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New Delhi
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{{India UT capital infobox |
native_name=New Delhi |
image_map=IndiaDelhi.png|
latd = 28.7|longd=77.2|
ut_name=National capital territory |
district=New Delhi|
leader_title=Mayor |
leader_name=Asha Ram Verma |
altitude=216 |
population_as_of = 2000 |
population_total = 11,680,000 (app.) |
population_density = 6904 |
area_magnitude=1 E9 |
area_total= 42.7 |
area_telephone=011|
postal_code= 110 xxx |
vehicle_code_range= DL-0? |
footnotes = |
}}
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:''This article is about the urban region which is the capital of
India. For the metropolis see
Delhi.''
'''New Delhi''' ({{lang-hi|नई दिल�ली}}, {{lang-pa|ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ}}), an urban area within the
metropolis of
Delhi, is the seat of the
Government of India. It is one of the three municipal corporations of the
National Capital Territory of Delhi.
History
{{main|Delhi}}
Capital of the Raj
Calcutta was the historic centre of the
United Kingdom British presence in India, and effectively the capital of the
British East India Company. However, Delhi had been the historic capital of much of the subcontinent for long historic periods. In particular, it had been the most recent capital of the
Mughals. There remained an association with Imperial grandeur that the British
Raj tried to use by holding several
durbars for the
Viceroy and visiting Royalty. In
1911, at the King-Emperor George V's Coronation Durbar, the announcement was made that the capital of the
Raj was to be shifted from
Calcutta to Delhi.
New Delhi was laid out to the south of the older city constructed by
Shah Jahan, which is now often referred to as Old Delhi. However, New Delhi overlays many of the previous cities constructed there; hence it includes many monuments of previous cities, and constructions.
Much of New Delhi was planned by
Sir Edwin Lutyens, who laid out a grandiose central administrative area as a testament to British imperial pretensions.
Rajpath - then Kingsway - stretched from the War Memorial - now
India Gate to the Viceroy's House -
Rashtrapati Bhavan atop Raisina Hill. In its scale, extravagance and magnificence, it was not unlike Washington, or
Haussmann and his patron
Napoleon III's Paris, both cities designed to awe the newcomer with the power of the central State.
Tucked away are other clues to the worldview of the designers;
Herbert Baker's
Parliament House is barely visible from
Rajpath, as deliberative democracy was not a central part of Britain's plans for India; in fact, the main entrance to the Central Secretariat
North Block declares "''Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty. It is a blessing which must be earned before it can be enjoyed''"
Independent India and autonomy
After Independence a limited autonomy was conferred on the capital but it largely remained a chief commissioner's regime. In
1956 Delhi was converted into a Union territory and gradually the chief commissioner was replaced by a Lieutenant Governor. In
1991, the National Capital Territory Act was passed by the parliament and a system of diarchy was introduced under which, the elected Government was given wide powers; except law and order which remained with the Central Government. The actual enforcement of the legislation came in
1993.
Government
As of 2005, the government structure of the
New Delhi Municipal Council includes a chairperson, three members of New Delhi's
Legislative Assembly, two members nominated by the
Chief Minister of New Delhi and five members nominated by the central government. The current Chief Minister is
Sheila Dikshit.
Tourist attractions
{{main|Tourist attractions in Delhi}}
Delhi is a spacious, open city that houses many government buildings and embassies, apart from places of historical interest. Notable attractions in New Delhi include the
Rashtrapati Bhawan, the one-time imperial residence of the British Viceroys; the
India Gate, a memorial raised in honour of the Indian soldiers martyred during the
Afghanistan Afghan and subsequent wars; the
Laxminarayan Temple, built by the
Birlas, one of India's leading industrial families; The Swaminarayan
Akshardham temple ;
Humayun's Tomb; the
Purana Quila, built by
Humayun, with later-day modifications by
Sher Shah Suri;
Tughlaqabad, Delhi's most colossal and awesome fort;
Qutab Minar, built by
Qutb-ud-din Aybak of the
Slave Dynasty; and the lotus-shaped
Bahá'à Faith Bahá'à Bahá'à House of Worship House of Worship.
See also
*
Delhi for more information on the city's history, demographics, economy and education
*
Tourist attractions in Delhi
*
Markets in Delhi
*
National capital territory
*Law and Order in Delhi:
Jessica Lal Priyadarshini Mattoo 1984 Anti-Sikh riots
*
29 October 2005 Delhi bombings
External links
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New Delhi Municipal Council
-
InteractiveMap of Delhi
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