Safdarjung Road is a main road, in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, named after 18th century Safdarjung's Tomb

Safdarjung's Tomb

Safdarjung's Tomb is a garden tomb with a marble mausoleum in New Delhi, India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style, and was described as "the last flicker in the lamp of Mughal architecture". The top storey of the edifice houses the Archaeological Survey of India...

 near it. At the north end, the road stretches from the junction of Teen Murti Marg, Akbar Road

Akbar Road

Akbar Road is a main road, in central New Delhi, India. At the north-east end it stretches from the India Gate roundabout. At the south-west end it stretches up to the Teen Murti roundabout. The roundabout leads to Rajaji Marg, Teen Murti Marg, Safdarjung Road and Racecourse Road...

, Rajaji Marg and Racecourse Road

Racecourse Road

Race Course Road is the main road of New Delhi, India. It is located south of Central Delhi. It is named Delhi Race course part of Delhi Race Club, established in 1940. The nearest Delhi Metro station is Race Course....

, which is a roundabout. At the south end it stretches up to the junction of Prithviraj Road

Prithviraj Road

Prithviraj Road is one of the main roads of New Delhi.-North End:It stretches from the Taj Mansingh Hotel at the junction of Mansingh Road, Aurangzeb Road, Humayun Road, Shahjahan Road, a road to Khan Market.-South End:It stretches up to the junction of Sri Aurobindo Marg Road, Safdarjung road and...

, Tughlaq Road

Tughlaq Road

Tughlaq Road is one of the main roads of Central New Delhi-North End:This road stretches from the roundabout at the junction of Krishna Menon Road, Akbar road east & west sides and Tees January Marg, in the north.-South end:This road stretches up to the junction of Safdarjung road, Prithviraj Road...

 and Sri Aurobindo Marg

Sri Aurobindo Marg

Sri Aurobindo Marg , or Aurobindo Marg, is an important South Delhi north-south arterial road connecting historic Safdarjung's Tomb to Qutab Minar. The road is named for Sri Aurobindo Ghosh; the Delhi campus of Sri Aurobindo Ashram is located on the road...

. There is a single junction/ crossing at the Kamal Ataturk Road and Aurangzeb Road

Aurangzeb Road

Aurangzeb Road is one of the main roads, in New Delhi, India. At the north-east end, it stretches from the Taj Mansingh Hotel at the junction of Mansingh Road, Shahjahan Road, Humayun Road, Prithviraj Road and a road to Khan Market in the north east...

 section.

Present Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...

 stayed at 19 Safdarjung Road, till he became PM in May 2004.

Important Places

The office of the former Prime Minister of India

Prime Minister of India

The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...

, Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...

 is located at 1, Safdarjung Road. She was assassinated there on 31 October, 1984, by two of her bodyguards, while going towards neighbouring 1, Akbar Road office for an interview. The guards carried private grievances against her for the way she had handled Operation Bluestar. The prime minister's house was subsequently turned into ‘Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum’.

Prior to being the Prime Minister's office, this was the residence of former Chief Justice of India Sudhi Ranjan Das

Sudhi Ranjan Das

Sudhi Ranjan Das was the Chief Justice of India from 1955 to 1955 and then again 1 December 1955 to 31 January 1959. He retired from the Supreme Court 30 September 1959.-Background and education:...

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