Raj Bhavan rechristened Lok Bhavan

Raj Bhavan, the residence of Kerala Governor, has officially been rechristened Lok Bhavan, following instructions from the Union Home Ministry, renaming Raj Bhavans across the country Lok Bhavan and Raj Niwas, the official residence of Lieutenant Governors, to Lok Niwas.

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in a statement on Monday said that the change marks an important milestone from a ‘colonial mindset’ to a democratic one. The proposal to rename Raj Bhavan to Lok Bhavan was mooted by Mr. Arlekar at the All India Governor’s Conference 2022, when he was the Governor of Bihar.