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India Gate Thar Desert Omkareshwar Shopping in Delhi Kanyakumari
¤ Today's Delhi- A Bustling Metropolitan City
Having
shed its dusty cloak of antiquity, Delhi is today a bustling
cosmopolitan city. The ancient cities of Indraprastha, Lal Kot, Siri,
Tughlaqabad, Jahanpanah, Ferozabad and Dilli Sher Shahi have, over the
centuries, been laid to ruins. Vestiges of Emperor Shah Jahan’s
city, Shahjahanabad, barely peep out of the choked lanes and bylanes
of Old Delhi. Lutyen’s Delhi is however still the preserve of the
sahibs; albeit brown sahibs (Indian bureaucrats and politicians) who
rule the roost here.
¤ Expension of The City
What’s new is the Delhi which has sprung up around the core city
that has been handed down by centuries. When the fleeing Punjabis came
to Delhi from Pakistan, they were given land by the government to
resettle themselves. This was essentially around the areas of Karol
Bagh and Patel Nagar in the West and Lajpat Nagar in the South. These
small settlements soon grew into suburbs and the suburbs were
swallowed up by the ever-growing city as colonies. Most of the posh
South Delhi area has come up only in the past two decades; people
still recount the times when the now-hot properties like Vasant Vihar
or Gulmohar Park were just forest areas frequented by animals and
vagabonds (well, okay robbers and dacoits actually).
On your travel trio to Delhi,don't forger to visit some interesting
colonies like Chittaranjan Park, which the Bengalis of Delhi have made
their own. It is called mini-Calcutta by Delhiites. A walk down
Chittaranjan Park will warm the hearts of any Bengali nostalgic for
the laidback charms of Calcutta, now rechristened Kolkata.
¤ Politics and Government
Delhi's legislative state has long been an issue for politicians to
fight about. Untill a couple of years ago it was uncomfortably clubbed
as a sort of Union Territory with limited powers. and now it's a sort
of state with limited powers, called the National Capital Territory –
which sounds grand, but the fine print still has various catches built
in. Statehood has long been on the cards for Delhi, but has still to
become a reality.
Anyway Delhi has a Governor and Chief Minister with a cabinet. It
also has a legislative assembly to which members are elected in the
general elections. The first elections of Delhi were won comfortably
by BJP, however in the next elections it was voted out by an
overwhelmingly popular mandate. The National Congress is in power now
and enjoys that rare thing in Indian politics – a complete
majority in the legislative assembly. The Chief Minister is Sheila
Dikshit.
¤ Delhi Educational Institutions
Being the capital there are, of course, lots of things for which
Delhi is the main centre. Like education. Two of Asia's largest and
most prestigious universities are based in Delhi – the University
of Delhi and the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Degrees from both
universities are recognised widely abroad, and so students from all
over Asia pour in to study here. In ideology both campuses couldn't
get more different and there is a rivalry of sorts between them. The
University of Delhi is modern, vibrant and 'with-it' India personified
with students wearing all the latest fashions and spouting new-age
dictums, as propounded by their favorite music channels. Jawaharlal
Nehru University has a more cloistered hush of serious academia which
seems to pervade the very winds that blow over its beautiful campus.
Students here tend to take it much easier, taking greater pleasure in
discussing obscure socialist ideology than worrying about getting
ahead in the rat race.
¤ Jamia Millia Islamia University
Between these two big ones, the rising star is the Jamia Millia
Islamia, based around Hamdard Nagar. The university, which has always
been famous for its much sought-after Media courses, is also becoming
rapidly well-known for its Liberal Arts and History courses. There are
a couple of other well-known universities in Delhi – like Indira
Gandhi Open University, the largest centre for private education in
Asia. The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) also has a
campus here in Delhi – it's specially well-known for its
Mechanical Engineering course.
¤ Economy & Business
Almost all the companies in the major industries have an office in
the political capital – head offices of most of them are divided
between Bombay and Delhi, although Bombay safely has a higher
percentage of them. Most of the MNCs, like Pepsi, Coke, Nokia and so
on, though have preferred to make base in or near the capital; the
reason could be that the proximity to the political clout which is
very crucial to their survival. Flashy offices of these companies,
featuring overworked, furiously busy executives shouting on cellphones
like anywhere in the world, are mostly concentrated around Gurgaon,
easily the most happening suburb of Delhi.
¤ Communication & Connections
Travel and communications in Delhi is simpler than any other metro,
Bombay included. The roads are spacious, unlike Bombay, and there are
hardly any traffic jams, unlike Calcutta. Delhi has a very efficient
bus and a limited local train service. Apart from that there are cabs
and the notorious autorickshaws (which unlike in Bombay can go
anywhere, and indeed do go only where they please). Dealing with
autowallahs, as the autorickshaw drivers are called, can be quite a
fine art and can test both your patience and pocket but eventually you
will get the hang of it. Literally in every nook and cranny of Delhi,
you will see STD/ISD booths, which usually have fax and
e-mail/internet facilities too.
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