New Delhi: The Vibrant Heart of India

Mehran Dogar
3 min readJun 11, 2024

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India is home to a vibrant city that combines the old feel of the city with a new, young movement, this city is New Delhi. Situated in the north-central region of the country, it is situated on the western bank of the River Yamuna. Now let us explore what goes into the making of New Delhi, the city that breathes like a proud metropolis.

Historical Roots:

New Delhi was constructed at the fourth Delhi Durbar by Britain’s King George V in 1911 and it was officially commemorate on February 13, 1931 with planning and designing of Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. The design of the city is unique and is visible by the wide avenues big and beautiful government buildings and green areas of parks.

Seat of Power:

New Delhi is the center where all the three branches of the Government of India are located. Here you can visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the residence of the President of India, Sansad Bhavan, the Parliament House, and the Supreme Court. These institutions determine the future of the nation, and maintain the noble principles of democracy.

Lutyens’ Delhi:

Today, the core of New Delhi is also known as Lutyens’ Delhi in honour of the mastermind behind its creation, Edwin Lutyens. This area includes Indira Gandhi’s India Gate, extended Rajpath or Kartavya Path, an elegant National War Memorial. It is a combination of the past and the present, somehow intertwined, but still separate realities.

Cultural Kaleidoscope:

New Delhi celebrates diversity. It has a wide-ranging cultural scene that has architectural points of interest such as the Qutub Minar and the historical Humayun’s Tomb to contemporary art studios, theaters, and music festivals. This particular type of shopping mall presents handicrafts of different parts of India The Delhi market actually called Delhi Haat This is the most representative market with samples of Indian handicrafts There is also the business district of Connaught Place which demonstrates the life of the modern Indian city

Culinary Delights:

Namaste food lovers in New Delhi, prepare yourself to get flabbergasted! Street food is just one aspect; Chaat from a street side or delicate dishes in the finest restaurants of the cities cannot be missed. Among the dishes eaten with rice, the aroma of biryani cannot be missed besides chhole bhature, and succulent kebabs. And to sweeten up the evening, delight in a jalebi, or perhaps a cold kulfi ice cream.

Beyond Boundaries:

The place called New Delhi stretches far beyond the boundaries of a municipal corporation. The National Capital Region (NCR) comprises of areas closely linked with the city such as; Ghaziabad, Noida, and Gurgaon. Altogether, they make a single, closely connected urban environment where today’s large agglomeration lives.

In conclusion, New Delhi is not only a collection of geographical coordinates but also a great history, contemporary political processes, and unique architecture. Standing majestically at the edge of the New Delhi, India, the magnificent structure of India Gate seems to let the reflection of its history and the aspirations of the nation when the time comes at dusk.

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Mehran Dogar

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