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Sports ground in Mumbai, India
Azad Maidan is a triangular-shaped maidan in the city of Mumbai, India. It is located on 25 acres (10 ha) of land near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station. It is a regular venue for inter-school cricket matches. The name Azad means "liberty" in Persian. The ground is known for its cricket pitches, for protest meetings, and for political rallies. The Bombay Gymkhana clubhouse was built in 1875, at the southern end of the maidan. Every year, Sunni Annual Ijtema is held at Azad Maidan.
More on Wikipedia ↗Research Institute in Mumbai, India
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is a public research university and technical institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be a Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and development in science, engineering and technology. The institute has 17 academic departments, 35 additional academic centres, and three schools. Established in 1958, IIT Bombay was designated as an Institution of Eminence in 2018.
More on Wikipedia ↗Wakode seeks IIT Bombay visit after protest denial over his son Sahil's death; IIT-B students intensify hunger strike for justice.
Ravindra Wakode, the father of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode who allegedly died by suicide, was denied permission to continue his protest at Azad Maidan, prom