Malviya Nagar (Delhi)
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Malviya Nagar is an affluent region of South Delhi
, and is close to Saket
and Hauz Khas
very close to IIT Delhi.It is named after the noted freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya.
Malviya Nagar was initially populated in the 1950s by refugee
s from Pakistan
, after the Partition of India
. A large portion of the population were ethnic Punjabis
and Sindhis
.
Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave on the north, Sheikh Sarai on the east, Saket
in the south, and Sarvapriya Vihar on the west. Enclaves that are part of Malviya Nagar include Geetanjali Enclave
, Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Khirki Extension, Shivalik colony and Sarvodaya Enclave
. It is serviced by the Malviya Nagar
station of the Delhi Metro
.Malviya Nagar is also home to the Delhi Police department's Police Training School.
monuments are located in Malviya Nagar and are clustered close to the Corner Market.
Bulls n Bears school is located at main gol chakkar ,which is famous for stock market education in the country.
Most restaurants offer both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food except during the Navratras.
Vegetarian:
Moti (in the Main Market), Shree Ram, Sagar Ratna
Non-vegetarian:
Pind Baluchi, Chic Fish, Nikashee, Rimpy's, Swagath, Suribachi, Kareems, kake da hotel and the Panchsheel Rendezvous Mahfil Dhaba
Fast food joints:
Bagels & Brownies Cafe Coffee Day, Domino's, The Republic of Chicken, Gianis, Baskin-Robins and 11 to 11
Additional restaurants may be located on Zomato's Malviya Nagar page and on TheCityGuide.In's Restaurants in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi page.
, Reebok
, Bata
, and Liberty
have also set up shop here. Electronic showrooms for Samsung
, LG
, and Sony
are also located here. There are several shop of clothes like Koutons, Colors, Raymond, Fashion Web, Colour Plus, Cantabil, Pummy Wear, Manohar Fancy Store. Finally, jewellery and eyewear stores have also carved a niche recently. Prominent stores include BIS Hallmarked approved jewellery stores like Ambica Jewellers, Bansalsons Jewellers, Maha Shakti Jewellers, Ganpati Jewellers etc. and optical stores like Dayalsons Opticals, Carl Ziess,etc. A new Kake Da hotel branch at panchsheel enclave have added a good chicken restaurant advantage to this area.
Saket District Centre
is a walkable distance on Press Enclave Road across from Khirki Extension, which has a number of malls like Select City Walk, DLF, MGF Metropolitan, Square One and a couple of office complexes. There are also food courts and movie theatres like PVR & DT.
Banks not represented in the area include all foreign banks with a presence in Delhi.
throughfares - Sri Aurobindo Marg
, which is a primary route connecting Connaught Place
and Central Delhi
to Gurgaon
, and the Outer Ring Road.
Several bus lines also serve the area, with fares ranging from Rs.
5.00 to Rs. 15.00:
Routes 503 and 520 terminate at Malviya Nagar.
Autorickshaws and taxis
are widely available; the autorickshaw stand is at the Main Market & the round about near Shivalik Gate(Bus Depot). Walking to bordering neighborhoods - particularly Saket - is also possible.
The Delhi Metro
Yellow line to Gurgaon is functional and has a Malviya Nagar
station http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/images/metro_map_big.jpghttp://www.ssf-ing.de/en/projects/tunnels0/metro-station-malviya-nagar-metro-station-hauz-khas-delhi/.
South Delhi
South Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.It is bounded by the Yamuna River to the east, the districts of New Delhi to the north, Faridabad District of Haryana state to the southeast, Gurgaon District of Haryana to the southwest, and South West...
, and is close to Saket
Saket (Delhi)
Saket, is an upmarket residential colony located in the South Delhi district, of Delhi, India. The neighborhood is named after the city of Ayodhya, an ancient, religiously significant city in Uttar Pradesh. It falls under the Hauz Khaz subdistrict of the South Delhi district; district head quarter...
and Hauz Khas
Hauz Khas
Hauz Khas Complex in South Delhi houses a water tank, an Islamic seminary, a mosque, a tomb and pavilions built around an urbanized village with medieval history traced to the 13th century of Delhi Sultanate reign...
very close to IIT Delhi.It is named after the noted freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya.
Malviya Nagar was initially populated in the 1950s by refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, after the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
. A large portion of the population were ethnic Punjabis
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
and Sindhis
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
.
Today, Malviya Nagar is bounded by Panchsheel Enclave on the north, Sheikh Sarai on the east, Saket
Saket (Delhi)
Saket, is an upmarket residential colony located in the South Delhi district, of Delhi, India. The neighborhood is named after the city of Ayodhya, an ancient, religiously significant city in Uttar Pradesh. It falls under the Hauz Khaz subdistrict of the South Delhi district; district head quarter...
in the south, and Sarvapriya Vihar on the west. Enclaves that are part of Malviya Nagar include Geetanjali Enclave
Geetanjali Enclave
Geetanjali Enclave is a colony in the southern part of Delhi, India. It is sandwiched between Shivalik Colony and Malviya Nagar colonies....
, Bhavishya Nidhi Enclave, Khirki Extension, Shivalik colony and Sarvodaya Enclave
Sarvodaya Enclave
Sarvodaya Enclave is an affluent residence colony in the South Delhi District of New Delhi.- How to enter :The main entry into Sarvodaya Enclave is by taking a left on Sri Aurobindo Marg, after Essex farms in the road leading to Adchini Village...
. It is serviced by the Malviya Nagar
Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)
The Malviya Nagar Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.It is located near the PVR Cinemas multiplex, just north of Saket's A block. It is nearer to Geetanjali Enclave than to Malviya Nagar.It has 2 exits: the first one is the Geetanjali Enclave exit which opens inside the...
station of the Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. It is one of the largest metro networks in the world. The network consists of six lines with a total length of with 142 stations of which 35 are underground...
.Malviya Nagar is also home to the Delhi Police department's Police Training School.
Major sites
Malviya Nagar has two major commercial shopping areas and markets and a specialty hospital http://www.aakashhospital.com/conts.html. There are several neighborhood parks that are popular jogging and running areas. A number of Mughal eraMughal era
The Mughal era is a historic period of the Mughal Empire in South Asia . It ran from the early 15th century to a point in the early 18th century when the Mughal Emperors' power had dwindled...
monuments are located in Malviya Nagar and are clustered close to the Corner Market.
Bulls n Bears school is located at main gol chakkar ,which is famous for stock market education in the country.
Eating
The dining variety in this neighbourhood has expanded recently. On the Market Road, there are well-known and established eateries as well as fast food joints.Most restaurants offer both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food except during the Navratras.
Vegetarian:
Moti (in the Main Market), Shree Ram, Sagar Ratna
Non-vegetarian:
Pind Baluchi, Chic Fish, Nikashee, Rimpy's, Swagath, Suribachi, Kareems, kake da hotel and the Panchsheel Rendezvous Mahfil Dhaba
Fast food joints:
Bagels & Brownies Cafe Coffee Day, Domino's, The Republic of Chicken, Gianis, Baskin-Robins and 11 to 11
Additional restaurants may be located on Zomato's Malviya Nagar page and on TheCityGuide.In's Restaurants in Malviya Nagar, New Delhi page.
Shopping
Malviya Nagar has two markets: the Corner Market and the Main Market (closed on Tuesdays). These markets cover the day-to-day needs and even some extravagant needs of the local residents. The Main Market has several stores, including those selling vegetables, fruits, clothes, appliances, etc. Some upmarket brands like AdidasAdidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
, Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
, Bata
Bata Shoes
Bata Shoes is a large, family owned shoe company based in Bermuda but currently headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, operating 3 business units worldwide – Bata Metro Markets, Bata Emerging Markets and Bata Branded Business. It has a retail presence in over 50 countries and production...
, and Liberty
Liberty Shoes
Liberty Shoes Limited is an Indian shoe company, based in Karnal, Haryana.Established in 1954, today the company through its six manufacturing units collectively produces, 50,000 pairs of footwear a day, sold through 6,000 multi-brand outlets and 350 exclusive showrooms, and has a presence in 25...
have also set up shop here. Electronic showrooms for Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
, LG
LG
LG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
, and Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
are also located here. There are several shop of clothes like Koutons, Colors, Raymond, Fashion Web, Colour Plus, Cantabil, Pummy Wear, Manohar Fancy Store. Finally, jewellery and eyewear stores have also carved a niche recently. Prominent stores include BIS Hallmarked approved jewellery stores like Ambica Jewellers, Bansalsons Jewellers, Maha Shakti Jewellers, Ganpati Jewellers etc. and optical stores like Dayalsons Opticals, Carl Ziess,etc. A new Kake Da hotel branch at panchsheel enclave have added a good chicken restaurant advantage to this area.
Saket District Centre
Saket District Centre
Saket District Centre is a commercial centre located in Saket, New Delhi. The district centre is currently under development and only a few shopping malls are currently operational.-Features:The Saket District Centre is spread over...
is a walkable distance on Press Enclave Road across from Khirki Extension, which has a number of malls like Select City Walk, DLF, MGF Metropolitan, Square One and a couple of office complexes. There are also food courts and movie theatres like PVR & DT.
Banks in Malviya Nagar
There are several banks, some with ATMs, in the area. Among them are:- Axis Bank (formerly UTI Bank)
- Syndicate Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- State Bank of India
- ICICI Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Canara Bank
- Vijaya Bank
- Kotak Mahindra Bank
- Central Bank of India (above Sagar Ratna, Main Market)
- Citi Bank (1.Next to Bansalsons Jewellers; 2.Panchsheel Park, at Savitri Nagar traffic signal)
- South Indian bank
- Andhra Bank
- IDBI Bank ( At Corner Near ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank)
- Indian Bank (Near SBI)
Banks not represented in the area include all foreign banks with a presence in Delhi.
- Standard Chartered - the nearest ATM is near the Panchsheel flyover at Golden Dragon
- Deutsche Bank - the nearest ATM is on Aurobindo Marg, at Hauz Khas
Clinics in Malviya Nagar
- Dr. Swarup's "A Superspeciality Dental Care Center" On Shivalik Geetanjali main road. Being on the main road it is easily approachable from all places like Malviya Nagar , Panchsheel , Sarvpriya Vihar , Hauz Khas, and most of the areas of South Delhi.
- Dr. D. Das, a senior Pediatrician and consultant Max Hospital, Saket has his clinic 'Milestones' at B-98, Malviya nagar. His clinic is children friendly with toys and other playthings for young ones. He offers consultation and vaccination to his clients.
- Dr. Atul Mittal is M.S. (E.N.T.) Senior Consultant ENT and Minimal Access Endoscopic Sinus and Skull base surgeries. He joined as a Senior Consultant at Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, Max Medcentre, Panchsheel Park and Max Hospital, Gurgaon. His clinic named Aastha Dental and ENT Clinic, located in Malviya Nagar, is easily accessible and centrally located. As a person he is very child friendly and treats patients from his soft and caring language more than medicines. More information about him on http://southdelhidentalclinic.com/aboutus-atul.html.
Transportation
Malviya Nagar is bordered by two major New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
throughfares - Sri Aurobindo Marg
Sri Aurobindo Marg
Sri Aurobindo Marg , or Aurobindo Marg, is an important South Delhi north-south arterial road connecting historic Safdarjung's Tomb to Qutab Minar. The road is named for Sri Aurobindo Ghosh; the Delhi campus of Sri Aurobindo Ashram is located on the road...
, which is a primary route connecting Connaught Place
Connaught Place, New Delhi
Connaught Place Connaught Place Connaught Place (Hindi: कनॉट प्लेस, (officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in Delhi. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. Its surroundings occupy a place of pride...
and Central Delhi
Central Delhi
Central Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east, and by the districts of North Delhi to the north, West Delhi and South West Delhi to the west, New Delhi to the south, and East Delhi to the east across the...
to Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
, and the Outer Ring Road.
Several bus lines also serve the area, with fares ranging from Rs.
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....
5.00 to Rs. 15.00:
- Route 413: MehrauliMehrauliMehrauli is a neighbourhood in the South West district of Delhi in India. It represents a constituency in the legislative assembly of Delhi. The area is located close to Gurgaon.-History:...
to Nizamuddin, via Khel Gaon and Kranti Marg. - Route 500: Saket to Shivaji Stadium.
- Route 501: Saket to Mori Gate in North DelhiNorth DelhiNorth Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.North Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east, and by the districts of North West Delhi to the north and west, West Delhi to the southwest, Central Delhi to the south, and North East Delhi to the...
, via Hauz Khas, Yusuf SaraiYusuf Sarai-Main Road:The main road in this area is Sri Aurobindo Marg. It is on the stretch between AIIMS / Safdarjung Hospital on one end and Green Park Metro Station on the other. The stretch has shops on either side. On one side, it leads to 'Mandir wali gali', a flea market and on the other side, a road...
and AIIMS. - Route 503: Malviya Nagar to Mori Gate in North DelhiNorth DelhiNorth Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.North Delhi is bounded by the Yamuna River on the east, and by the districts of North West Delhi to the north and west, West Delhi to the southwest, Central Delhi to the south, and North East Delhi to the...
, via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, Yusuf SaraiYusuf Sarai-Main Road:The main road in this area is Sri Aurobindo Marg. It is on the stretch between AIIMS / Safdarjung Hospital on one end and Green Park Metro Station on the other. The stretch has shops on either side. On one side, it leads to 'Mandir wali gali', a flea market and on the other side, a road...
and AIIMS. - Route 512: Ambedkar Nagar via Malviya Nagar, Hauz Khas, etc.
- Route 520: Malviya Nagar to Connaught Place, also via the Main Market and Corner Market, Hauz Khas, Yusuf Sarai and AIIMS.
Routes 503 and 520 terminate at Malviya Nagar.
Autorickshaws and taxis
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
are widely available; the autorickshaw stand is at the Main Market & the round about near Shivalik Gate(Bus Depot). Walking to bordering neighborhoods - particularly Saket - is also possible.
The Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. It is one of the largest metro networks in the world. The network consists of six lines with a total length of with 142 stations of which 35 are underground...
Yellow line to Gurgaon is functional and has a Malviya Nagar
Malviya Nagar (Delhi Metro)
The Malviya Nagar Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.It is located near the PVR Cinemas multiplex, just north of Saket's A block. It is nearer to Geetanjali Enclave than to Malviya Nagar.It has 2 exits: the first one is the Geetanjali Enclave exit which opens inside the...
station http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/images/metro_map_big.jpghttp://www.ssf-ing.de/en/projects/tunnels0/metro-station-malviya-nagar-metro-station-hauz-khas-delhi/.
External links
- Map showing approximate location of Malviya Nagar
- "Development issues to the fore in Malviya Nagar" The Hindu, Friday 21 November 2008.