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List of things named after Rajiv Gandhi
The following things have been named after Rajiv Gandhi, who was the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. A Right to Information query raised in 2013 was answered saying that over 450 schemes, building, projects, institutions, etc. were named after the three family members (Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi) of the Nehru–Gandhi family.[1]
Airports
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad, Telangana.[2]
Awards
Educational Institutions
- Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management, Sivasagar, Assam
- Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritius
- Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Boarding School, Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala[3]
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
- Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Puducherry
- Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research and Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra
- Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry
- Rajiv Gandhi Degree College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat, Haryana
- Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Delhi
- Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad, Telangana
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.[4]
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Trikaripur, Kerala
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala[5]
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Kalwa, Maharashtra
- Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Center, Delhi
- Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab[6]
- Rajiv Gandhi Polytechnic, Kavalkhed, Udgir, Maharashtra
- Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Kharagpur
- Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.[7]
- Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh.[8]
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka.
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar, Telangana
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh
Hospitals
- Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi
- Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[9][10][11]
- Rajiv Gandhi Government Women And Children's Hospital, Pondicherry
- Rajiv Gandhi Chest Hospital, Bengaluru
Sports Stadiums
- Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala
- Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Belapur, Navi Mumbai.[12]
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana.[13]
- Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, Rohtak, Haryana
- Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl, Mizoram.[14]
Museums
- Rajiv Gandhi Garden, Udaipur, Rajasthan
- Rajiv Gandhi Regional Museum of Natural History, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan
- Rajiv Smruthi Bhavan, Visakhapatnam
- Rajiv Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuary, (Formerly known as Nagarjunasagar - Srisailam Tiger Reserve), Andhra Pradesh
Schemes
- Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
- Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu
- Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan
- Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
Others
- Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, Delhi
- Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, at Kochi, Kerala.[15]
- Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Delhi
- Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Project, at Alappuzha district, Kerala.[16]
- Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Pune, Maharashtra
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Delhi
- Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
- Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai
- Rajiv Gandhi Setu, Mumbai
- Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station
See also
References
- ^ Iyer, Kajal (1 November 2013). "450 schemes, projects, buildings named after Nehru-Gandhi family: BJP". News 18. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Change of name puts Hyderabad International airport staff in a piquant situation". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology
- ^ "Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology". Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology". Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ . RGNUL. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "About us". RIT. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Rajiv Gandhi University". Rajiv Gandhi University. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ The hospital is considered the only government facility in the region to handle emergencies.
- ^ . The Hindu. Chennai. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ Sujatha, R. (28 July 2006). . The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Navi Mumbai: NMMC's Indian Swachhta league to be held at Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Belapur on Thursday". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ . Mizoram. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Government Schemes and Projects named after Nehru-Gandhi family". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Prime Minister inaugurates Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power project at Kayamkulam". PIB. Retrieved 27 May 2015.