Delhi vs New Delhi
New Delhi, which is India’s capital, is a territory in Delhi. New Delhi is the seat of the government of India.
It was in the early 20th century that New Delhi city was designed. It was designed as part of the shifting of the capital of the British Empire from Calcutta to Delhi. Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker are the architects who are credited with the design of the city.
Both Delhi and New Delhi lie on the banks of the  Yamuna River. It is believed that Indraprastha, capital of Pandavas in the Mahabharata epic, is in Delhi. New Delhi was actually designed to be in the south of Delhi.
Delhi is now a state and has a governor as the head of the government. The Government of India and the Delhi government jointly administer New Delhi.
It is very hard to draw a boundary between Delhi and New Delhi. But one can make out the difference when looking at the architecture. In New Delhi, there is the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, Secretariat building, Parliament, Connaught Place, Lodhi Gardens, Jantar Mantar and India Gate. The embassies of other countries are situated towards the South of New Delhi. The streets and lanes in New Delhi are beautiful and tidy when compared with those of Delhi. In Delhi, one can come across old monuments, Mughal architecture and tombs. Red Fort, Lotus temple, Juma Masjid, Humayun Tomb are some of the old monuments in Delhi.
Summary
- New Delhi, which is India’s capital, is a territory in Delhi.
- New Delhi is the seat of government of India.
- It is very hard to draw a boundary between Delhi and New Delhi.
- Delhi is now a state and has a governor as the head of the government. The Government of India and Delhi government jointly administer New Delhi.
- In New Delhi, there is the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, Secretariat building, Parliament, Connaught Place, Lodhi Gardens, Jantar Mantar and India Gate. The embassies of other countries are situated towards the South of New Delhi.
- In Delhi, one can come across old monuments, Mughal architecture and tombs. Red Fort, Lotus temple, Juma Masjid, Humayun Tomb are some of the old monuments in Delhi.
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So can you say, so as to clarify your description here, that New Delhi is a city in the state of Delhi? And that ND sits next to and actually intertwines with an older city called Delhi? Which is also in the state of Delhi? And that there are no maps showing the boundaries between the cities of New Delhi and Delhi? So how do they collect property tax?
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Hey Tom.. Delhi is not a state, its an union territory
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I agree Tom mu question same
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I’m more confused than before I came to this site. Thanks for nothing
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A little bit of clarification here :
#3 – It’s not difficult to draw a boundary on New Delhi in fact you will find places where it says ‘Welcome to NDMC area’ which means you’ve entered New Delhi and similarly when you exit there are signboards.
#4 – Delhi is not YET a state, it has a special status as NCT which stands for National Capital Territory but definitely not a state. Also, the governor is not head of government, the chief minister is just like Prime Minister is head of Indian Govt. not the President.
Another important point, New Delhi is completely within the NCT of Delhi and not outside it. It, in fact, is one of the districts of Delhi.
Please correct all these information else it misguides people.
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Very nice clarification.easy to understand. Thank you.
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This article made me more confused… it implies New Dehli is in Dehli but then talks about differences in architecture and borders etc… awful
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