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38 unusual facts about Delhi


Abdul Hakim Ansari

Born at Farid Abad near Delhi on July 29, 1893, his father was Hafiz Abdur Raheem and his mother Syeda Umat-ul-Aisha.

Allan Watkins

During that tour, Watkins battled his way to a nine hour long, unbeaten 137, in Delhi, his best Test score.

Amit Bando

He completed his graduate and post-graduate studies in Economics and Statistics at the University of Minnesota, Delhi School of Economics and St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

Bandhmati

A significant number of Bandhmati are agricultural labourers, while other often migrating to Mumbai and Delhi to work as daily wage labourers.

Bega Begum

Before starting, she made arrangements for building at her own cost her husband's mausoleum at Delhi.

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Her important architectural legacy is the mausoleum of her husband, Humayun's Tomb at Delhi, which she commissioned in the late 16th century.

Ber Sarai

The nearest road is an undivided and wide link between the Outer Ring Road and other areas of outer Delhi, such as Vasant Kunj.

City of Djinns

It is his second book, and culminated as a result of his six-year stay in New Delhi.

David UU

In 1980 he settled in North Vancouver where he lived until finally moving to a farmhouse near Delhi, Ontario in 1992 where he died in May, 1994.

Delhi Ridge

In 1993, parts of north Delhi, central Delhi, south West Delhi and south Delhi covering 7,777 hectares was declared a reserve forest.

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Scientists from Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, University of Delhi have so far got over 10 ecosystems reintroduced with over 40 biotic communities.

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Delhi Development Authority and University of Delhi under a joint programme, Biodiversity Parks Programme maintains the area.

Delhi Times

Delhi Times is a supplement magazine circulated with the Times of India in New Delhi, Delhi.

Delhi, Colorado

Delhi was the location of one scene in the 1973 film "Badlands" with Martin Sheen.

Delhi, Louisiana

Charles A. Marvin, judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second District from 1975 to 1999; worked as news editor at Delhi Dispatch c.

Delhi, New York

The State University of New York at Delhi is located in this town, which contains the village of Delhi.

Himani Dalmia

She graduated with honours in English from St. Stephen's College and holds a Master's in South Asian Studies from the University of Oxford.

ILUG-Delhi

In the months of June, July and August 2006, a bio-informatics workshop was run in collaboration with JNU Bio Informatics Centre, to develop FOSS solutions in Bio-Informatics field and to nurture talent in FOSS tools and languages.

Indian states ranking by fertility rate

All the four South Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka as well as Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Tripura, and the union territories of Delhi, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar and Chandigarh, registered a low fertility rate below the crucial 2.1.

Kartar Singh Duggal

Duggal had been a member of many literary and cultural centres including being the President of Punjabi Sahitya Sabha (Punjabi Literary Society), Delhi.

Meherji Rana

Impressed with Dastur Meherji's knowledge and personality the Emperor invited Dasturji to his court in Delhi.

Mir Khalil ur Rehman

In 1940, when he was still a student, he started a newspaper for Muslims in pre-partition Hindustan fighting in World War II in Delhi.

Mir Taqi Mir

Khushwant Singh's famous novel Delhi: A Novel gives very interesting details about the fictional life and adventures of the great poet.

Natasha Rastogi

She skipped the clichéd course in drama/acting and broadened her artistic vision by doing bachelor's in art from College of Art, Delhi.

Nehru Park

Nehru Park, Delhi (established 1969), at Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi

Nellie Sengupta

In 1931 she suffered four months' imprisonment at Delhi for addressing an unlawful assembly.

Nilofar Suhrawardy

While pursuing graduation in History (honors) from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, University of Delhi, she also participated in debates.

Percival Spear

An accomplished historian of modern Indian social history, he taught at both Cambridge University and St. Stephen's College with great distinction.

René-Marie Madec

When that prince was defeated at Delhi by the Mahrattas, Madec rejoined his own countrymen in Puducherry, where he took an active part in the defence of the town (1778).

Robin Raina

The foundation is presently carrying out the largest private charity home building initiative in the Indian sub-continent, in terms of building 6000 homes, free of cost, for the slum dwellers of Delhi.

Sali Noyan

In 1257 the governor of Sindh offered his entire province to Hulagu Khan, Mongke's brother, and sought Mongol protection from his overlord in Delhi.

Salil Oberoi

Oberoi is a Rhodes Scholar and an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi, where he studied Economics between 2001 and 2004.

Sanadhya Brahmin

Sanadya Brahmin or Sanadh Brahmin, or Sanah Brahmin or Sanidya Brahmin are a community of Brahmins, living prominently in Delhi,Western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh area of India.

Sanjay Jain

He obtained his PhD in Economics from the Princeton University in 1995, M.A. in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University in 1989 and B.A. (Honours) in Economics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi in 1986.

Shereen Bhan

Bhan graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi with a degree in Philosophy and a master's in Communication Studies from the University of Pune, with film and television as her area of specialization.

The Delhi Way

The Delhi Way is a 1964 documentary about Delhi produced, written, photographed and directed by James Ivory.

Vinod Thomas

After completing his Bachelor's degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Vinod went on to acquire a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago and authored numerous books, articles, and reports.

Who Are The Guilty

Who are the Guilty is a report published by two Delhi based human rights organizations PUDR (People's Union For Democratic Rights) and PUCL (People's Union For Civil Liberties) in November 1984 after conducting investigations into widespread murder, looting and rioting during 1984 Anti-Sikh riots.


7 Welcome to London

Twenty-five-year-old Jai, portrayed by Asad Shan, leads an impoverished life in Delhi with his humble Punjabi family who he constantly struggles to support.

Asha Pande

She passed higher secondary in 1971 from Pune and moved to Delhi with her eldest brother, the late Dr. M.P. Pande, who had a doctorate degree in Russian and was an assistant professor of the language at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Asurgarh

Paul Yule, Early Historic Sites in Orissa (Delhi 2006) ISBN 81-89645-44-7

Babyji

In Babyji, Dawesar paints a Delhi of crime, rape, dirt, blackouts, backwardness, residual colonialism, domestic violence, and arranged marriages, a city where promising young people often see their only option as going to the United States, thus contributing to the brain drain and setting in motion a vicious circle.

Baghdad Central Station

The station was built by the British to designs by J M Wilson , a Scot who had been an assistant to Lutyens in New Delhi and who subsequently set up a practice of his own in Baghdad .

Balharshah railway station

With the completion of the Kazipet-Balharshah link in 1929, Chennai was directly linked to Delhi.

Bharat Gupt

Bharat Gupt, A retired Associate Professor in English, who taught at the College of Vocational Studies of the University of Delhi, is an Indian classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, musicologist, cultural analyst, and newspaper columnist.

Bhaskaracharya Tripathi

He has received many awards, including the Nirjhariṇī Award by the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Academy for his work Mṛtkūṭam kāvyaśatam, the Paṃ jagannātha Award by the Delhi Sanskrit Academy, the Cārūdeva śāstrī award for his work Saṃskṛta jīvanam, Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Academy's Bhoj Award for Bāla rāmāyaṇam and the Vachaspati Award by the K. K. Birla Foundation for Sāketa saurabham.

Chittaprosad Bhattacharya

He is represented in the National Museum, Prague, The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Osians Art Archive, Mumbai, and the Jane and Kito de Boer Collection, Dubai.

Delhi conspiracy case

The Delhi Conspiracy case, also known as the Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy, refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

DMRC Training Institute in Shastri Park, Delhi is used for training staff and executives of metro rail operators in India.

Delhi Stock Exchange Association

The Delhi Stock Exchange is well connected to 50 cities with terminals in North India.

Dyal Singh College

Dyal Singh College, Delhi, a college of University of Delhi, established in 1959, and is situated in Delhi.

Gadarpur

Gadarpur is well connected with big cities like Haridwar, Dehradun, Rudrapur, Delhi, Moradabad etc.It is located on national highway NH-74.

George Russell Clerk

He thus worked as an Assistant to the President in Rajputana and Delhi, before being posted as Political Agent at Ambala and subsequently at Ludhiana in 1839 and Lahore in 1840.

Guneet Monga

In 2003, Monga intern with a production coordinator in 2003 in Delhi, and after receiving her mass communications she started career as production coordinator for international productions, most notably Vic Sarin's Partition (2007 film).

Gyanesh Kudaisya

After that he worked with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in New Delhi for three years as an Editor and Corporate Communications professional, before going to the University of Cambridge to pursue his Phd.

Henry Medd

Post inauguration of New Delhi, when most of architects left, he stayed on, designed may more buildings and eventually remained, Chief Architect to the Government of India (1939–47).

Himalayas

Aitken, Bill, Footloose in the Himalaya, Delhi, Permanent Black, 2003.

History of Hindustani

The language went by several names over the years: Hindawi or Hindī ("language of India"); Dehlavi ("of Delhi"); and Hindustani, ("of Hindustan").

Horatio Powys-Keck

Born in Hyères, France, Powys-Keck's debut came for Oxford University Authentics on their tour of India in 1902-03; the team played three games (the only first-class matches they ever played) and Powys-Keck was chosen for the first of these, against Gentlemen of India at the Polo Ground, Delhi.

Imagine Cup

2006: Agra & Delhi, India - Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives.

Jaideep Saikia

The anthology was released in New Delhi by the celebrated columnist B G Verghese in February 2008.

Jakhal Mandi

It is connected directly to national capital Delhi and provides connectivity to important towns of Punjab & Haryana like Ludhiana, Bhatinda & Sirsa.

Jalandhar district

During the Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451) Delhi's authority waned and the area was theater of numerous rebel movements and especially the head Khokhar Jasrath.

Jama Masjid, Delhi

The Jama Masjid's floorplan is very similar to the Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri near Agra, but the Jama Masjid in Delhi is the bigger and more imposing of the two.

Jaypee Group

2012–Yamuna Expressway-New Delhi NOIDA -Agra Express eight-lane highway.

Manoj Srivastava

Manoj Srivastava aka Robbin was born and brought up in old Delhi, south of the famous Jama Masjid as the eldest of three brothers.

Prayas

Prayas was founded in 1988 by Delhi police chief Amod Kanth after a fire ravaged the North Delhi slum of Jahangirpuri.

Rabindra Kumar Das Gupta

He went to Delhi and joined as a Professor in English at the Hindu College, University of Delhi.

Renukoot

Renukoot has a railway station which is connected to major cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jammu, Ranchi, Patna, Jabalpur, and Bhopal.

Rohitha Bogollagama

He is married to Deepthi Samarakone, they have children Dhakshitha a BBM graduate in Finance from the Singapore Management University, Singapore and Dilshani Bogollagama a Medical student at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Saleem Kidwai

With Ruth Vanita, he is co-editor of Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History (New York: Palgrave; New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000), a pioneering work documenting and exploring the indigenous roots of same-sex desire in South Asia.

Sansad Ratna Award

Delhi based NGO PRS Legislative Research closely monitors the performance of all the Members of Parliament and releases the data of their individual performances in the areas of: participation of debates, raising questions, introduction of Private Members Bills and attendance at the end of every session.

Shaikh Sama'al-Din Kamboh

The mazar of Hazrat Shaikh Sama'al-Din is located in Delhi where the Zubairies of Panipat used to assemble every year for offering Fateha in pre-independence days.

Shakti

A commonly accepted list of Shakti peethas and their famous temple complexes includes: Jwalaji (Himachal), Tara Tarini (Berhampur, Orissa), Katyayani (Chattarpur, Delhi), Kamakhya (Assam), Kali at Kalighat (Kolkata, West Bengal), Naina Devi (Himachal), Guhyeshwari Temple Devi (Kathmandu, Nepal), Vishalakshi Temple (Varanasi).

Shanti Devi

Shanti Devi (11 December 1926 – 27 December 1987) was born in Delhi, India.

Sidique Ali Merican

He acted as deputy chef de mission for the Malaysian team at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton and the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi, and chef de mission at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Skybus Metro

Cities such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pondicherry, Pune, Ranchi, Shimla, Thane etc. are considering Sky Bus although the system has not been adopted anywhere.

Sufi saints of Aurangabad

JAN ALLA SHAHI - A sect founded at Jalna by Jan Mohammed, who was born at Sinnur near Delhi in H. 1030.

Sunita Godara

She became the national marathon champion first time in 1984 by winning Delhi Marathon She won medals in the Penang and Kedah marathons.

Swami Shyam

In 1986, at the First International Yog Conference in New Delhi, Swami Shyam was awarded the Yog Shiromani Award by the President of India, Giani Zail Singh, for his work in the field of meditation and Self Realization and the 1974 Integrity Award presented by Geoff Stirling on behalf of Apache Communications in Gander, Newfoundland.

Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi

# International Seminar on Mulla Sadra at Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the Ministry of Irshaad (Moral Guidance) - Delhi - 1992

Taruna Madan Gupta

Ph.D. - Jointly with Delhi Institute for Pharmaceutical Education and Research (DIPER), University of Delhi and Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi.

Visa policy of India

Currently visas on arrival may be obtained at international airports of Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram and the list will be expanded with more airports like Goa, Gaya, Chandigarh and Amritsar.

Yoginder Sikand

He was a Reader in Department of Islamic Studies at Hamdard University, New Delhi, and then Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.