Chanakyapuri

Chanakyapuri
Sub-Division
Chanakyapuri is located in Delhi
Chanakyapuri
Chanakyapuri
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°35′30″N 77°10′19″E / 28.59153°N 77.171895°E / 28.59153; 77.171895
Country India
StateDelhi
DistrictNew Delhi
Government
 • BodyNew Delhi Municipal Council
 • Member of ParliamentMeenakshi Lekhi
Area
 • Total6.085 km2 (2.349 sq mi)
Elevation
236.67 m (776.48 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
110021
Lok Sabha constituencyNew Delhi
Civic agencyNDMC
Akbar Hotel in Chanakyapuri, constructed 1965-1969
Shantipath is lined with embassies

Chanakyapuri (Sanskrit: चाणक्यपुरी, romanizedCāṅakyapurī) is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India.[1][2][3] It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign embassies in New Delhi. Chanakyapuri, meaning "city of Chanakya", is named after Chanakya, an ancient Indian diplomat, philosopher, politician, military strategist and advisor to Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.

  1. ^ PTI (14 August 2015). "Dwarka diplomatic enclave to be modelled on Shanti Path". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ What Lies Inside Delhi's Diplomatic Enclaves?
  3. ^ Delhi’s Belly - Secret republics