Delhi

Delhi

Delhi is the capital of India and also the second largest metropolis of India. Hindi, English, Punjabi and Urdu these are the languages of Delhi. Delhi is located on the banks of the Yamuna river, it is one of the oldest cities in the world. Delhi is known for his historical movements a lot. It has been the capital of several India empires. The Old Delhi was build by the Mughal Emperor Shahajan. Before the British Raj, Calcutta was the capital of the Nation and after the British Raj took control of India they announced Delhi as the Nation's Capital. New Delhi was built in that period of British Raj. Delhi's rapid development is the main reason that Delhi is a major cultural, commercial, and political center of India.

History

In the history of Delhi, it was not the main center of power. It took long period to made Delhi the Capital of India. From the old period Delhi was the premier location in terms of geography. This is the main reason of Delhi's development in terms of politics and commercial.The famous Mauryan King, Asoka described Delhi as a major city because Delhi was on the great northern highway of the Mauryas and linked their capital Patliputta with Takshashila. The major cities of Delhi were Indraprastha, Siri, Ferozabad, Dinpanah, Tughlakabad, Quila Rai Pithora, Lal Kot, Shahjahanabad. Indraprastha was Delhi's earliest city. Some part of the Siri city, like the beautiful Alai Darwaza and the south gate of the Quwwat-ulIslam Mosque, was built by Alauddin Khilji. Then in Firozabad city there is a stadium of cricket game which is called Feroze Shah Kotla stadium. Shajahanbad also was a important city. Jama Masjid, The Red Fort, main streets of old Delhi are there in this city. These are the reasons for importance of these all cities.

Geography

Delhi is located at northern India. Delhi borders the Indian states of Haryana to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the East. The main river of Delhi is Yamuna. Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism. Yamuna river originates from the Aravalli. Range.

Climate

Summer - March to June
Monsoon - July to October
Winter - October to January

Max. temperature - 30 C to 45 C

Economy

Over the past few year Delhi's economy has been growing tremendously.It started to gein impotence in textile and handloom, arts and crafts. Delhi is also a manufacturing hub of India. Delhi is the second largest commercial center in South Asia after Mumbai. Lot of multi national companies are there in Delhi. Major service sector industries, like banking, technology, information technology, medical and life science, have their headquarters in Delhi. In the field of IT Delhi ranks 2nd after Bangalore. And because of this all Delhi's unemployment rate decreased.


Transport

There are three main transport in Delhi, buses, rickshaws and The Delhi Metro. Buses are the most important means of transport. More then 55% of population travels by buses.

Culture

Delhi's culture has been influenced by its history. Its cultural heritage reflected in its music, dance, arts and crafts. More then 160 monuments has been found in the city. They are declared as national heritage sites. Some of them are as follows; The Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Qutab Minar, The India Gate, The Purana Qila, and The Jantar Mantar. Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India. Some more important places are The Laxminarayan Temple, Akshardham Temple, then Raj Ghat.

Festivals

Lot of festivals celebrated in Delhi, like Diwali (the festival of light), Guru Nanak's Jayanti, Holi (Festival of colors), Lohri, Eid, Buddha
jayanti and Durga Puja.


Education

Education in Delhi has been growing over the past few years. There is lot of Universities, Colleges, Schools which make Delhi as the most favorite educational destination hub for peoples. Delhi has top ranked medical institutes, research institutes, engineering institutes, and management institutes. That is why the peoples of Delhi get a quality education. Delhi University is the most recognize university. Approximately there were 2600 schools, 170 colleges. Delhi has 6 universities. The language of instruction is English in most of the private school whereas government school always preferred Hindi as the study medium. Some of the important education and research institutes are as follows; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi College of Engineering, All India Institute if Medical Science, Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Indian Law Institute, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, and Delhi School of Economics.