https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=DaryaganjDaryaganj - Revision history2026-08-26T23:42:25ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daryaganj&diff=465854&oldid=prevBraydenBeeby640: slightly improved content per sources further and improved wording for consistency2026-02-02T15:30:03Z<p>slightly improved content per sources further and improved wording for consistency</p>
<a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daryaganj&diff=465854&oldid=113864">Show changes</a>BraydenBeeby640https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daryaganj&diff=113864&oldid=prev>Billinghurst: {{cite Q}}2021-06-16T05:39:14Z<p>{{cite Q}}</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Daryaganj<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = Darya Ganj<br />
| settlement_type = subdistrict<br />
| image_skyline = Sunday Book Market, Daryaganj, Delhi.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Sunday Book Market<br />
| image_map = 1863 Dispatch Atlas Map of Delhi, India - Geographicus - Delhi-dispatch-1867.jpg<br />
| map_caption = Historic map of [[Shahjahanabad]] (now called [[Old Delhi]]), 1863, showing Daryaganj<br />
| pushpin_map = India New Delhi<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Delhi, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28.6443|N|77.2420|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Central Delhi]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| governing_body = [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 123459-3459807<br />
| population_as_of = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = [http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Darya%20Ganj%20&district=Central%20Delhi 110 002]<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Civic agency<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi|MCD]]<br />
| website = <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Urdu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Daryaganj''' (literally "River Trading Post/Warehouse") is a neighbourhood of [[Delhi]] inside the walled city of [[Shahjahanabad]] ([[Old Delhi]]). The "darya" (lit. "River") refers to the river [[Yamuna]] which was just outside the walled city. Daryaganj is one of the three sub-divisions and also the administrative headquarters of the [[Central Delhi]] District. It starts at [[Delhi Gate, Delhi|Delhi Gate]], at the edge of Netaji Subhash Road, which goes towards [[Red Fort]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
[[File:City Wall Darya Gunj.JPG|left|210px|thumb|Portion of city wall of the walled city of [[Shahjahanabad]], Ansari Road, Daryaganj]]<br />
Daryaganj had the original [[cantonment]] of Delhi, after 1803, where a native regiment of Delhi [[garrison]] was stationed, which was later shifted to Ridge area. Now known as New Darya Ganj, it once formed part of the British Darya Ganj Cantonment, one of the earliest establishments of the British in Old Delhi. The New Darya Ganj market was earlier known as ''Faiz Bazaar'' until the partition, when present traders moved into the area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darya Ganj has colonial facade |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-14/delhi/28118287_1_facade-mcd-proposal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511032007/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-14/delhi/28118287_1_facade-mcd-proposal |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 April 2010}}</ref> East of Daryaganj was Raj ghat Gate of the walled city, opening at [[Raj Ghat]] on [[Yamuna River]].<ref>[[#Fa|Fanshawe, p. 67]]</ref> The ''Phool Mandi'' (Flower Market) of Daryaganj was established around 1869, and even today despite serving a small geographical area, it is of great importance, due to dense population.<ref>{{cite book |title=Urban transport: planning and management|author=Ashok Kumar Jain|publisher=APH Publishing|year=2009|isbn=978-81-313-0441-9 |page=176 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ye0fMoARJ2YC&q=Darya+Ganj&pg=PA176 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Darya%20Ganj%20&district=Central%20Delhi |title=Pin Code of Daryaganj Delhi |publisher=citypincode.in |access-date=2014-03-09}}</ref><br />
As the new capital [[New Delhi]] was being built after 1911, Daryaganj along with [[Paharganj]] were only two buffer areas between the new city, and the older city, which started being called the "walled city" by 1931, with Daryaganj sitting at the edge of the walled city near ''Dilli Gate''.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A tale of two cities |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/A-tale-of-two-cities/Article1-740282.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=1 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702164816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/A-tale-of-two-cities/Article1-740282.aspx |archive-date=2015-07-02 }}</ref><br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
[[File:Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, Delhi.jpg|left|130px|thumb|Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, estd. 1926, one of the many eye hospitals here]]<br />
Daryaganj continues to be a major commercial hub of modern Old Delhi. Netaji Subhash Road that begins from [[Delhi Gate, Delhi|Delhi Gate]] and goes towards the historic [[Red Fort]], [[Jama Masjid, Delhi|Jama Masjid]] and [[Chandni Chowk]], passes through the middle of the area, which is a short walk away.<br />
<br />
The area also has a number of eye hospitals and clinics, including [[Dr._Shroff’s_Charity_Eye_Hospital|Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital]], which opened in 1917. The district bustles with shoppers from Monday to Saturday, and on Sunday is home to India's largest platform market for magazines and second-hand books.<br />
<br />
Daryaganj is also famous for its all-time favourite markets like the ''Sunday Book Market'' or the Kitab [[Bazaar]] (Book Market) that is held every Sunday on street pavements, (Sunday being weekly holiday for the shops). The market established around 1964,<ref name=ht2010>{{cite news|title=Daryaganj Book Bazaar vs Khan Market bookstores |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Books/Daryaganj-Book-Bazaar-vs-Khan-Market-bookstores/Article1-629583.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=22 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513235700/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Books/Daryaganj-Book-Bazaar-vs-Khan-Market-bookstores/Article1-629583.aspx |archive-date=2013-05-13 }}</ref> today stretches almost for 2 kilometers,<ref>http://www.roaddistance.in/delhi/daryaganj-book-bazar-new-delhi-to-khan-market-distance/by-road/</ref> and one may find books on virtually any topic, here at throwaway prices.<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi- 100 years as the Capital |url=http://www.hindu.com/yw/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150210200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616135042/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150210200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 Feb 2011 }}</ref><br />
Books of all streams, genres are available in this Sunday Book Market.<br />
The former [[President of Pakistan]], [[Pervez Musharraf]] was born and used to live at Nehar Wali Haveli in Daryaganj before migrating to [[Pakistan]] after the [[Partition of India]] in 1947.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120903212718/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080060523 The life and times of P.Jawahar Lal Nehru] [[NDTV]]</ref><ref>{{cite web <br />
| title = Consistent inconsistencies|work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/sunday-anchor/sunday-anchor-indiapakistan-relations-consistent-inconsistencies/article6345377.ece |date=24 August 2014| access-date = 2014-08-24 | first = Suhasini | last = Haidar }}</ref><br />
<br />
Darya Ganj today is quite well known all over the country, thanks to the number of book publishers who have their offices here. Ranging from S. Chand & Co. to Prentice Hall India, to [[Oxford University Press]], mostly on Ansari Road, an inner road on the eastern side Daryaganj and is neighboring areas.<ref>[http://in.local.yahoo.com/ansari-road-delhi/publishers/s/kwq-1/ Publishers on Ansari Road, Delhi] Yahoo.</ref> Daryaganj is also home the ''[[Hans (magazine)|Hans]]'', a Hindi literary magazine, restarted by writer [[Rajendra Yadav]] in 1986, founded by [[Premchand]], a pioneer in Hindi literature.<ref>{{cite news |title=Swan's song: Celebrating 25 years of a landmark Hindi literary magazine|url=http://www.livemint.com/2011/12/27210710/Swan8217s-song.html |publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=27 December 2011 }}</ref><br />
<br />
Darya Ganj has one major cinema hall called ''Golcha'', which opened in 1954, one of oldest cinemas of Delhi.<ref>[http://delhilog.com/?p=16 Golcha] Delhilog.</ref><ref>[http://www.golchacinema.com/] Golcha Cinema Website {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030939/http://www.golchacinema.com/ |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
<br />
Darya Ganj has the first co-education school {{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} of Delhi, [[Happy School, Darya Ganj|Happy School]], located on Padam Chand Marg.<br />
<br />
==Cuisine==<br />
Daryaganj also has what was once the only restaurant of Old Delhi, the ''[[Moti Mahal Delux|Moti Mahal]]'' founded by Kundan Lal Jaggi, Thakur Das Mago and Kundan Lal Gujral,<ref>{{cite news |title=100 years of Dilli Khana |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/life/article2071297.ece |publisher=[[Business Line]] |year=2011 }}</ref> most known for the invention of [[butter chicken]] and modern ''[[dal makhani]]''.<ref>[http://www.virsanghvi.com/vir-world-ArticleDetail.aspx?ID=451 The modern ''dal makhani'' was invented by Moti Mahal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301092256/http://www.virsanghvi.com/vir-world-ArticleDetail.aspx?ID=451 |date=1 March 2012 }} [[Vir Sanghvi]] website.</ref> Another notable modern restaurant is ''Chor Bizarre'' near Delite cinema, which serves [[Kashmiri cuisine]].<ref name=ht2010/><br />
<br />
==Headquarters==<br />
The Headquarters of the [[Grand Mufti of India|Office of the Grand Mufti]] and [[Islamic Community of India]] are located in Ansari Road.<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist|30em}}<br />
* {{cite book |title=Delhi, past and present|author= H.C. Fanshawe|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year= 1998|isbn=81-206-1318-X |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&q=Daryaganj&pg=PA67|ref=Fa}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{commonscat-inline}}<br />
* {{cite Q|Q19092211|The leather-workers of Daryaganj|The leather-workers of Daryaganj}}<br />
<br />
{{Neighborhoods of Delhi}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:District subdivisions of Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Subdivisions of Central Delhi District]]</div>>Billinghurst