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New Friends Colony

Neighborhood in South East Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Field	Value
name	New Friends Colony
settlement_type	Neighborhood of Delhi
image_skyline	New Friends Colony (5297095359).jpg
pushpin_map	India New Delhi
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Delhi, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	National Capital Territory of Delhi
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	South East Delhi
subdivision_type3	Metro
subdivision_name3	NCT Delhi
established_title
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	English, Urdu & Hindi
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	110025
registration_plate	DL03
blank3_name_sec1	Planning agency
blank3_info_sec1	MCD

New Friends Colony is a posh residential colony of South Delhi, India. It consists of A, B, C, and D Blocks. It is situated near the Uttar Pradesh border. NFC’s development began in the 1970s when large 800–1,000 acre plots were sold by a cooperative housing society set up by Ram Lal Jaggi, a businessman who bought land from villagers mostly from the Gurjar community to develop the place. The colony is divided into four blocks: A, B, C, and D.

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 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 places

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
Kilokari
Jeewan Nagar
Ashram chowk
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
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
Shiv Nadar, Indian Billionaire (3rd Richest Indian),former chairman of HCL Technologies Ltd and Philanthropist
Manmohan Singh

References

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