Zakir Nagar
ZAKIR NAGAR WEST IT IS A PART OF OKHLA ASSEMBELY COUNSTITUENCY
SURROUNDING AREA IS JAMIA UNIVERSITY, ZAKR NAGAR AND NEW FREINDS COLONY
IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED COLONY OF OKHLA
ONE REGISTERED RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCATION
AL ZAKIR NAGAR WEST RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION IS WORKING HERE
UNDER THE LEADER SHIP OF ZAFRUL HASSAN MUJIB GENERAL SECRETARY
CoNNEct to The Residents Of Zakir Nagar throught there Facebook Page in the following Link:
Zakir Nagar (Facebook Page)
Jamia Nagar/Zakir Nagar
Jamia Nagar is a ten-minute drive from one of city's major business hubs, Nehru Place. Yamuna, flowing just behind Shaheen Bagh, looks surprisingly clean.
A preferable choice of residence for the university faculty, the elegant Tikona Park and Noor Nagar stand out with their imposing bungalows and spaciousness. Neighborhoods like Abul Fazal Enclave rent out flats at reasonable rates to students.
Batla House bazaar with all-night henna stalls, and shops specializing in Lucknow chikan and 'Pakistani suits' is locally known as 'Mini Chandni Chowk'. Zakir Nagar is famous for street-side kebabs, biryanis and Nihari. No funky food joints exist but McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Dominos are just outside Jamia Nagar in the Community Center, adjacent to Surya Hotel.
Ghaffar Manzil with its air-conditioned flats and Children's Park is an ideal middle class haven. Unlike the localities of Haji Colony or Okhla Vihar, there are no serious power or water shortages here. But problems persist. "The sewage is very basic and the drains start stinking by afternoon. Illegal encroachments have made the place congested. There are almost no civic amenities," complained Ghaffar Manzil resident, Waheeda Khan, Reader in Jamia University's Psychology Department. In charge of the girls' hostels, Mrs. Khan however certified the area to be very safe for women.
Other than a Government School in Jogabai, there is dearth of decent colleges. But buses come from as far as DPS RK Puram and GK-II's KR Mangalam to pick up students. With the university facilities available only to 'Identity-card holders', Nelson Mandela Center at Mujeeb Bagh has a well-stocked library, thankfully open to all.
History
In the beginning, there was only a village called Okhla. Development started in 1935 with the laying of the foundation of a new building for Jamia University, earlier housed in Karol Bagh. The area gradually evolved as a sanctuary for Muslims seeking education, employment and better life. "Many families from Old Delhi have moved here," said Imran Khan, a Jamia Nagar resident. "With university as its defining feature, people here are more educated. That we have so many coaching centers and cyber cafes tells a lot about what we want for our children," he said.
While the neighborhood has mirrored the pattern of development happening in any big city, there are certain uncomfortable reasons behind its extraordinary growth. According to a real estate agent, the boom started after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi when Muslims noticed that most of the atrocities happened in areas where Sikhs were not living together. So they started shifting to places like Jamia Nagar where comfort could be fond in numbers. "Wealthy Muslims can afford Vasant Vihar plots but we settle where we feel safe," said Falak Khan, a Ghaffar Manzil housewife who drives her own Honda City.
What's there to Blog about it?
Apart from various places in New Delhi, Zakir Nagar aka Jamia Nagar is quite inexpensive and its A quite friendly neighbourhood.
And I would recommend it to new people arriving In New Delhi as, the cost of living is aleady less as i just said plus it the rentals are quite low, for example, a 2-BHK flat costs about 8000-9000 per month that too quite big and healthy ones ;)
Connect and Ask Zakir Nagar (Facebook Page)
and also follow on twitter at Zakir Nagar (Twitter)
ZAKIR NAGAR WEST IT IS A PART OF OKHLA ASSEMBELY COUNSTITUENCY
SURROUNDING AREA IS JAMIA UNIVERSITY, ZAKR NAGAR AND NEW FREINDS COLONY
IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED COLONY OF OKHLA
ONE REGISTERED RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCATION
AL ZAKIR NAGAR WEST RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION IS WORKING HERE
UNDER THE LEADER SHIP OF ZAFRUL HASSAN MUJIB GENERAL SECRETARY
CoNNEct to The Residents Of Zakir Nagar throught there Facebook Page in the following Link:
Zakir Nagar (Facebook Page)
Jamia Nagar/Zakir Nagar
Jamia Nagar is a ten-minute drive from one of city's major business hubs, Nehru Place. Yamuna, flowing just behind Shaheen Bagh, looks surprisingly clean.
A preferable choice of residence for the university faculty, the elegant Tikona Park and Noor Nagar stand out with their imposing bungalows and spaciousness. Neighborhoods like Abul Fazal Enclave rent out flats at reasonable rates to students.
Batla House bazaar with all-night henna stalls, and shops specializing in Lucknow chikan and 'Pakistani suits' is locally known as 'Mini Chandni Chowk'. Zakir Nagar is famous for street-side kebabs, biryanis and Nihari. No funky food joints exist but McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Dominos are just outside Jamia Nagar in the Community Center, adjacent to Surya Hotel.
Ghaffar Manzil with its air-conditioned flats and Children's Park is an ideal middle class haven. Unlike the localities of Haji Colony or Okhla Vihar, there are no serious power or water shortages here. But problems persist. "The sewage is very basic and the drains start stinking by afternoon. Illegal encroachments have made the place congested. There are almost no civic amenities," complained Ghaffar Manzil resident, Waheeda Khan, Reader in Jamia University's Psychology Department. In charge of the girls' hostels, Mrs. Khan however certified the area to be very safe for women.
Other than a Government School in Jogabai, there is dearth of decent colleges. But buses come from as far as DPS RK Puram and GK-II's KR Mangalam to pick up students. With the university facilities available only to 'Identity-card holders', Nelson Mandela Center at Mujeeb Bagh has a well-stocked library, thankfully open to all.
History
In the beginning, there was only a village called Okhla. Development started in 1935 with the laying of the foundation of a new building for Jamia University, earlier housed in Karol Bagh. The area gradually evolved as a sanctuary for Muslims seeking education, employment and better life. "Many families from Old Delhi have moved here," said Imran Khan, a Jamia Nagar resident. "With university as its defining feature, people here are more educated. That we have so many coaching centers and cyber cafes tells a lot about what we want for our children," he said.
While the neighborhood has mirrored the pattern of development happening in any big city, there are certain uncomfortable reasons behind its extraordinary growth. According to a real estate agent, the boom started after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi when Muslims noticed that most of the atrocities happened in areas where Sikhs were not living together. So they started shifting to places like Jamia Nagar where comfort could be fond in numbers. "Wealthy Muslims can afford Vasant Vihar plots but we settle where we feel safe," said Falak Khan, a Ghaffar Manzil housewife who drives her own Honda City.
What's there to Blog about it?
Apart from various places in New Delhi, Zakir Nagar aka Jamia Nagar is quite inexpensive and its A quite friendly neighbourhood.
And I would recommend it to new people arriving In New Delhi as, the cost of living is aleady less as i just said plus it the rentals are quite low, for example, a 2-BHK flat costs about 8000-9000 per month that too quite big and healthy ones ;)
Connect and Ask Zakir Nagar (Facebook Page)
and also follow on twitter at Zakir Nagar (Twitter)
