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'''Lodhi Colony''' is a Central Government Officers and Staff Residential Colony in South Central part of [[New Delhi]], built in the 1940s, and lies adjacent to the [[Lodhi Gardens]] and [[Lodhi Road]].<ref name=ht/><br />
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==History==<br />
Built in 1940s, to house government employees, with bungalows for senior officials in the nearby Lodhi Estate area.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A tale of two cities |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/A-tale-of-two-cities/Article1-740282.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702164816/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/A-tale-of-two-cities/Article1-740282.aspx |archivedate=July 2, 2015 }}</ref> it was one of the last residential areas built during the [[British Raj]].<ref name=ht/><br />
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==Education==<br />
Lodhi Colony has several centres for higher education nearby, such as the All India Management Association (AIMA) institute, the [[Alliance Française de Delhi]] and a south-campus [[Delhi University]] college - the [[Dyal Singh College, Delhi|Dyal Singh College]]. There are also private schools such as Kendriya Vidyalaya Pragati Vihar, Air Force Bal Bharati School and The Banyan Tree School besides various state schools.<br />
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[[File:Street art Lodi colony.jpg|thumb|Street art Lodi colony]]<br />
==Visitor's attractions==<br />
There are several places to visit in the vicinity such as the Sai Baba Temple of Lodhi Road, Ram Mandir at Bhishmah Pitamahah Marg [[India Habitat Centre]], Najaf Khan's Tomb and [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]. Lodhi Garden is also very near and is one of the more popular gardens in New Delhi among morning walkers and joggers. <br />
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The four main shopping markets in this area are Jorbagh Market, Khanna Market and Meherchand Market and Main Market. Chocolate Wheel Confectionery in the Jor Bagh area is a popular bakery from which [[Rajiv Gandhi]] used to buy cakes. <br />
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Over 14 artists across the globe were commissioned to paint the walls of Lodhi Colony making it an India's first open-air art district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Welcome-to-Lodhi-Colony-Indias-first-open-air-public-art-district/articleshow/51142000.cms|title=Welcome to Lodhi Colony- India's first open air public art district|access-date=2016-08-19}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Delhi]]<br />
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