*a) INA* market is not named after the Indian National Army. It's actually named after a private airline, the Indian National Airways, that was later nationalized and became part of Indian Airlines.
*B) Khan* market is named after Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's brother, Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan.
Ghaffar market is named after the Frontier Gandhi, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
*c) Bengali* market is named after Lala Bengali Mal Lohia, who built the place and had no connection with Bengal or Bengalis.
*d) Mehrchand* Market and Khanna Market, separated by a few hundred yards, are named after one person, Mehrchand Khanna, who was Rehabilitation Minister after independence.
*e) the famous Pandara Road* was actually Pandava Road. It was a clerk's misreading while copying it that led to the current name.
*f) Rai Sina* village and surrounding areas were cleared to make way for Viceroy House (Now President's Estate on Raisina Hill). The villagers were resettled under the Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Young. Thus, the resettlement colony was named Youngpura, which people pronounce as *Jungpura*.
True but amazing facts about Delhi.
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