Front and left side view of tomb of Roshanara Begum

Roshanara Garden is a Mughal-era garden built by

Roshanara Begum Roshanara Begum ( fa, , lit=Adorned in Light); 3 September 1617 – 11 September 1671) was a Mughal princess and the third daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Roshanara was a brilliant woman and a talented poet. She ...

, the second daughter of the Mughal emperor

Shah Jahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ...

. It is situated in Shakti Nagar near

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Clock Tower and North Campus of University of Delhi. It is one of the biggest gardens in Delhi having a great variety of plants, some imported from Japan. The lake inside the garden is visited by migratory

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during winters and is a popular site for

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. The garden has a raised canal with flowering plants on both sides. Today the garden holds a white marble pavilion built in memory of princess Roshanara, who died in 1671 and was buried there. The elite Roshanara Club, which was started here in 1922 by the British is spread over 22 acres. Since 1927

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is played at the Roshanara Club Ground, which now boasts floodlights. The club is considered the birthplace of the

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(BCCI). Post

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cricket administrators gathered in front of an old fireplace and sowed the seeds of the Indian cricket body. Panjabi Gate

History

The garden and the tomb within were constructed by Roshanara Begum beginning in 1650. Her tomb is the only structure that remains of the garden's original appearance. This garden was the Gift of Roshanara Begam, daughter of the

Mughal Emperor The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...

Shah Jahan.

Transport

It is serviced by the

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on the Red Line of

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. It is situated close to

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on the

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References

External links

The Herbert Offen Research Collection of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum
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