Photos from the Roop Nagar neighborhood, with some later and more modernist residences than the adjacent Kamla Nagar. Continue reading
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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: Introduction
This is the first in a series of posts exploring buildings and neighborhoods mostly from the 1930s to 1950s in areas in Delhi such as Paharganj, Sadar Bazaar, Jhandewalan, Karol Bagh, Kamla Nagar and Jawahar Nagar. These areas are located to the west of Old Delhi/Shahjahanabad. Continue reading
