Mar 19, 2025 09:32 PM IST
The mayor additionally instructed corporators to determine notable personalities from their respective wards and submit their names to the committee, enabling the preparation of a complete record of Kashi’s outstanding figures, Dubey added.
In a transfer to honour famend personalities, the streets and roads of Varanasi will quickly bear the names of Bharat Ratna, Padma Shri, and Padma Vibhushan awardees. The proposal, launched by BJP corporator Madan Dubey, was authorized by the chief physique of Varanasi Nagar Nigam Home.
The proposal, launched by BJP corporator Madan Dubey, was authorized by the chief physique of Varanasi Nagar Nigam Home (Sourced)
Dubey acknowledged that Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari supported the initiative to call roads after legendary musicians equivalent to late Ustad Bismillah Khan, Girija Devi, Kanthe Maharaj, Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Siddheshwari Devi, Jaddan Bai, and Samta Prasad alias Gudai Maharaj.
The mayor additionally instructed corporators to determine notable personalities from their respective wards and submit their names to the committee, enabling the preparation of a complete record of Kashi’s outstanding figures, Dubey added.
The choice was made through the Municipal Company Home assembly held on the City Corridor on Tuesday, chaired by Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari.
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