New Friends Colony is a posh residential colony of South Delhi, India. It consists of A, B, C, D Blocks. It is situated near Uttar Pradesh border.

Landmarks

The landmarks in and around the area include Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University by an act of Indian Parliament), 5-star hotel The Suryaa, and Lotus Tower (Berjaya Tower). Mata Ka Mandir is also located centrally and consists of many

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s and gurudwaras. Thyrocare Technologies Limited is situated in Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony. Sukhdev Vihar Metro Station and Ashram metro station are the nearest to New Friends Colony and run directly to Vasant Vihar and Terminal 1 Delhi Airport
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute
is a hospital located in the locality. The New Friends Colony Community Centre is located near the D block and has a Cinema Hall, and many restaurants and bars.

Nearby places

* Maharani Bagh * Sarai Julaina * Friends Colony (West) * Friends Colony (East) * Sukhdev Vihar * Ishwar Nagar * East of Kailash * Nehru Place * Sarita Vihar * Jamia Nagar * Abul Fazal Enclave * Zakir Nagar * Zakir Bagh Apartments * Kihzrabad *

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* Kilokari * Jeewan Nagar * Ashram chowk * Taimoor Nagar

Notable residents

* Meem Afzal, former Member of Parliament, former Ambassador of India * Ram Kumar Caroli, cardiologist, personal physician to 4 Presidents of India,

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and

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, daughter of Former PM of India Shri

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* Najeeb Jung, former

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of Delhi, Former VC of

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and Retired IAS officer * Ashwani Kumar, former Union Law Minister and a Current Member of Parliament,

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, former Union Minister * Meira Kumar, former Lok Sabha Speaker * M. M. Pallam Raju, former Cabinet Minister for HRD * Shariq Us Sabah, best-selling writer and

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* Kapil Sibal, former

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* Robert Vadra, businessman, son-in-law of

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* Shiv Nadar, Indian Billionaire (3rd Richest Indian),former chairman of HCL Technologies Ltd and

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*Manmohan Singh

References

External links

The New Friends Colony Community Centre blog
{{Neighbourhoods of Delhi Neighbourhoods in Delhi South Delhi district