Photos from the Roop Nagar neighborhood, with some later and more modernist residences than the adjacent Kamla Nagar. Continue reading
Category Archives: Mid-20th c Delhi
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Satyawati Marg
Photos from along Satyawati Marg in Kamla Nagar. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Kamla Nagar Block D
D Block of Kamla Nagar is another gem of a neighborhood, packed with desi deco goodness! One can get a sense of what these kinds of neighborhoods looked like in decades past. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Bungalow Road
Just like Pusa Road in Karol Bagh, Bungalow Road in Kamla Nagar has some deliciously zany large desi deco bungalows! Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Mandelia Road and Kamla Nagar Block E
Photos from Mandelia Road, which is the main commercial drag of Kamla Nagar, and from around E Block. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Jawahar Nagar
Along with Paharganj and Sadar Bazaar, the Sabzi Mandi area outside the walled city of Shahjahanabad had become urbanized by the early 20th c. Sabzi Mandi was to the north west of Shahjahanabad, on the main Grand Trunk Road that connected Delhi to Lahore. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Other Karol Bagh Areas
A few photos from other parts of Karol Bagh. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Dev Nagar
Dev Nagar is another locality within Karol Bagh. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Karol Bagh’s Western Extension Area
A large section of Karol Bagh is still officially known as Western Extension Area (WEA), a lasting testament to the attempts made before independence to expand Delhi in a western direction from the the overcrowded old city. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Ajmal Khan Road
Karol Bagh is well known as a commercial hub, with famous market areas such as Gaffar Market and along Ajmal Khan Road. Just like in Paharganj, between the heavy commerce we can glimpse examples of architecture from many decades ago. Continue reading
