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	'''Lodhi Colony''' is a Central Government Officers and Staff Residential Colony in South Central part of [[New Delhi]], built in the 1940s, and lies adjacent to the [[Lodhi Gardens]] and [[Lodhi Road]].<ref name=ht/>		'''Lodhi Colony''' is a Central Government Officers and Staff Residential Colony in South Central part of [[New Delhi]], built in the 1940s, and lies adjacent to the [[Lodhi Gardens]] and [[Lodhi Road]].<ref name=ht/>

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'''Lodhi Colony''' is a Central Government Officers and Staff Residential Colony in South Central part of [[New Delhi]], built in the 1940s, and lies adjacent to the [[Lodhi Gardens]] and [[Lodhi Road]].<ref name=ht/>

==History==
Built in 1940s, to house government employees, with bungalows for senior officials in the nearby Lodhi Estate area.<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=September 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702164816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/A-tale-of-two-cities/Article1-740282.aspx |archivedate=July 2, 2015 }}</ref> it was one of the last residential areas built during the [[British Raj]].<ref name=ht/>

==Education==
Lodhi Colony has several centres for higher education nearby, such as the All India Management Association (AIMA) institute, the [[Alliance Française de Delhi]] and a south-campus [[Delhi University]] college - the [[Dyal Singh College, Delhi|Dyal Singh College]]. There are also private schools such as Kendriya Vidyalaya Pragati Vihar, Air Force Bal Bharati School and The Banyan Tree School besides various state schools.

[[File:Street art Lodi colony.jpg|thumb|Street art Lodi colony]]
==Visitor's attractions==
There are several places to visit in the vicinity such as the Sai Baba Temple of Lodhi Road, Ram Mandir at Bhishmah Pitamahah Marg [[India Habitat Centre]], Najaf Khan's Tomb and [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]. Lodhi Garden is also very near and is one of the more popular gardens in New Delhi among morning walkers and joggers.

The four main shopping markets in this area are Jorbagh Market, Khanna Market and Meherchand Market and Main Market. Chocolate Wheel Confectionery in the Jor Bagh area is a popular bakery from which [[Rajiv Gandhi]] used to buy cakes.

Over 14 artists across the globe were commissioned to paint the walls of Lodhi Colony making it an India's first open-air art district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Welcome-to-Lodhi-Colony-Indias-first-open-air-public-art-district/articleshow/51142000.cms|title=Welcome to Lodhi Colony- India's first open air public art district|access-date=2016-08-19}}</ref>

==References==
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