History
In 1920s, residents of villages like Madhoganj, Jaisingh Pura and Raja ka Bazaar evacuated to build Connaught Place and nearby areas, were relocated in Karol Bagh to the West, then a rocky area populated by trees and wild, bushes.
The area was primarily residential with a large Muslim population until the exodus of many Muslims to Pakistan and an influx of refugees from West Punjab after partition in 1947, many of whom were traders. There remains a sizeable Marathi, Tamil-speaking population. Karol Bagh was also home to a large Bengali community, and has one of the oldest Durga Puja in the city, though their numbers have now dwindled.
Several incidents were reported at Karol Bagh in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, including burning of shops. Karol Bagh was the target of a terrorist attack in October 2008 when a there was a bomb blast in Ghaffar Market.
Noted residential places in Karol Bagh are Raigar Pura (named after the Raigar caste from Rajasthan), Beadon Pura (named after an English officer), Dev Nagar, Bapa Nagar, W.E.A.
In Karol Bagh there is also a wholesale garments market known as Tank Road. It came into existence with few shopkeepers in the end of 1980s like COPS JEANS.
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