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This article is about the cricket grounds. For the monument, see Azad Maidan (monument).
Azad Maidan (formerly known as Bombay Gymkhana Maidan[1]) is a triangular-shaped maidan (sports ground) in Mumbai, India.[2] It is a regular venue for inter-school cricket matches. The name Azad means "free" in Hindi.[3] The ground is known for its cricket pitches[3], for protest meetings[4], and for political rallies.[5] The Bombay Gymkhana clubhouse was built in 1875, at the southern end of the maidan.[6]
[edit] History
The vast expanses of land of the Oval Maidan, Azad Maidan, Cooperage Ground and Cross Maidan until the early 20th century formed the area known as Esplanade.[7]
Mahatma Gandhi addressed the largest ever political meeting at Azad Maidan in December 1931.[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Wadia, J. B. H. (1983). M.N. Roy, the man: an incomplete Royana. Popular Prakashan. pp. 116. ISBN 8171542468.
- ^ "In cricket crazy Bombay". The Hindu. 27 December 2009. http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/12/27/stories/2009122750190500.htm. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ a b Bose, Mihir (2006). The magic of Indian cricket: cricket and society in India. Routledge. pp. 124. ISBN 0415356911.
- ^ Mahadevia, Darshini (2008). Inside the transforming urban Asia: processes, policies and public actions. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 572. ISBN 8180695743.
- ^ "No ground for Kanga matches". Daily News and Analysis. 27 September 2009. http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_no-ground-for-kanga-matches_1293259. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Sharada Dwivedi, Rahul Mehrotra (2001). Bombay: the cities within. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd.. pp. 112. ISBN 8190060260.
- ^ Kelly Shannon, Janina Gosseye (2009). Reclaiming (the urbanism of) Mumbai Volume 3 of Explorations in/of urbanism. SUN Academia. pp. 125. ISBN 9085066948.
- ^ Haridas T. Muzumdar, Will Durant (2005). Gandhi Versus the Empire. Kessinger Publishing. pp. 38. ISBN 1417990430.
Coordinates: 18°56′25″N 72°49′54″E / 18.940278°N 72.831667°E
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