

Vadodara Municipal Corporation Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) established in July 1950 under the Bombay Provincial Corporation Act, 1949, is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Vadodara. Vadodara Municipal Corporation has been f ...

and famous landmark in the city

Kirti Stambh Kirti Stambha is a 12th-century tower situated at Chittor Fort in Chittorgarh town of Rajasthan, India. History Chittor has a history going back several centuries. It was an ancient centre of Jain tradition. Chittor is adjacent to the ...

are located in this Road.

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