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[[File:Agrasen Ki Baoli- Middle Arche.JPG|thumb|Agrasen Ki Baoli is located on an unexpected area near Mandi house, New Delhi. Very few people know about the place and its location.]] |
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[[File:Doordarshan Bhawan, Copernicus Marg, Delhi.jpg|thumb|The former site of Mandi House, now occupied by the ''Doordarshan Bhawan'', in Delhi (2013)]] |
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'''Mandi House''' was the former residence of the [[Raja of Mandi]] in Delhi. |
'''Mandi House''' is a locality in [[Delhi]], India. It was the former residence of the [[Raja of Mandi]] in Delhi. |
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== History == |
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| ⚫ | In the 1940s, the 18th Raja of [[Mandi State]], Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur built his residence next to what is now ''Himachal Bhawan''. The estate was later sold and divided in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edtimes.in/2017/02/demystified-delhi/|title = Home| date=23 November 2017 }}</ref> The old palace was demolished to make way for large, modern offices which were constructed in the 1990s. The state house of [[Himachal Pradesh]], ''Himachal Bhawan'', is now located here. The headquarters ''Doordarshan Bhawan'' of the national television broadcaster [[Doordarshan]] is also located here. Today, the name of the office complex remembers the old royal residence as well the [[Mandi House metro station]].<ref>[http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/Commercial%20Service/Documents/DCSCircular.pdf Doordarshan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913032044/http://ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/Commercial%20Service/Documents/DCSCircular.pdf |date=13 September 2013 }}</ref> The larger area around is also still referred to as Mandi House. |
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The [[Agrasen ki Baoli]] well is located near Mandi House. |
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| ⚫ | The estate was later sold and divided. The old palace was demolished to make way for large, modern offices which were constructed in the 1990s. The state house of Himachal Pradesh, ''Himachal Bhawan'', is now located here. The headquarters ''Doordarshan Bhawan'' of the national television broadcaster [[Doordarshan]] is also located here. Today, the name of the office complex remembers the old royal residence as well the [[Mandi House metro station]].<ref>http://www.ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/Commercial%20Service/Documents/DCSCircular.pdf</ref> The larger area around is also still referred to as Mandi House. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Doordarshan]] |
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[[Category:Government buildings in Delhi]] |
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28°37′27″N 77°13′58″E / 28.624172°N 77.232701°E
Mandi House is a locality in Delhi, India. It was the former residence of the Raja of Mandi in Delhi.
History
[edit]In the 1940s, the 18th Raja of Mandi State, Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur built his residence next to what is now Himachal Bhawan. The estate was later sold and divided in the 1970s.[1] The old palace was demolished to make way for large, modern offices which were constructed in the 1990s. The state house of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Bhawan, is now located here. The headquarters Doordarshan Bhawan of the national television broadcaster Doordarshan is also located here. Today, the name of the office complex remembers the old royal residence as well the Mandi House metro station.[2] The larger area around is also still referred to as Mandi House.
The Agrasen ki Baoli well is located near Mandi House.
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". 23 November 2017.
- ^ Doordarshan Archived 13 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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