Delhi has evolved into a city-of-the-future even as it preserves its unique flavor and style through arches and domes of historical monuments. It is said that Delhi enfolds many cities within itself -- and it’s true -- there is New Delhi, the old Delhi, The Qutub Minar in Mehrauli, the posh and happening South Extension areas. -- each different from the other, yet co-existing in the same metropolis.

Delhi has maintained its poise and aura of power with ease. The city boasts of wide roads and fine transport system and the metro rail in Delhi is a recent addition to the city’s transport system.

Delhi lies on the western end of the Gangetic plain, which is drained by River Yamuna. The National Capital region of Delhi includes the whole of National Capital Territory along with neighboring satellite towns, namely, Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad and Gurgaon in Haryana.

Delhi is a land-locked state and is surrounded by Haryana in the west and Uttar Pradesh in the east. The city has easy connectivity to any part of the world. The city has international and domestic airports, several railway stations and good service of inter-state buses.

Delhi experiences extreme weather. Summer is from April to June, when the dry heat is unbearable, with temperatures soaring beyond 45 Deg C, and winter is from November to mid-February, when the mercury dips to a low of 5 Deg C. The monsoons take over the months of July, August and September when it is humid at times, or even cool and pleasant at other times. The other months are pleasant and the city’s many parks bloom with lush greenery and flowers.

Delhi is the most preferred city in terms of investments, industrialization, Information Technology, healthcare, real estate, etc. It is an important economical hub of and also a tourist hot spot.

The culture of Delhi reflects the rich heritage of the past coupled with the influence of modern lifestyle. It is a very multi-linguist and multi-cultured society which has now opened itself to embracing every new custom and tradition. All religious festivals are celebrated and encouraged. Delhi's rich tradition and history, monuments, museums, galleries, parks and Mughal Architecture have been a major attraction for tourists from world over.

That right from the reign of Prithviraj Chauhan to the rule of the British, Delhi’s recorded history is more than 10 centuries old?

That Emperor Shah Jahan shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi in the 17th century?

That the British left Calcutta (now Kolkata) and set their headquarters in New Delhi in the 19th century?