Maharaja Agrasen Hospital is a hospital in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
,
India
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with 400 beds.
It is located in West
Punjabi Bagh
Punjabi Bagh is a locality in Delhi, India. It also is one of the three sub-zones of West Delhi.
History
The land of nearby Madipur village was acquired by government of India for resettlement of refugees from Pakistan.It was previously call ...
.
The hospital is named after Maharaja
Agrasen
Agrasen was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, a city of traders. He is credited with the establishment of a kingdom of traders in North India named Agroha, and is known for his compassion in refusing to slaughter animals in ''yajnas''. On sugg ...
, a king of
Agroha (
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
).
References
External links
Maharaja Agrasen Hospital
Hospitals in Delhi
Memorials to Agrasen
Year of establishment missing
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