Ghod Dod Road is one of the main roads of Surat

Surat

Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...

. The road was remade in the 1980s, which turned the road into a major shopping hub of Surat. Ghod dod means horse racing in Gujarati

Gujarati language

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...

, thus Ghod Dod Road can be translated into English as "Horse Racing Road". The name originated in the 1900s, when horse racing events took place on the road. Many major malls, restaurants and shopping centres of Surat are located on this road.
The road is most well known for its high quality lifestyle.