New Friends Colony is a posh residential colony of

South East Delhi South East Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. This district was carved out in 2012 along with Shahdara, taking the total number to 11 administrative districts in Delhi. Geography The South ...

, India. It consists of A, B, C, D Blocks. It is situated near Uttar Pradesh border.

Landmarks

The landmarks in and around the area include Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University by an act of Indian Parliament), 5-star hotel The Suryaa, and Lotus Tower (Berjaya Tower). Mata Ka Mandir is also located centrally and consists of many

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

s and

gurudwara A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...

s. Thyrocare Technologies Limited is situated in Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony.

Sukhdev Vihar Metro Station The Sukhdev Vihar metro station is newly opened located on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro and situated at Sukhdev Vihar Sukhdev Vihar is a Posh area of south east Delhi and adjoining to New Friends colony As part of Phase III of Delhi ...

and Ashram metro station are the nearest to New Friends Colony and run directly to

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and Terminal 1 Delhi Airport
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute
is a renowned Hospital located in the Locality. The New Friends Colony Community Centre is located near the D block and has a Cinema Hall, and many restaurants and bars.

Nearby places

Maharani Bagh Maharani Bagh is a residential area in South East Delhi, comprising several blocks and multiple markets. It is one of the most posh and upscale neighbourhoods of Delhi and is home to some of the most influential families from government and bus ...

* Sarai Julaina *

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* Friends Colony (East) * Sukhdev Vihar * Ishwar Nagar * East of Kailash *

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Sarita Vihar Sarita Vihar is a posh residential colony situated in South East Delhi, India. It is near the Kalindi Kunj- Noida Toll bridge or GD Birla Marg-Road 13A which connects the district to Noida. It is believed that the site was primarily chosen as th ...

Jamia Nagar Okhla is a suburban village located near Okhla barrage in the South East Delhi district of Delhi near the border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Its nearest industrial area called commonly as Okhla Industrial Area (OIA) or Okhla Industrial E ...

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* Zakir Nagar *

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* Kihzrabad *

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* Kilokari * Jeewan Nagar * Ashram chowk * Taimoor Nagar

Notable residents

Meem Afzal Mohammed Afzal, better known as Meem Afzal, is an Indian politician and Urdu journalist. He was a member of parliament and also served as an Indian ambassador to various countries./* Currently he is a National Spokesperson of Indian National Con ...

, former Member of Parliament, former Ambassador of India * Ram Kumar Caroli, cardiologist, personal physician to 4 Presidents of India,

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Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...

and

Lal Bahadur Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri (; 2 October 1904 – 11 January 1966) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 and 6th Home Minister of India from 1961 to 1963. He promoted the White Re ...

Priyanka Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (''née'' Gandhi; born 12 January 1972) is an Indian politician and the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of former Prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi ...

, daughter of Former PM of India Shri

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Najeeb Jung Najeeb Jung (born 18 January 1951) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from July 2013 to December 2016. He previously served as the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the Jamia Millia Islam ...

, former

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of Delhi, Former VC of

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia () is a central university located in New Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in ...

and Retired IAS officer
Anish Katariya
TEDxyouth organiser, student activist * Ashwani Kumar, former Union Law Minister and a Current

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Salman Khurshid Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. ...

, former Union Minister *

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, former Lok Sabha Speaker * M. M. Pallam Raju, former Cabinet Minister for HRD *

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, best-selling writer and

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, former

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, businessman, son-in-law of

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, Indian Billionaire (3rd Richest Indian),former chairman of HCL Technologies Ltd and

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*Manmohan Singh

References

External links

The New Friends Colony Community Centre blog
{{Neighbourhoods of Delhi Neighbourhoods in Delhi South Delhi district