Daryaganj
Daryaganj
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Daryaganj (literally "A market near a river") is a neighbourhood of
History
During the
Overview
Daryaganj continues to be a major commercial hub of modern Old Delhi. Netaji Subhash Road that begins from Delhi Gate and goes towards the historic Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk, passes through the middle of the area, which is a short walk away.
The area also has a number of eye hospitals and clinics, including
Daryaganj is also famous for its all-time favourite markets like the Sunday Book Market or the Kitab Bazaar (Book Market) that is held every Sunday on street pavements, (Sunday being weekly holiday for the shops). The market established around 1964,[7] today stretches almost for 2 kilometers,[8] and one may find books on virtually any topic, here at throwaway prices.[9] Books of all streams, genres are available in this Sunday Book Market. The former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf was born and used to live at Nehar Wali Haveli in Daryaganj before migrating to Pakistan after the Partition of India in 1947.[10][11]
Darya Ganj today is quite well known all over the country, thanks to the number of book publishers who have their offices here. Ranging from S. Chand & Co. to Prentice Hall India, to Oxford University Press, mostly on Ansari Road, an inner road on the eastern side Daryaganj and is neighboring areas.[12] Daryaganj is also home the Hans, a Hindi literary magazine, restarted by writer Rajendra Yadav in 1986, founded by Premchand, a pioneer in Hindi literature.[13]
Darya Ganj has one major cinema hall called Golcha, which opened in 1954, one of oldest cinemas of Delhi.[14][15] It was closed in 2017.[16]
Darya Ganj has the first co-education school[citation needed] of Delhi, Happy School, located on Padam Chand Marg.
Cuisine
Daryaganj also has what was once the only restaurant of Old Delhi, the
Headquarters
The Headquarters of the Office of the Grand Mufti and Islamic Community of India are located on Ansari Road.
References
- ^ Dalrymple, William (22 April 2007). "'The Last Mughal'".
- ^ "Darya Ganj has colonial facade". The Times of India. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013.
- ^ Fanshawe, p. 67
- ISBN 978-81-313-0441-9.
- ^ "Pin Code of Daryaganj Delhi". citypincode.in. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "A tale of two cities". Hindustan Times. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Daryaganj Book Bazaar vs Khan Market bookstores". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Daryaganj Book Bazar New Delhi and Khan Market by Road, Distance Between Daryaganj Book Bazar New Delhi and Khan Market , Distance by Road from Daryaganj Book Bazar New Delhi and Khan Market with Travel Time, Khan Market Distance from Daryaganj Book Bazar New Delhi, Driving Direction Calculator from daryaganj book bazar new delhi and khan market".
- ^ "Delhi- 100 years as the Capital". The Hindu. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- ^ The life and times of P.Jawahar Lal Nehru NDTV
- ^ Haidar, Suhasini (24 August 2014). "Consistent inconsistencies". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Publishers on Ansari Road, Delhi Yahoo.
- ^ "Swan's song: Celebrating 25 years of a landmark Hindi literary magazine". Mint. 27 December 2011.
- ^ Golcha Delhilog.
- ^ [1] Golcha Cinema Website Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Revisiting abodes of silver-screen magic in Delhi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "100 years of Dilli Khana". Business Line. 2011.
- ^ The modern dal makhani was invented by Moti Mahal Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Vir Sanghvi website.
- H.C. Fanshawe (1998). Delhi, past and present. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 81-206-1318-X.
External links
- ^ "History Of Daryaganj, Delhi". Moscow Batteries. Retrieved 25 August 2023.