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	'''Lajpat Nagar''' is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the [[South East Delhi]] district of [[Delhi]]. It was named in honor of [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] and is today most known for the Lajpat Nagar Central Market.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zakoopi.com/articles/6-saree-shops-you-should-absolutely-checkout-for-wedding-shopping-in-lajpat-nagar\|title=6 Saree Shops You Should Absolutely Checkout For Wedding Shopping in Lajpat Nagar}}</ref> This area is not to be confused with the Lajpat Nagar in [[Ghaziabad district, India\|Ghaziabad]] in the [[National Capital Region (India)\|NCR]] region.		'''Lajpat Nagar''' is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the [[South East Delhi]] district of [[Delhi]]. It was named in honor of [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] and is today most known for the Lajpat Nagar Central Market.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zakoopi.com/articles/6-saree-shops-you-should-absolutely-checkout-for-wedding-shopping-in-lajpat-nagar\|title=6 Saree Shops You Should Absolutely Checkout For Wedding Shopping in Lajpat Nagar}}</ref> This area is not to be confused with the Lajpat Nagar in [[Ghaziabad district, India\|Ghaziabad]] in the [[National Capital Region (India)\|NCR]] region.

			In the recent years, Lajpat Nagar has become a preferred residential neighborhood for tourists and certain refugees from various countries, including Afghanistan, who often travel to New Delhi as medical tourists, owing to the presence of affordable quality health care in the capital. It is common to see individuals from different parts of [[India]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Pakistan]] in this neighborhood.

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	The colony also housed a refugee camp for Bengali widows, during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], known as Kasturba Ashram. In 1960, [[Servants of the People Society]] (founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] in 1921 in [[Lahore]]) after functioning for many years since [[Partition of India]], shifted from the residence of MP [[Lala Achint Ram]] to a new building known as Lajpat Bhawan.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Head Office \| url = http://sops.in/index.php/2013-08-22-12-13-12/head-office \|publisher=Servants of the People Society \|access-date=2014-05-27}}</ref>		The colony also housed a refugee camp for Bengali widows, during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], known as Kasturba Ashram. In 1960, [[Servants of the People Society]] (founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] in 1921 in [[Lahore]]) after functioning for many years since [[Partition of India]], shifted from the residence of MP [[Lala Achint Ram]] to a new building known as Lajpat Bhawan.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Head Office \| url = http://sops.in/index.php/2013-08-22-12-13-12/head-office \|publisher=Servants of the People Society \|access-date=2014-05-27}}</ref>

	~~In the recent years~~, ~~Lajpat Nagar has become a preferred residential neighborhood for tourists~~ and ~~certain~~ refugees ~~from various countries~~, ~~including Afghanistan~~, ~~who often travel~~ to ~~New Delhi as medical tourists~~, ~~owing to~~ the ~~presence of affordable quality health care~~ in the ~~capital~~. ~~It is common to see individuals from different parts of~~ [[~~India~~]], [[~~Afghanistan~~]], [[~~Pakistan~~]] and ~~many~~ [[~~Africa\|African~~]] ~~countries~~ in ~~this neighborhood~~.		The number of [[Afghans in India\|Afghan Indians]], as well as Afghan students, workers and refugees, living there has resulted in the nickname of the locality, Afghan Nagar.<ref name=Das>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/04/201342211228401708.html\|title=Afghan students flock to India's universities\|last=Das\|first=Bijoyeta\|date=3 June 2013\|work=Al Jazeera\|accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=36532\|title=The Afghan trail\|last=Sharma\|first=Mohit\|date=24 April 2014\|publisher=Millennium Post\|accessdate=23 April 2014\|quote=Often called ‘Little Kabul’, ‘Afghan Nagar,’ amongst other polysyllables, nomenclature twisting is the latest pastime in the vicinity.}}</ref> The suburb has two Afghan "bakeries and three restaurants, and many guesthouses and apartments housing Afghan students, guests, medical refugees and asylum seekers."<ref name=Das/> As such, [[Apollo Hospitals\|Apollo Hospital]] in Delhi "has translators on staff, a website in [[Dari (Persian dialect)\|Dari]], and even a separate payment desk for Afghans."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=36532\|title=The Afghan trail\|last=Sharma\|first=Mohit\|date=24 April 2014\|publisher=Millennium Post\|accessdate=23 April 2014\|quote=The Apollo hospital in the city’s southwest has translators on staff, a website in Dari, and even a separate payment desk for Afghans.}}</ref> Most of the Afghanis in Lajpat Nagar speak [[Pashto language\|Pashto]] or [[Dari (Persian dialect)\|Dari]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=36532\|title=The Afghan trail\|last=Sharma\|first=Mohit\|date=24 April 2014\|publisher=Millennium Post\|accessdate=23 April 2014\|quote=Pashto and Farsi chatters, Burqa clad women, glistering restaurants adorned with linguistic signposts mark Delhi’s most thronged Lajpat Nagar market.}}</ref> GK Vij, a resident of Lajpat Nagar, "whose father migrated after Partition and has spent his whole life in the area," states that though people "enjoy the big ‘[[naan]] bread’ which Afghans prepare, the rising number of Afghan restaurants has overshadowed the indigenous Punjabi cuisine to some extent."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=36532\|title=The Afghan trail\|last=Sharma\|first=Mohit\|date=24 April 2014\|publisher=Millennium Post\|accessdate=23 April 2014\|quote=Vij added that though they enjoy the big ‘naan bread’ which Afghans prepare, the rising number of Afghan restaurants has overshadowed the indigenous Punjabi cuisine to some extent. ‘The lane in which we stay has dozens of Afghan restaurants which has surfaced in the past two-three years,’ Vij added.}}</ref>

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'''Lajpat Nagar''' is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the [[South East Delhi]] district of [[Delhi]]. It was named in honor of [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] and is today most known for the Lajpat Nagar Central Market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zakoopi.com/articles/6-saree-shops-you-should-absolutely-checkout-for-wedding-shopping-in-lajpat-nagar|title=6 Saree Shops You Should Absolutely Checkout For Wedding Shopping in Lajpat Nagar}}</ref> This area is not to be confused with the Lajpat Nagar in [[Ghaziabad district, India|Ghaziabad]] in the [[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]] region.

==Overview==
The area is divided into four parts: Lajpat Nagar I, II, III (north of the Ring Road) and IV (south of the Ring Road). Housing colonies like [[Amar Colony]], [[Dayanand Colony]], Double Storey (also known as Nirmal Puri), National Park and [[Vikram Vihar]] are also located in it. Lajpat Nagar is famous for its Central Market, a popular shopping destination, and also is known for the garments and textiles which are sold there.

The area falls partially under the [[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasturba Nagar Constituency]] and part of it is in the [[South Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)|South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency]].

==History==
Lajpat Nagar was developed in the 1950s and most of its early residents were [[Hindu|Hindus]] and [[Sikh|Sikhs]] moving east from newly formed [[Pakistan]] following the [[partition of India]] in 1947. As such, many of these individuals are [[Multani people|Multanis]] and [[Sindhi people|Sindhis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=36532|title=The Afghan trail|last=Sharma|first=Mohit|date=24 April 2014|publisher=Millennium Post|access-date=23 April 2014|quote=It is transforming an identity which once was dominated by migrated refugees (Multanis and Sindhis) from Pakistan after Partition.}}</ref> One part of Lajpat Nagar IV (Dayanand Colony) was named after [[Dayananda Saraswati|Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati]], by Mr. B.N. Puri in 1957.

Initially, refugee camps were set up in [[Purana Quila]], and [[refugees]] were allotted plots in areas like Lajpat Nagar, [[Patel Nagar]], [[Rajendra Nagar, Delhi|Rajendra Nagar]]. The plots were of 15x60 feet constructed like army barracks. The houses were all single story, with asbestos roofs, in the beginning, but now most of the houses are multi-storeyed in this neighborhood.

The colony also housed a refugee camp for Bengali widows, during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], known as Kasturba Ashram. In 1960, [[Servants of the People Society]] (founded by [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] in 1921 in [[Lahore]]) after functioning for many years since [[Partition of India]], shifted from the residence of MP [[Lala Achint Ram]] to a new building known as Lajpat Bhawan.<ref>{{cite web | title = Head Office | url = http://sops.in/index.php/2013-08-22-12-13-12/head-office |publisher=Servants of the People Society |access-date=2014-05-27}}</ref>

In the recent years, Lajpat Nagar has become a preferred residential neighborhood for tourists and certain refugees from various countries, including Afghanistan, who often travel to New Delhi as medical tourists, owing to the presence of affordable quality health care in the capital. It is common to see individuals from different parts of [[India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] and many [[Africa|African]] countries in this neighborhood.

==Accessibility==
Lajpat Nagar is well connected by [[Delhi Transport Corporation]] bus services and the [[Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System]]. Route number 543 connects [[Anand Vihar]] in [[East Delhi]] to Lajpat Nagar, and Teevr [[Mudrika_Seva|Mudrika]] connects Lajpat Nagar to [[Rohini, Delhi|Rohini]] in [[North Delhi]] and [[Punjabi Bagh]] in [[West Delhi]]. The [[Lajpat Nagar (Delhi Metro)|Lajpat Nagar Station]] of the [[Delhi Metro]] has elevated platforms lying on Delhi Metro’s [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet Line]] and underground platforms on Delhi Metro's [[Pink Line (Delhi Metro)|Pink Line]]. The station was opened to the public in 2010 along with the first section of the Violet Line. A new underpass connection has been opened in 2014 below Defence Colony-Lajpat Nagar flyover between Lajpat Nagar and [[Jangpura]] for easy access to areas like Jangpura Extension, Bhogal, and Nizamuddin. The area is also connected to the [[Delhi Suburban Railway]] with the [[Lajpat Nagar railway station]]

* [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] (IGI) is 23 km from Lajpat Nagar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roaddistance.in/delhi/lajpat-nagar-new-delhi-to-indira-gandhi-international-airport-distance/by-road/|title=Lajpat Nagar New Delhi and Indira Gandhi International Airport By Road|website=www.roaddistance.in}}</ref>
* 15 minutes from [[Central Secretariat (Delhi Metro)]] station via the [[Delhi Metro]]
* 5 Minutes from Kalkaji via [[Nehru Place]] station [[Delhi Metro]]
* 15 minutes from [[Sarita Vihar (Delhi Metro)]] station via the [[Delhi Metro]]
* 15 minutes from [[Nizamuddin Railway Station]]
* 35 minutes from [[New Delhi Railway Station]]
* 10 minutes from the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
* 25 minutes from [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] via [[Rajiv Chowk (Delhi Metro)|Rajiv Chowk]] station [[Delhi Metro]].
* 10 minutes from [[Kalka Mandir]] metro station via [[Delhi Metro]].
* 5 minutes from [[Vinobapuri metro station|Vinobapuri]] metro station via [[Delhi Metro]].

==Popular culture==
Lajpat Nagar is home to a large [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] community that is featured in multiple movies.
* In the movie ''[[Do Dooni Chaar]]'' (2010), directed by [[Habib Faisal]], the Duggal family house is located in Vinoba Puri, Lajpat Nagar.
* Portions of the movie ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]'' (2008), directed by [[Dibakar Banerjee]], were filmed in Lajpat Nagar.
* In the movie ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)]]'', the character Kavita Kapoor, played by ''[[Dimple Kapadia]]''), is from Lajpat Nagar.
* Movie ''[[Vicky Donor (2012 film)]]'', directed by [[Shoojit Sircar]], was based out of Lajpat Nagar

== References ==
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[[Category:Memorials to Lala Lajpat Rai]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Delhi]]
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in India]]