WHY NANA?
HE HELPED BUILD MUMBAI
Nana Shankarshet was a pioneering force in 19th-century Mumbai, driving the creation of girls' schools, founding higher education institutions, and establishing Western India's first civic governance boards to empower native citizens.
HE HELPED BRING THE RAILWAY TO INDIA
As a founding director of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), Nana personally loboed for bringing the railway network to India and sat aboard the historic first passenger train from Boribunder to Thane in 1853.
HIS LEGACY STILL LIVES HERE
From landmarks, institutions, and major chowks to the modern Jagannath Shankar Sheth Metro Station, Nana's name remains woven into the physical and cultural geography of Mumbai.
WHY THIS STATION?
Nana's railway legacy makes Mumbai Central an especially meaningful place to honour him.
Railway Pioneer
Mumbai enters the railway age. Nana Shankarshet helped bring the railway to India and rode the inaugural passenger train.
Mumbai Central
One of Mumbai's major railway hubs stands at the heart of the city's continuing railway story.
Formal Recognition
The Maharashtra government has already proposed renaming Mumbai Central in Nana Shankarshet's honour. Citizens can now add their voices.
THE DEMAND HAS A HISTORY
2012
Demand raised in Lok Sabha
2015
Renaming demand publicly renewed
2017
Demand reiterated to the Railways
2020
Maharashtra approves renaming proposal
2021
Renaming request raised again in Parliament
2025
Public campaign renewed at Mumbai Central
2026
YOUR VOICE
The call to rename Mumbai Central after Nana has been raised in Parliament and taken up through the Maharashtra government.
THE DEMAND HAS BEEN RAISED IN PARLIAMENT.
The demand to honour Nana Shankarshet has been raised in Parliament. Now citizens can add their voices.