Coordinates: 34°04′16″N 74°48′38″E / 34.071238°N 74.81063°E / 34.071238; 74.81063 Lal Chowk is a city square in Srinagar in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. Lal Chowk was named so by Left-wing activists inspired by the Russian Revolution as they fought Maharaja Hari Singh. It is a traditional place for political meetings with Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, Sheikh Abdullah, Kashmir's first premier and various other Kashmiri leaders having addressed people from it.
Read more about Lal Chowk: History, 2010 Republic Day Controversy