Nizamuddin East is an affluent residential colony in South East Delhi,

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. It is located on Mathura Road and is home to

Humayun's Tomb Humayun's tomb ( Persian: ''Maqbara-i Humayun'') is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum under her patronage in 1558, and designed by Mir ...

, as well as that of

Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim (17 December 1556 – 1 October 1627), popularly known as simply Rahim and titled ''Khan-i-Khanan'', was a poet who lived in India during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar, who was Rahim's mentor. He was one of ...

. There are several other monuments in the area. The colony has 286 houses, including Jaipur Estate, and 32 public parks. Inside the colony is a small center of the

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Location

Nizamuddin, named after the 13th century Sufi saint, is a centrally located residential area within the ring road. Set in the backdrop of the spectacular Humayun's tomb, to its north and Khan Khana Tomb to its South.

Notable residents

* Hukumat Rai Gandhi, first station master of Nizamuddin Railway Station which caused the founding of the colony and hence the first president of the resident welfare association *

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, former Chief Minister of Delhi * Navin Chawla, election commissioner *

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, artist * Vasudeo S. Gaitonde, artist *

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, artist *

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, actress * M. S. Gill, member of parliament *

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, retired civil servant *

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, of the Neemrana Hotels chain * Sandeep Dikshit, former Member of parliament *

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, filmmaker *

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, BBC journalist * Ajit Bhattacharjea, Indian Express editor * Jawed Habib, Hairstylist and politician *

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, Novelist

Transport

*The

Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (station code: NZM) is a railway station in South Delhi, India. It is under the administrative control of the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is one of the five main sta ...

. *The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses are also run to this suburb.

External links

Map of Nizamuddin East
{{Authority control New Delhi Neighbourhoods in Delhi South Delhi district

Location

Notable residents

Transport

See also

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