Lajpat Nagar is an affluent suburb of the South Delhi

South Delhi

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 district of Delhi

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. It is named in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Lajpat Rai was an Indian author, freedom fighter and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari or Sher-e-Punjab meaning the samem and was part of the Lal Bal Pal trio...

, also known the Lion of Punjab, and is today most known for the Lajpat Nagar Central Market. There is also one more Lajpat Nagar in Ghaziabad in the NCR

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 region.

Overview

The suburb is divided into four parts: Lajpat Nagar I, II, III (north of the Ring Road) and IV (south of the Ring Road). Housing colonies like Amar Colony, Dayanand Colony

Dayanand Colony

Dayanand Colony is the most recognised sub section of Lajpat Nagar area.It falls under Lajpat Nagar-4 in South Delhi. It has the largest wholesale market for ladies suits and saris in delhi....

, Double Storey (also known as Nirmal Puri), National Park and Vikram Vihar are also located in it. Lajpat Nagar I has one of the leading car accessories and clothing market in South Delhi.

The colony falls partially under the New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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 and part of it is in the East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

East Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)

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.

Lajpat Nagar IV has turned into a major commercial joint. It is so called the largest ladies suit market in Asia. It has all kinds of suits ranging from INR 200 (Approx US $ 4.5) to INR 45,000 (Approx US $ 1000). You can find all kinds of ethnic and fashionable ladies suit in this market.Lajpat Nagar IV- Amar Colony market is famous for joints selling momos, rolls and plenty of restaurants famous amongst the large number of students living in this area. Amar Colony also has an Institution for Blind. Kapur chemistry classes and Friends Tuition Center (FTC) are also famous among students in Lajpat nagar. Mr.Ayush Narang is the head of society here.

It is close to Moolchand Hospital, metro hospital(ashram)

Shopping in Lajpat Nagar

Lajpat Nagar is known for all kind of shopping especially for Kurtis & Indian wear . This market is one of the most crowded and most popular market among Delhiites. Huge crowded shopping rigorously can be seen anywhere during anytime of day here. The market attracts to ladies, specially with all kind of dress materials, accessories. The Market has TDI Mall where 3Cs cinema is located. Apart from a Cinema hall, the mall also has Westside, ATMs and a fastfood outlet.

History

Lajpat Nagar was developed in 1950’s and most of its early residents were Hindus and Sikhs moving east from newly formed Pakistan

Pakistan

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 following the partition of India

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 in 1947. They were hardworking individuals who started small business and have some of the big stores in the Central Market, a prime market located in Lajpat Nagar.

Initially refugee camps were set up in Purana Quila.Plots and the people were allotted plots in areas like Lajpat Nagar, Patel Nagar

Patel Nagar

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, Rajendra Nagar

Rajendra Nagar

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. The plots were of 15x60 feet constructed like army barracks .The houses were all single storey, with asbestos roofs, in the beginning, but now most of the houses are multistoried.

The colony also housed a refugee camp for Bengali widows which came up much later known as Kasturba Ashram.

The colony has a railway line passing thru the north and has a local railway station where one can board the EMU trains. The line is usually used by freight trains. At present, it is common to see individuals from different parts of India

India

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, Afghanistan

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, Pakistan

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 and African countries.

Accessibility

Lajpat Nagar is well connected by Delhi Transport Corporation

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 bus services and the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System. Route no. 543 connects East Delhi Anand Vihar to Lajpat Nagar, and Teevr Mudrika connects Lajpat Nagar to the North(Rohini) and West Delhi Punjabi Bagh

Punjabi Bagh

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. The Lajpat Nagar Station of the Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro

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 is an elevated station lying on the Metro’s Violet Line. It is located between the Jangpura and Moolchand stations. The station was opened to public along with the first section of the Violet Line

• Indira Gandhi International Airport
  Indira Gandhi International Airport
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   (IGI) is 23 km from Lajpat Nagar.
• 15 minutes from Central Secretariat (Delhi Metro)
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   station via the Delhi Metro
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• 5 Minutes from Kalkaji via Nehru Place
  Nehru Place
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   station Delhi Metro
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• 15 minutes from Sarita Vihar (Delhi Metro)
  Sarita Vihar (Delhi Metro)
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   station via the Delhi Metro
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• 15 minutes from Nizamuddin Railway Station
  Nizamuddin Railway Station
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• 35 minutes from New Delhi Railway Station
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• 10 minutes from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
• 25 minutes from Connaught Place via Rajiv Chowk station Delhi Metro
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Areas Near Lajpat Nagar

• Ashram Chowk
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• Maharani Bagh
• East of Kailash
• Friends Colony
• Defence Colony
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• South Extension
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• Jangpura
  Jangpura
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Personalities

Some of the well known personalities who have lived in Lajpat Nagar are

• Tajinder Singh Marwah former MLA from Ashram Area
• Sushil Choudhery former MLA from Kasturba Nagar
• Naveen Jindal
  Naveen Jindal
  Naveen Jindal is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament from the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency in the northern Indian state of Haryana. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Steel and Power Limited, which is part of the $15 billion diversified O.P...
  
   the steel barron of India is reported to own a bunglow in Lajpat Nagar
• Chhota Shakeel
  Chhota Shakeel
  Chhota Shakeel , is an Indian, accused of association with Dawood Ibrahim.According to old hats, one of his stories which put him in the spotlight was his encounter with the customs officer...
  
  's right hand Atif Aslam reportedly does "Mandwali" business in Lajpat Nagar and has an office in one of the houses on the first floor of one of the kapda market's shops

The Member of Parliament from this area lives in Lajpatar.