Editing Nehru Place

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[[File:Nehru-place.jpg|thumb|Main commercial centre, Nehru Place, South Delhi, India]]
[[File:Nehru place market.jpg|thumb]]

'''Nehru Place''' is a large commercial centre in [[Delhi]], [[India]]. Although its importance as a financial centre has declined in recent years, Nehru Place is still a prominent commercial area in [[South Delhi district|South Delhi]] and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms and rivals with other financial centres in the metropolis like [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], Bhikaji Cama Place and [[Rajendra Place]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skywalk, kiosks to give Delhi's Nehru Place Market a new look |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2022/jul/25/skywalk-kiosks-to-give-delhis-nehru-placemarketa-new-look-2480401.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The New Indian Express|date=25 July 2022 }}</ref>

It had been listed as a [[notorious market]] between 2009 and 2014 by the [[USTR]] for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.<ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2009|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2010|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2011 |title=2010 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021141104/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2011/Notorious%20Markets%20List%20FINAL.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018214847/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2011/Notorious%20Markets%20List%20FINAL.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |date=December 20, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/121312%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091823/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/121312%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |date=December 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED%202013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024183042/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED%202013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |date=February 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20-%20Published.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131163741/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20-%20Published.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |date=March 5, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Nehru Place was named after [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first prime minister of India.

== Background ==
This is part of 11 district centres developed by the [[Delhi Development Authority]] in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skywalk, kiosks to give Delhi's Nehru Place Market a new look |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2022/jul/25/skywalk-kiosks-to-give-delhis-nehru-placemarketa-new-look-2480401.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The New Indian Express|date=25 July 2022 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022-01-21 |title=Nehru 'Palace' in Delhi: Complex to don a new look as it turns 50 this year |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/nehru-palace-complex-to-don-a-new-look-as-it-turns-50-this-year/articleshow/89026432.cms |access-date=2023-12-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was developed during the Congress govt when [[Jagmohan]] was heading the DDA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-12-08 |title=DELHI'S DILEMMA |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30255516.ece |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref>  As per the reports, it was completed in 1972 and it started with 89 buildings. <ref name=":0" />

In the place where Nehru Place is currently situated, there were slums. Jagmohan was the key person who was responsible for the beautification of Delhi.<ref>''Soul and structure of governance in India''. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers. 2005. p. 516. {{ISBN|81-7764-831-4}} {{OCLC|61731896}}</ref><ref>Jagmohan (1984). ''The Challenge of Our Cities''. {{ISBN|978-0-7069-2569-2}}</ref>

==Location and accessibility==
Nehru Place is accessible by all forms of public transport, as it lies next to the Outer Ring Road, an arc that encompasses major parts of South Delhi. In addition, bus services are very frequent, usually once every five to eight minutes. Private taxis are also available, as well as paid parking for cars and motorcycles. The famous [[Lotus Temple]] of the [[Baháʼí Faith]] is also located close by. Nehru place is also accessible by [[Delhi Metro]]. The nearest metro stations include [[Nehru Place metro station|Nehru Place]], [[Kalkaji Mandir metro station|Kalkaji Mandir]] and [[Nehru Enclave metro station|Nehru Enclave]].

* Has its own Delhi-Metro Station on [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet Line]] ([[Kashmere Gate metro station|Kashmere Gate]] to [[Raja Nahar Singh metro station|Raja Nahar Singh]])
* Has a second Metro Station by the name of [[Nehru Enclave metro station|Nehru Enclave]] on Magenta Line (Botanical garden-Janakpuri West) connecting commuters with a short route from [[Gurgaon]] with an interchange at [[Hauz Khas]], and directly connecting [[Noida]] and [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Airport]].
* It is 30 minutes from [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]]
* It is 1 hr from [[New Delhi Railway Station]]
* It has its own bus terminal, popularly known as Nehru Place Bus Terminal.

==Areas near Nehru Place==

* [[Shaheen Bagh]]
* [[Greater Kailash]]
* [[Sarita Vihar]]
* [[Kailash Colony]]
* [[Okhla]]
* [[Kalkaji]]
* [[Govindpuri]]
* [[Chittaranjan Park]]
* [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)|Malviya Nagar]]
* [[Saket (Delhi)]]

==Nearby spiritual places==
* [[Kalka_Mandir,_Delhi|Kalka Mandir]]
* [[Lotus Temple]]
* Prachin Bhairav Mandir
* [[ISKCON Temple Delhi]]

==See also==
*[[List of things named after Jawaharlal Nehru]]

==References==
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{{Neighborhoods of Delhi}}
[[Category:District Centres of Delhi]]
[[Category:New Delhi]]
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in India]]
[[Category:South Delhi district]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:Notorious markets]]
[[Category:High-technology business districts in India]]
[[Category:Information technology places]]
[[Category:Information technology in India]]
[[Category:Electronics districts]]
[[Category:Electronics industry in India]]