Delhi's History Economy,Culture,Language,Sport and Religion

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Tables Of Content

• History
• Economy
• Transport
• Language
• Culture
• Education
• Sports
• Religion
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History

• The Indian capital city of Delhi has a long
  history, and has been an important political
  center of India as the capital of several
  empires. Significant prehistoric sites in Delhi
  include Anangpur (in the Badarpur region), as
  well as Harappan excavations near Narela and Nand
  Nagari.
• References to Delhi's history in ancient
  literature are based on myths and legends.
  According to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, a city
  called Indraprastha, City of the God Indra, was
  the capital of the Pandavas.

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Economy

• Delhi is the largest commercial Centre in
  northern India. As of 2016 recent estimates of
  the economy of the Delhi urban area have ranged
  from 167 to 370 billion (PPP metro GDP) ranking
  it either the most or second-most productive
  metro area of India. The nominal GSDP of the NCT
  of Delhi for 2016-17 was estimated at ?6,224
  billion (US97 billion), 13 higher than in
  201516.

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Transport

• Delhi has significant reliance on its transport
  infrastructure. The city has developed a highly
  efficient public transport system with the
  introduction of the Delhi Metro, which is
  undergoing a rapid modernization and expansion as
  of 2006.Here is Transport List running in Delhi.
• Air
• Road
• Metro
• Train

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Language

• According to the 50th report of the commissioner
  for linguistic minorities in India, which was
  submitted in 2014, Hindi is the Delhi's most
  spoken language, with 80.94 speakers, followed
  by Punjabi (7.14) and Urdu (6.31).

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Culture

• Delhi's culture has been influenced by its
  lengthy history and historic association as the
  capital of India, Although a strong Punjabi
  Influence can be seen in language, Dress and
  Cuisine brought by the large number of refugees
  who came following the partition in 1947.
• Lotus Temple, is a Bahá'í House of Worship
  completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerlike
  shape, it serves as the Mother Temple of the
  Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent
  attraction in the city.

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Education

• There are about 500,000 university students in
  Delhi NCR attending around more than 165
  universities and colleges.
• Delhi has twelve major universities.
• Education is based on three-tier model which
  includes primary schools, followed by secondary
  schools and tertiary education at universities or
  other institutes of same level.

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Sports

• Delhi has hosted many major international
  sporting events, including the first and also the
  ninth Asian Games the 2010 Hockey World Cup, the
  2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2011 Cricket
  World Cup. Delhi lost bidding for the 2014 Asian
  Games, and considered making a bid for the 2020
  Summer Olympics.

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Religion

• Hinduism is Delhi's predominant religious faith,
  with 81.68 of Delhi's population, followed by
  Islam (12.86), Sikhism (4.0), Jainism (0.99),
  Christianity (0.87), and others (0.12).Other
  minority religions include Buddhism,
  Zoroastrianism, Baha'ism and Judaism.

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Source

• http//indiapopulation2018.in/population-of-delhi-
  2018.html
• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi