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===Name=== When built, the road was named King's Way, or Kingsway, in honour of the Emperor of India [[George V]], who had visited Delhi during the [[Delhi Durbar|Durbar]] of 1911, and where the [[Emperor of India|Emperor]] formally proclaimed the decision to move the capital. The name was similar to [[Kingsway, London|Kingsway]] in [[London]], which had been opened in 1905, and which was also a custom-built arterial road, and which had been named in honour of George V's father, [[Edward VII]] (as King of the [[United Kingdom]]). Following the [[Independence of India]] the road was given its Hindi name, 'Rajpath', in place of its English designation. This represented a mere translation more than a substantial renaming, since 'Rajpath' in Hindi is broadly analogous in meaning to 'King's Way'. In September 2022, Rajpath was redeveloped under [[Central Vista Redevelopment Project]] and renamed Kartavya Path.<ref name=":1" />
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