Chittaranjan Park
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Chittaranjan Park (also known as C.R. Park) is an upscale neighborhood in
History
In 1954, an association was formed for the inhabitants from East Bengal who were displaced from their homes in East Pakistan during the Partition of India and the associated. A large group of government officers hailing from the erstwhile East Bengal migrated to Delhi and lobbied for a residential neighbourhood. Leading roles were taken by Chandra Kumar Mukherjee,[1] Subodh Gopal Basumallik, Ashutosh Dutta, Bimal Bhusan Chakraborty, and the Chief Election Commissioner, Shyamaprasanna Senverma.[2] In the 1960s, land was assigned in a barren rocky area in the then-distant Southern areas. Members were required to provide some documentation of their residential status, and were required to be "already residing in Delhi and gainfully employed in the capital"; based on this, 2147 people were given plots of land, initially on lease for 99 years, but subsequently converted into freehold ownership. The role of Delhi Development Authority i.e. DDA also needs some mention here. Many people who could not afford to build a house in their plot of land got DDA to build houses for them and they gradually paid off the cost of construction as instalments every year.[3]
The original layout had the two-thousand odd plots, divided into eleven blocks A-K, along with a number of markets and cultural spaces. However, in the 1990s, 714 displaced families were accommodated among those who had not been able to meet the earlier deadline. This resulted in new blocks, called M, N, O, P, K-1, K-2, Pocket 40 (referred to as Navapalli), Pocket 52 (referred to as Dakhinpalli ) and Pocket-K. The main thoroughfare of the colony is Bipin Chandra Pal Marg. Institutions of note are a branch of the Raisina Bengali School, Kali Mandir (also called the Shiv Mandir), Bangiya Samaj and Chittaranjan Bhawan.[1]
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Chittaranjan Park is bordered by Kalkaji, Greater Kailash I and II, Alaknanda and Govindpuri. It is adjacent to the business centre at Nehru Place. The present Chittaranjan Park area was initially known as EPDP (East Pakistan Displaced Persons) Colony and subsequently, it was changed and named PURBACHAL and finally called CHITTARANJAN PARK.
During the
had 15.Demographics
The colony was founded with plots going exclusively to migrants from East Bengal, but over time, the demographics have become a little more pan-Indian, though it continues to attract other Bengalis (West Bengal roots) in general. It has emerged as the most important outpost of Bengali culture in the capital. There is an explosive growth of
Centre of Bengali Culture in Delhi
The first wave of Bengali settlers came to a Delhi in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Another essential requirement was that of a Kali Bari. The first Kali Bari of Delhi is the one at
Chittaranjan Park however remains a major centre of Bengali cultural life in New Delhi, the best part is its evening life in the markets and on the streets people doing
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Chittaranjan Park is also home to one of the city's main markets for freshwater fish, an integral part of Bengali cuisine, a large Kali temple, several cultural centres, four big markets specialising in Bengali sweets and numerous stalls selling Calcutta-style street food - chops, cutlets,
Raisana Bengali School is situated beside the Chittaranjan Park Kali Bari . Almost 75% of students in this school are Bengali.
Notable residents
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Most of the residents are eminent ex-government servants, scholars, professors, teachers and other professionals. The most eminent residents of this neighbourhood are
- Pratip Chaudhuri, Former SBI Bank Chairman
- P.K Roy, Famous journalist
- Dipak Bhattacharya, Noted Lawyer
- Arindam Choudhary, Ad guru
- D.Choudhary, Former Vigilance Commissioner
- Ashish Dutta and Ishani K Dutta, Founder of Carrot Films
- Arun Karmakar, Noted Jeweller
- Vivek Karmakar, Renowned Sculptor
- Shantanu Moitra, Score composer, Musician and Pianist
- Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya, JNU Professor
- Debu Chaudhuri, Famous Sitarist
- Prateek Chaudhuri, DU Professor
Access
The
See also
- Areas And Zones of New Delhi
- www.crpark.communitysamvada.com
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60501-051-9.
- ^ "Purbachol". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Pin Code of Chittaranjan Park Delhi". citypincode.in. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (7 February 2016). "Silver lining to 1984 genocide: Bengalis at Chittaranjan Park formed human chain to save Sikhs from slaughter". India.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "We felt safe under his rule". Frontline. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "From Bengal, but staunchly Delhiites". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011.
- "The bong connect". Hindustan Times. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011.