Rajendra Nagar (often spelled unofficially as 'Rajender Nagar' or 'Rajinder Nagar'

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, 15 December 2008. "Rajinder Nagar constituency Reev is best. ) is a residential colony in Central Delhi, Delhi, India. The name comes from

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, the first

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. It is bordered by the Central Ridge Protected Forest on the east and south, IARI on the west, and

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on the north. It is a constituency in the

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. The current Councillor for the

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is Aarti Chawla of Aam Aadmi Party ( Ward No.102N).

Overview

Like most of the colonies developed in the 1950s, Rajendra Nagar was primarily a

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refugee colony which came up during the years after the

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in 1947, when several such residential neighborhoods sprang up in the

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area, including other examples such as Lajpat Nagar and

Patel Nagar Patel Nagar is one of the 3 sub-division of the West Delhi District in India. Area Patel Nagar is a large area and divided into the following colonies: * West Patel Nagar * East Patel Nagar * South Patel Nagar Neighbouring Areas Patel Nagar' ...

. Rajender Nagar benefits from links with the

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. Shankar road divides the Rajendra Nagar into New and Old Rajendra Nagar. Old Rajendra Nagar touches Karol Bagh, which is famous for shopping and eating. New Rajendra Nagar is between Old Rajendra Nagar and Ridge, and is also adjacent to Connaught Place, with

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a short walk away. The locality is posh with many parks in New Rajendra Nagar. Central Park in New Rajendra Nagar is called Nehru Park.

Administration

It is part of the

Rajinder Nagar Assembly constituency Rajinder Nagar Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi and includes the neighborhood of Rajendra Nagar, Delhi. Rajinder Nagar assembly constituency is a part of New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) N ...

Coaching industry

Rajendra Nagar is home to many coaching institutes. It is one of the two education hubs in Delhi for government job aspirants (the other being

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). However, the striking difference between these two locations is the demographics of students. While, majority of student-population in Rajendra Nagar comprises those preparing for exams conducted by UPSC (and usually in English medium), Mukherjee Nagar is dominated by a mix of students preparing (i) either for exams conducted by SSC (like CGL and CHSL) (ii) or for civil services exams in

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medium. The streets are filled with sprawling book stores, libraries, rental housing and eateries an ancillary business along with the coaching industry. Coaching industry of Rajendra Nagar and other parts of Delhi were severely impacted in 2020 because of the

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Notable people

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actor Shahrukh Khan was born here in 1965 at the Talwar Nursing Home, and lived there for more than two decades while studying in

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and acting in TV series '' Fauji'' (1988), ''

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'' (1989) and ''Dil Darya'', before moving to

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in 1991 to pursue a career in films.SRK to run for Delhi
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'', 30 September 2009. "I was born here, in Talwar Nursing Home. I lived there for more than two decades in Rajinder Nagar" * Bollywood singer Jaspinder Narula was born and raised here. *

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, Bollywood star, was also born and raised here. Other known residents included

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, the

star who lived here for some years,

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a politician of the 1960s,

actor

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, actress

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and documentary filmmaker Avijit Mukul Kishore. Indian batsman

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is a resident.

References

External links

Rajendra Nagar, Delhi location
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