Editing Rajpath (section)

{{short description|Boulevard in New Delhi stretching from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan}}
{{for|the street in Bhubaneswar|Rajpath, Bhubaneswar}}
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'''Rajpath''', officially named '''Kartavya Path'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Khan |first=Muneef |date=7 September 2022 |title=NDMC passes resolution to rename Rajpath to Kartavya Path |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/ndmc-passes-resolution-to-rename-rajpath-to-kartavya-path/article65861151.ece |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> ({{Translation|Path of Duty}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajpath to make way for Kartavya Path: How India is stepping away from its colonial past |url=https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/rajpath-to-make-way-for-kartavya-path-how-india-is-stepping-away-from-its-colonial-past-11190881.html |work=Firstpost |date=September 6, 2022 |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>), and formerly known as '''Kingsway''', is a ceremonial [[boulevard]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]], that runs from [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] on [[Raisina Hill]] through Vijay Chowk and [[India Gate]], [[National War Memorial (India)|National War Memorial]] to [[National Stadium, Delhi]]. The avenue is lined on both sides by huge lawns, canals and rows of trees. Considered to be one of the most important roads in India, it is where the annual [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day parade]] takes place on 26 January. [[Janpath]] (meaning "People's Way") crosses the road. Rajpath runs in east-west direction. Roads from [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], the financial centre of Delhi, run into Rajpath from north. It was made during the [[Construction of New Delhi]].

After climbing Raisina Hill, Rajpath is flanked by the North and South Blocks of the [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Secretariat Building]]. Finally it ends at the gates of Rashtrapati Bhavan. At Vijay Chowk it crosses [[Sansad Marg]], and the [[Parliament of India|Parliament House of India]] can be seen to the right when coming from the India Gate.

It is also used for the funeral processions of key political leaders of India.