ABOUT NEW DELHI:

• Delightful Delhi, the capital city of India, has traditionally been the seat of administrative power of India.
• It is busting metropolis which is known to be devastated and rebuilt many times in written history.
• Here several dynasties rose and fell, leaving monumental gifts to posterity.
• The Qila Rai Pithora, bequeathed by a Rajput King; the Qutb Minar, grand gesture of an Afghan King; the Red Fort that Shah Jahan, the great Mughal built; the ruined Old Fort where once the wise King Sher Shah lived; the glories Jama Masjid, eloquent reminder of Mughal religious fervour; the tombs and mausolea in remembrance of ruling nobles and kings.
• It is all here to see, this slow march of history, carved in stone.
• The old ‘Delhi’ is not one but the seven cities Hindu and Moghul emperors gave India.
• In its great buildings, standing or in ruins, may be seen the glories of the empires of ages past.
• The New Delhi, the eight Delhi, Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Bakar gave India.
• This is the Delhi of a world which plans its every move.
• And Lutyens planned New Delhi, in all its geometrical symmetry, when city planning was still in its infancy.
• But despite all the planning that has gone into it, Delhi still has a majestic beauty and an old world charm.
• Far, away from New Delhi, a garden city that is one of the world’s most elegant capitals, Old Delhi is ever present.
• Today’s Delhi blends its historic past with a vibrant present.
• Great monuments old and not so old lie side by side besides crisp new office and residential buildings, harmonising the past with the present.
• Thus the city is a real delight for the tourists who wish to learn about the past and present of India and Indian people.
• Mirza Ghalib the world renowned poet and son of Delhi, has rightly described this amazing city as “the soul in the body of the world’’.

INFORMATION:

• Capital: New Delhi
• Area: 1,484.0 km² (573.0 sq mi)
• Population: 30,291,000
• Languages: Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam.
• Best Season: October to March
• Famous For: Commercial, transport, and cultural hub
• Climate (Temperature):
  • Winter - (December to January)  5^o to 25^o      
  • Spring  - (Feburary to March )   20^o to 25^o          
  • Summer - (April to June)   25^o to 45^o     
  • Monsoon - (July to Mid-September) 30^o to 35^o
  • Autumn - (September end to November) 20^o to 30^o