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Mumbai Central station to be renamed after Nana Shankarsheth

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Press Trust of India Mumbai

The Maharashtra cabinet on

Thursday approved a proposal to rename Mumbai Central station in the city as "Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central Railway Station".

The proposal to rename the station would now be sent to the Railway Ministry, officials said.

Jagannath "Nana" Shankarsheth (1803-1865) was a Maharashtrian philanthropist and educationist famous for his contribution to Mumbai's development.

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First Published: Mar 12 2020 | 9:04 PM IST

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