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Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected Mayor of New York and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, carries a connection to Delhi in his name. His full name is Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the middle name chosen by his father, scholar Mahmood Mamdani, who lived in Uganda.

The name honours Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s foremost anti-colonial leader and its first Prime Minister, later President. Nkrumah was among the most prominent figures of Africa’s independence movements and maintained close ties with India.

Kwame Nkrumah Marg

A road in Chanakyapuri

During the Non-Aligned Summit hosted by Delhi in 1983, a major road in the diplomatic enclave was named Kwame Nkrumah Marg. Located near Africa Garden and several embassies, the road remains a reminder of India’s associa

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