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Munirka
Munirka is now an urban village in South West Delhi, located near Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi campuses. Originally it was a jat and brahmins village of Tokas, Rathi and mudgal Gotra. Munirka villager's land was acquired by the government on which now exists RK Puram, JNU and parts of Vasant Kunj. Its neighborhood consists of the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on the south, Vasant vihar on the northwest, RK Puram on the northern side and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi campus and Ber Sarai on south-eastern front. The outer ring road forms the north to the east boundary of this and also making it accessible. This is near flyover. The notification for the urbanisation of Munirka was issued in March 1954, making it one of the earliest villages to be urbanised. The nearest metro station is Munirka. Migrants and population Munirka has always been home to a large number of migrants. It has a very high population density for a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama Krishna Puram
Ramakrishna Puram popularly known as R.K. Puram, is a residential colony in Delhi. Named after the saint Sri Ramakrishna, it houses many high-profile corporate houses. History Rama Krishna Puram area was built in the second phase of the extension of New Delhi. Construction of R K Puram started in the late 1950s by acquiring land from Munirka farmers. Developed by CPWD to south-West of Secretariat Building, its development continued until the 1970s, when R. K. Puram was established. It mostly contains double-storeyed housing blocks, with 2-3 bedrooms apartments for central government officers. ''Som Vihar'', named after Maj Som Nath Sharma, Param Vir Chakra, came up in the mid-eighties as a cooperative housing society for defence forces officers under the aegis of the Army Welfare Housing Organisation, in what is sometimes referred to as Sector 10. Some high-rise apartment blocks like ''Nivedita Kunj'' for senior officers were added in the 1990s. Gradually markets were added in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outer Ring Road, Delhi
The Outer Ring Road is a 6-lane ring road that encircles the city of Delhi. It has three lanes in each direction, with a total length of 47 km. Although it used to have traffic lights and at-grade intersections, mushrooming interchanges have reduced the number of lights to just two, and traffic now flows much more smoothly. Several stretches of the Outer Ring Road have been notified as National Highways. Delhi features two ring roads, a main one and an outer one. The two ring roads have a combined length of 87 km. Junctions Outer Ring Road features 14 junctions. In no particular order, they are: *NH 8/Subruto Park, *Vasant Kunj/Munirka/ R.K. Puram, * IIT Gate (flyover), *Khel Gaon Marg (flyover), near Malviya Nagar and Panchsheel Colony *Madan Gir/Chirag Delhi (flyover)/Andrews Ganj, * Kalkaji/Nehru Place (flyover), *Modi Mill (flyover), *Okhla, *ISBT (flyover), *Majnu Ka Tilla, *Majra Burari, *Azad Pur/Jahingir Pur, *Rohini, *Peera Garhi, *Sundar V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khajan Singh
Khajan Singh (also Khajan Singh Tokas) (born 6 May 1962) is an Indian swimmer, who remained national swimming champion of India, and won a silver medal at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul. He was awarded an Arjuna Award by Government of India in 1984. Early life and education Born on 6 May 1964 in Munirka village, Khajan went to study at the Government Senior Secondary School, Sarojini Nagar, in Delhi. Career He made his debut in competitive swimming by winning five Gold Medals at the National School Championships in 1981-82. Six-Footer Khajana entered the National Aquatics Championship at Delhi in 1982 and outclassed all competitors by winning five Gold, two Silver and one Bronze. The following year at the Nationals in Trivandrum, he stroked his way to seven Gold, two Silver and one Bronze. Again in the National Aquatic Championship at Ahmedabad in 1987, he not only won seven Gold Medals but also created a national record in the 100 metres freestyle with a timing of 55.21 second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbourhoods Of Delhi
Delhi is a vast city and a union territory, and is home to a population of more than 16 million people. It is a microcosm of India and its residents belong to varied ethnic, religious and linguistic groups. As the second-largest city, and the capital of the nation, its 11 List of districts of Delhi, revenue or administrative districts comprise multiple neighbourhoods. The large expanse of the city comprises residential districts that range from poor to affluent, and small and large commercial districts, across its municipal extent. This is a list of major neighbourhoods in the city and only pertains to the National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is not complete, and outlines the various neighbourhoods based on the different districts of the metropolis. North West Delhi *Adarsh Nagar * Ashok Vihar * Begum Pur * Karala, Delhi, Karala * Narela * Pitam Pura * Rohini Sub City * Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, Shalimar Bagh North Delhi * Azadpur * Civil Lines, Delhi, Civil Lines * Gulabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Delhi
South Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India with its headquarters in Saket. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Saket, Hauz Khas, and Mehrauli. It is bounded by the Yamuna River to the east, the districts of New Delhi to the north, Faridabad District of Haryana state to the southeast, Gurgaon District of Haryana to the southwest, and South West Delhi to the west. South Delhi has a population of 2,731,929 (2011 census), and an area of , with a population density of 9,034 persons per km2 (23,397 persons per mi2). The South Delhi neighborhood of Hauz Khas is witnessing the growth of trendy shops and lodgings. It is now becoming the center for domestic and international tourists and backpackers. The area also is home to historical monuments and has easy access to the Delhi Metro, making it a preferred location for many visitors to India and domestic middle-class visitors from other Indian st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasant Vihar
Vasant Vihar is a diplomatic and residential sub-division of the South West Delhi in National Capital Territory of Delhi, India. It is located near the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri, and houses over 50 diplomatic missions of foreign countries, including the High Commission of South Africa, and embassy of Argentina. History It was originally developed in 1960s by retired Government of India officers, later developed as a posh residential locality like Air India And Indian Airlines Colony due to its proximity to diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri. Locality The four main streets in Vasant Vihar are Munirka Marg, Vasant Marg, Poorvi Marg and Paschimi Marg, literally Eastern and Western Street. These form a rough triangle that encloses much of the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is primarily residential and when first planned consisted of six blocks named A to F, with each block having its own local market. Vasant Vihar has several parks in every block. Apartments in new emerging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narinder Tokas
Narinder may refer to: *Narinder Batth, Indian lyricist of Punjabi music *Narinder Kaur Bharaj, Indian politician and lawyer, member of legislative assembly from Sangrur Assembly constituency *Narinder Biba Punjabi singer from Punjab, India *Narinder Bragta (1952–2021), Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Jubbal-Kotkhai *Narinder Dhami (born 1958), British children's author *Narinder Kumar Gupta, research scientist, educator, and engineer *Narinder Singh Kapany FREng (1926–2020), Indian-American physicist working on fiber optics * Narinder Singh Kapoor (born 1944), Indian writer from Punjab *Narinder Kumar Mehra (born 1949), Indian immunologist, head of the department of transplant immunology and immunogenetics * Narinder Singh Randhawa (1927–1996), Indian agricultural scientist, writer, director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research *Narinder Singh Sandhu MVC (1932–2018), Indian Army officer awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for gallantry, lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajat Tokas
Rajat Tokas is an Indian television actor. He appeared in television series like ''Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan'', '' Dharam Veer'', '' Tere Liye'', ''Jodha Akbar'', '' Naagin'' season 1 & 3 and ''Chandra Nandini''. Career Tokas started his television career with show ''Bongo'' as Ashu on DD national. He then did many shows including ''Lighthouse for children'', Jadui Chirag, Tarang, and Ye Hawayan. In 2005, he came to Mumbai with his father & bagged the role of Tantya, who was Sai Baba's brother, in ''Sai Baba''. In 2006, Tokas was selected by Sagar Arts to play his first lead role of young Prithviraj Chauhan in the series ''Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan'' for which he won best actor in ITA 2007. In 2008 he was again selected by Sagar Arts to play Veer in the NDTV imagine show '' Dharam Veer''. In 2010-11, Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms chose Rajat to play the parallel lead in '' Tere Liye'' where he played the character of Robindo Ganguly. Later, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lodhi Dynasty
The Lodi dynasty ( ps, لودي سلسله; fa, سلسله لودی) was an Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty. Bahlul Lodi Bahlul Khan Lodi () was the nephew and son-in-law of Malik Sultan Shah Lodi, the governor of Sirhind in (Punjab), India and succeeded him as the governor of Sirhind during the reign of Sayyid dynasty ruler Muhammad Shah. Muhammad Shah raised him to the status of an Tarun-Bin-Sultan. He was the most powerful of the Punjab chiefs and a vigorous leader, holding together a loose confederacy of Afghan and Turkish chiefs with his strong personality. He reduced the turbulent chiefs of the provinces to submission and infused some vigour into the government. After the last Sayyid ruler of Delhi, Alauddin Alam Shah voluntarily abdicated in favour of him, Bahlul Khan Lodi ascended the throne of the Delhi su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Survey Of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham who also became its first Director-General. History ASI was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham who also became its first Director-General. The first systematic research into the subcontinent's history was conducted by the Asiatic Society, which was founded by the British Indologist William Jones on 15 January 1784. Based in Calcutta, the society promoted the study of ancient Sanskrit and Persian texts and published an annual journal titled ''Asiatic Researches''. Notable among its early members was Charles Wilkins who published the first English translation of the '' Bhagavad Gita'' in 1785 with the patronage of the then Governor-General of Bengal, Warren Hastings. However, the most important of the society's achieveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baoli
Stepwells (also known as vavs or baori) are wells or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant role in defining subterranean architecture in western India from 7th to 19th century. Some stepwells are multi-storeyed and can be accessed by a Persian wheel which is pulled by a bull to bring water to the first or second floor. They are most common in western India and are also found in the other more arid regions of the Indian subcontinent, extending into Pakistan. The construction of stepwells is mainly utilitarian, though they may include embellishments of architectural significance, and be temple tanks. Stepwells are examples of the many types of storage and irrigation tanks that were developed in India, mainly to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability. A basic difference between stepwells on the one hand, and tanks and wells on the other, is that stepwells make it easier for people to reach the groundwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
