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Delhi Travel Guide

¤ Today's Delhi- A Bustling Metropolitan City

Lotus Temple Delhi

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.

Red fort , Delhi

¤ 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.