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Mumbai unveils 14-foot Ramnath Goenka plaque on 35th anniversary
The Indian Express··6d ago
Bombay High Court judge Somasekhar Sundaresan inaugurated a marble plaque to Ramnath Goenka on Monday at Nariman Point on the founder's 35th death anniversary. The plaque is 8.5 feet wide and 12.5 feet high, with a platform bringing total height to 14 feet. Goenka launched The Indian Express in 1932. BMC A ward approved the project in July 2025.
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What It Means For You
- The plaque sits on Ramnath Goenka Marg linking Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan to Vinay K Shah Road.
- Traffic police, BEST and the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee cleared permissions after BMC approval.
- Engravings on the marble took 25 days after four months of construction.
What's Happening
- Anant Goenka, executive director of the Indian Express Group, attended the unveiling.
- The road was named Freedom Fighter Ramnath Goenka Marg on November 25, 1995.
- Former Vice-President K R Narayanan inaugurated the street name in 1995.
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- Urban planner Hardik Sankhe designed the structure installed by contractor Aditya Interiors.
- The plaque carries Goenka's portrait and the Journalism of Courage motto.
- Former Mumbai mayor Ramcharitra Rambhajan Singh cleared the 1993 naming request.
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