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    Rename railway station names with colonial imprints: Shiv Sena

    Rename railway station names with colonial imprints: Shiv Sena
    Written by Mansi Motwani
    Mar 15, 2017, 09:30 am 2 min read
    Rename railway station names with colonial imprints: Shiv Sena
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    On Tuesday, the Shiv Sena sought the renaming of 5 of Mumbai's railway stations, suggesting that they all have colonial imprints. Arvind Sawant, a member of Shiv Sena said that the Mumbai Central station should be renamed after Jagannath Shankar Seth, known for his contribution towards Victoria Terminus (now CST) station. To read more about what's happening in Mumbai, tap in!

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