Mahatma Gandhi Park
Description:
The Mahatma Gandhi Park is located on the main Church Mission Road, near the Old Delhi Railway Station and Chandni Chowk.The Mahatma Gandhi Park is a simple and small park originally called 'Queen's Park' by the Britishers. However the general public referred to it as the Company Bagh as it used to be a fundamental part of European social life in India in the early 19th century. The park was then used as an open air club and meeting place for the people of rich society. It even had a well maintained cricket ground, a game popular with the Britishers.
When India gained independence it was named after the driving force behind it, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Today it provides a breathing space and fresh air in the highly congested area of Chandni Chowk. Sometimes community functions, cultural and social activities are celebrated here. People here believe that just by seeing this green patch amidst the concrete jungle relieves them from all their tension experienced during a hectic day. The Mahatma Gandhi Park has a bronze colored statue of Mahatma Gandhi and many towering trees around it give it a very protective look.
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