New Friends Colony

New Friends Colony
Neighborhood of Delhi
New Friends Colony Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°34′N 77°16′E
Country	India
State	National Capital Territory of Delhi
District	South East Delhi
Metro	NCT Delhi
Languages
• Official	English, Urdu & Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110025
Vehicle registration	DL03
Planning agency	MCD

New Friends Colony is a posh residential colony of South East Delhi, India. It consists of A, B, C, D Blocks.It is situated near Uttar Pradesh border.

Layout of New Friends Colony

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Landmarks

The landmarks in and around the area include Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University by an act of Indian Parliament), 5-star hotel The Suryaa, and Lotus Tower (Berjaya Tower). Mata Ka Mandir is also located centrally and consists of many mosques and gurudwaras. Thyrocare Technologies Limited is situated in Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony. Sukhdev Vihar Metro Station and Ashram metro station are the nearest to New Friends Colony and run directly to Vasant Vihar and Terminal 1 Delhi Airport. Fortis Escorts Heart Institute is a renowned Hospital located in the Locality. The New Friends Colony Community Centre is located near the D block and has a Cinema Hall, and many restaurants and bars.

Nearby suburbs

• Maharani Bagh
• Sarai Julaina
• Friends Colony (West)
• Friends Colony (East)
• Sukhdev Vihar
• Ishwar Nagar
• East of Kailash
• Nehru Place
• Sarita Vihar
• Jamia Nagar
• Abul Fazal Enclave
• Zakir Nagar
• Zakir Bagh Apartments
• Kihzrabad
• Batla House
• Taimoor Nagar

Notable residents

• Meem Afzal, former Member of Parliament, former Ambassador of India
• Ram Kumar Caroli, cardiologist, personal physician to 4 Presidents of India, Cardiologist to Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri
• Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Former PM of India Shri Rajiv Gandhi
• Najeeb Jung, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Former VC of Jamia Millia Islamia and Retired IAS officer
• Anish Katariya, TEDxyouth organiser, student activist
• Ashwani Kumar, former Union Law Minister and a Current Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
• Salman Khurshid, former Union Minister
• Meira Kumar, former Lok Sabha Speaker
• M. M. Pallam Raju, former Cabinet Minister for HRD
• Shariq Us Sabah, best-selling writer and economist
• Kapil Sibal, former Union Minister
• Robert Vadra, businessman, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi

External links

• The New Friends Colony Community Centre blog