Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg formerly known as Pedder Road is an arterial road in the city of

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, passing through the affluent Cumballa Hill neighbourhood. The road is named after a social activist and first Mayor of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) after

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, Dr. Gopalrao Deshmukh.

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It is said to be resting on what was first known as Padam Hill. Its former name, Pedder Road, was named after Mr. W. G. Pedder, Municipal Commissioner (1879) who was in the Bombay Civil Service, 1855–1879, and on his retirement was appointed Secretary to the Revenue and Commerce Department at the India Office. Even today as with a very large number of Mumbai's roads it is commonly referred to by its former name (usually incorrectly spelled as Peddar). The road begins at the well-known intersection of Kemp's Corner and extends down Cumballa Hill past the Mahalaxmi temple to the Haji Ali intersection. The first flyover built in

connected Hughes Road to Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg at Kemp's Corner. Since at least the early 20th century, it is considered to be a posh residential area with some of the flats fetching a price of over as of 2006. Dr. Gopalrao Deshmukh was the first President of the

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and the first Mayor of Bombay after independence. He lived on Pedder Road in a palatial home that later made way for a multi-story building. A leading citizen of Mumbai, he was the personal friend of Sir Jamshetji Kanga. Of his notable descendants one can name Dr Uday Dokras, international author of Human Resource books, who is his grandson. Pedder Road came to be renamed in his honour. The road ends in a flyover which was known as the Kemp's Corner flyover before but has been rechristened as "Dr Gopalrao Deshmukh Uddanpul(Flyover)". In February 2000, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay carried out a study on traffic in the area which found that 94,000 vehicles used the route every day at that time. The same study also found that the average number of cars owned by a family living in Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg was 2.3. According to a

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article in 2006, in new constructions coming up on Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg (among other localities), transactions "routinely take place" at over per square foot.

Landmarks

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* Antilia (building) * Mafatlal Bungalow

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, actress and producer * Kalyanji-Anandji, music director * N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons * Harsh and Rachana Jain, Dream11 * Pooja Dhoot, Videocon * Motilal Oswal, Motilal Oswal Financial Services * Prashant Jain, CEO of JSW Energy * Dujodwala Family, Mangalam Organics * Romesh Sobti, former CEO of Indusind Bank * Jiten Doshi, Enam AMC Co-Founder * Niraj Bajaj, Bajaj Family

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