https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Shaheen_BaghShaheen Bagh - Revision history2026-09-07T11:00:26ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaheen_Bagh&diff=262007&oldid=prev->Pachu Kannan: Reverted edits by 119.42.59.140 (talk) to last version by TheAafi2021-10-30T06:50:54Z<p>Reverted edits by <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/119.42.59.140" title="Special:Contributions/119.42.59.140">119.42.59.140</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:119.42.59.140&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:119.42.59.140 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) to last version by TheAafi</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Neighbourhood in Delhi, India}}<br />
{{about|the area Shaheen Bagh|for the anti-CAA NRC NPR protests|Shaheen Bagh protests}}<br />
{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Shaheen Bagh<br />
| other_name = <br />
| settlement_type = [[List of neighbourhoods of Delhi|Neighborhood of Delhi]]<br />
| image_skyline = File: Shaheen Bagh Protests.jpg<br />
| image_alt = Shaheen Bagh Protests against [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|CAA]], [[National Register of Citizens|NRC]], [[National Population Register|NPR]]<br />
| image_caption =Amity University, Noida Shaheen Bagh at night<br />
| nickname = <br />
| pushpin_map = India New Delhi<br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Delhi, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28.5513|N|77.2970|E|region:IN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Metro<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Delhi]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[South Delhi]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = <br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = <br />
| population_as_of = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = {{hlist|[[Hindi]]|[[English language|English]]<ref name="OLA 2000">{{cite web|url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/d09fd2004bd07ad9a305ab56803943f0/Delhi+Official+Languages+Act+2000.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=-344844204|title=Official Language Act 2000|date=2 July 2003|publisher=Government of Delhi|accessdate=29 January 2020|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084459/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/d09fd2004bd07ad9a305ab56803943f0/Delhi+Official+Languages+Act+2000.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=-344844204|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> }}<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Additional&nbsp;official<br />
| demographics1_info2 = {{hlist| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]|[[Urdu language|Urdu]]<ref name="OLA 2000" /> }}<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 110025<br />
| registration_plate = DL<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[South Delhi Municipal Corporation ]]<br />
| official_name = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[File:Delhi districts.svg|300px|thumb|Map showing the nine [[districts of Delhi]].]]<br />
'''Shaheen Bagh''' is a neighbourhood in the [[South Delhi district]] of [[Delhi]], [[India]]. It is on the U.P border and southernmost colony of the [[Okhla]] (Jamia Nagar) area, situated along the banks of the [[Yamuna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/delhi-assembly-polls-2020/story/delhi-elections-shaheen-bagh-goes-to-vote-amid-heavy-security-1644404-2020-02-08|title=After polarising campaign, Shaheen Bagh goes to vote amid heavy security|last=Lakhwani|first=Nikhil|date=8 February 2020|website=India Today|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> The locality is known for being the site of gathering for the [[Shaheen Bagh protests|protest]] against the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019|Citizenship (Amendment) Act]] (CAA), [[National Register of Citizens]] (NRC) and [[National Population Register]] (NPR).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/shaheen-bagh-locality-caa-protest|title=To better understand the Shaheen Bagh protest, we must understand the locality itself|last=Farooqi|first=Farah|date=20 January 2020|website=The Caravan|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mathew |first1=Ashlin |title=Protests to continue until CAA-NPR-NRC withdrawn, say Shaheen Bagh protestors, activists |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/protests-to-continue-until-caa-npr-nrc-withdrawn-say-shaheen-bagh-protestors-activists |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=National Herald |date=14 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Etymology==<br />
Shaheen Bagh is named after the [[Shaheen falcon]], with ''Shaheen'' itself being a Persian word. The name was chosen from a poem of Allama Iqbal's ([[Muhammad Iqbal]]) called ''Bal-e-Jibril'' ([[Gabriel's Wing]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/shaheen-bagh-living-up-to-its-name-says-man-who-christened-the-colony/story-PFsIKrwerxyiEx4sCTOYHP.html|title=Shaheen Bagh living up to its name, says man who christened the colony|last=Iftikhar|first=Fareeha|date=23 January 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> The area started to be populated in the early to mid 1980s.<ref name=":0" /><br />
<br />
==About==<br />
This area has connectivity to nearby commercial and official areas such as [[Noida]], [[Nehru Place]], [[Sarita Vihar]], Jasola, Okhla Industrial Area, [[Kalindi Kunj]] and [[Okhla railway station|Okhla Railway Station]]. It also has connectivity to universities like [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], [[Jamia Hamdard]], and [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University]]. A [[metro train]] railway station named as [[Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh metro station]] connects Shaheen Bagh to the [[Delhi metro]] network. A metro train station is present in Sarita Vihar, around 1–2&nbsp;km from Shaheen Bagh. Buses for major routes start from nearby [[Kalindi Kunj]].<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Shaheen Bagh protests]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Delhi]]<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Delhi-geo-stub}}</div>->Pachu Kannan