A few photos from other parts of Karol Bagh. Continue reading
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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
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Pusa Road
The stretch of Pusa Road that runs along the southern edge of Karol Bagh is lined with a zany set of large desi deco bungalows. Karol Bagh as a whole is a treasure trove of buildings in the desi deco style and its contemporaneous “proto-modernist” style (in the Indian context). Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Jhandewalan
Jhandewalan is an area that lies directly between Delhi’s North Ridge and Central Ridge. Jhandewalan is therefore also on the “ridge”, but on a depressed portion of it. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Other Sadar Bazaar Areas
A few photos from other parts of Sadar Bazaar. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Bada Hindu Rao Road
This road abuts the Deputy Ganj neighborhood, and leads out from the center of Sadar Bazaar to Rani Jhansi Road. The architecture along the road is stylistically different from that on Sadar Thana Road and in Basti Harphool Singh and Deputy Ganj, and is mostly from the decades preceding the 1930s. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Deputy Ganj
Deputy Ganj is a gem of a neighborhood. Like the stretch of Sadar Thana Road and Basti Harphool Singh that I covered in preceding posts, I was quite amazed to come across this urban space in Sadar Bazaar. I had not expected anything like this in the heart of Delhi. Continue reading
Old Delhi’s Western Suburbs: Basti Harphool Singh
This neighborhood is located just west of Sadar Thana Road, between Idgah Road and Ahata Kidara Road. From the satellite image of this area (link in next paragraph) it becomes obvious that this was a planned neighborhood surrounded by more haphazard urban growth. Continue reading
