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Raisina Hill, the Glossary

Raisina Hill (ISO: Rāyasīnā kī Pahāṛī), often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the Secretariat building, housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.^[1]

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Government buildings in India

Acropolis

An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense.

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Architecture of India

Indian architecture is rooted in the history, culture, and religion of India.

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Central Secretariat metro station

The Central Secretariat (often abbreviated Central Sectt on platforms and trains) is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Yellow Line.

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Central Vista Redevelopment Project

Central Vista Redevelopment Project refers to the ongoing redevelopment to revamp the Central Vista, India's central administrative area located near Raisina Hill, New Delhi. Raisina Hill and central Vista Redevelopment Project are new Delhi.

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Classical architecture

Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes more specifically, from De architectura (c. 10 AD) by the Roman architect Vitruvius.

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Delhi Metro

The Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit system which serves Delhi and its adjoining satellite cities, such as Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida and Bahadurgarh, in the National Capital Region of India. Raisina Hill and Delhi Metro are new Delhi.

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Delhi Republic Day parade

The Delhi Republic Day parade is the largest and most important of the parades marking the Republic Day celebrations in India.

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Edwin Lutyens

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.

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Herbert Baker

Sir Herbert Baker (9 June 1862 – 4 February 1946) was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and a major designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures.

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Indian Standard Time

Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.

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International Day of Yoga

The International Day of Yoga is a day in recognition of Yoga, that is celebrated around the world annually on 21 June, following its adoption by the United Nations in 2014.

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ISO 15919

ISO 15919 (Transliteration of Devanagari and related Indic scripts into Latin characters) is one of a series of international standards for romanization by the International Organization for Standardization.

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Jagran Prakashan

Jagran Prakashan Limited is an Indian publishing house listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.

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Janpath metro station

Janpath is a Delhi Metro station on the Violet Line under the metro's phase III expansion.

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List of cities in India by population

The following tables are the list of cities in India by population.

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List of districts in India

A district (zila), also known as revenue district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory.

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List of sovereign states

The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Lok Kalyan Marg metro station

The Lok Kalyan Marg metro station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.

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Lutyens' Delhi

Lutyens' Delhi is an area in New Delhi, India, named after the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944), who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building during the period of the British Raj, when India was part of the British Empire in the 1920s and 1930s and 1940s. Raisina Hill and Lutyens' Delhi are Neighbourhoods in Delhi and new Delhi.

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Metonymy

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.

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Municipal council

A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area.

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New Delhi

New Delhi (ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). Raisina Hill and New Delhi are Neighbourhoods in Delhi.

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New Delhi district

The New Delhi district is an administrative district of Delhi in India. Raisina Hill and New Delhi district are new Delhi.

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New Delhi Municipal Council

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC; ISO: Naī Dillī Nagarapālikā Pariṣad) is the municipal council of the city of New Delhi, Delhi, India.

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Old Parliament House, New Delhi

The Old Parliament House, officially known as the Samvidhan Sadan (Constitution House), was the seat of the Imperial Legislative Council of India between 18 January 1927 and 15 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950, and the Parliament of India between 26 January 1950 and 18 September 2023.

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Parthenon

The Parthenon (Παρθενώνας|Parthenónas|) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena.

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Patel Chowk metro station

The Patel Chowk metro station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

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Postal Index Number

A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post.

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President of India

The president of India (IAST) is the head of state of the Republic of India.

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Prime Minister's Office (India)

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (IAST: Pradhānamantrī Kāryālaya) consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister of India, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Prime Minister. Raisina Hill and Prime Minister's Office (India) are government buildings in India.

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Raisina Dialogue

The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference held annually in New Delhi, India.

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Rajiv Chowk metro station

The Rajiv Chowk metro station is an interchange station between the Blue and the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.

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Rajpath

Rajpath, officially named Kartavya Path, and formerly known as Kingsway, is a ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi, India, that runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk and India Gate, National War Memorial to National Stadium, Delhi. Raisina Hill and Rajpath are new Delhi.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raisina_Hill

Also known as Raisina, Raisina Hill, New Delhi.

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Government buildings in India

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