A ROAD IN INDORE NAMED AFTER A BRITISHER
A STATUE OF of Robert North Collie Hamilton (1802–1887) who was British Resident of Indore during the first war of independence in 1857, stands within the garden of the Lalbagh Palace in Indore.
According to a website about the city’s Lalbagh Palace (www.freepressjournal.in/pbd-indore/hamilton-road-only-road-of-indore-named-after-britisher) :
“In the year 1857, a group of freedom fighters gathered at Hamilton Road to protest against the Britishers. On the same day Hamilton was going on leave and his acting officer Sir Henry Marion Durand had taken charge. Sir Durand, angry at the protestors, ordered British army to attack them. When Hamilton came to know this he cancelled his sanctioned leave and ordered the army to not to attack”
The Hamilton stands close to a statue of Queen Victoria.
Because of Hamilton’s actions, he is remembered in Indore not only by the statue but also the city contains a short road named after him. It is the only road in Indore named after a British person.
yamey 
It is very interesting that the statue of Hamilton is there. However, Hamilton was not in Indore in 1857, he was in England. He cancelled his leave after 6 weeks and rushed back to India but he arrived too late to prevent the Indore uprising. Hamilton would stand by Holkar of Indore to clear his name & served as political officer to Sir Hugh Rose during the Central India Campaign. Hamilton had already had a long & influential relationship with Indore & continued as Resident after the mutiny. Durand had been there only to stand in for Hamilton when the mutiny happened.
Thanks for this information