Jaunti | |
|---|---|
  Jaunti Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°45′N 76°58′E / 28.750°N 76.967°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Delhi |
| District | North West Delhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110081 |
| Civic agency | North Delhi Municipal Corporation |
Jaunti is a village situated in northwestern outer Delhi toward Haryana. It is in North west constituency of Delhi.
Connection[edit]
It is well connected via road to Delhi and adjoining state Haryana. The Public transport (beside private vehicles) is main medium of commuting. It has regular service by DTC buses.
Facilities[edit]
The village has a veterinary hospital, medical dispensary, post office, bank (State bank of India), senior secondary school, boys primary school, girls primary school, stadium, park, temples, field for agriculture and two Panchayat houses.
History[edit]
Jaunti has a medieval time fort and a very large pond (popularly called Talab). The fort was built during reign of Mughal emperor AKBAR, this village and its surrounding was densely forested with deer, antelope, and oxen. The site was hunting expedition for the Mughal king. There is a myth that the fort is connected to the pond via tunnels.[citation needed]
In 1964, M. S. Swaminathan organized a seed development project in the village to produce high-yielding varieties of seeds. The Jounti Seed Village helped to rapidly produce good quality seeds of high-yielding varieties of wheat, thereby hastening the onset of the wheat revolution in India.[1]
Model Village[edit]
Udit Raj tried to develop Jaunti as a model village. In July 2015, Raj had visited Melbourne, Australia. He had requested the Australian Indian community to help with construction of toilets in the Jaunti Village, which was part of his then electorate.
India Australia Exchange Forum (IAEF) - A Melbourne based Indian community organisation had taken lead in raising funds for construction of toilets in Jaunti village. [2]
An aspiring model/actress Rashi Kapoor Sharma (Known in school days as Rashi Saxena) of Melbourne, Australia visited the Jaunti village in March 2016, and offered to become its "Brand Ambassador". After getting some photos clicked, and getting some media stories, Rashi Kapoor Sharma (nee Saxena) never came back to Jaunti.
Though she used photos from Jaunti in her profile and career building in Australia, including using them to become the President of Australia India Business Council (AIBC). Rashi Kapoor Sharma (nee Saxena) was later found accused in a real estate fraud in Melbourne, along with her boyfriend Amit Miglani. [3]
References[edit]
- ^ M.S. Swaminathan - One Man’s Quest for a Hunger-Free World. p. 80. Full text: Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Clean India Fundraiser". Indian Link. 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Rashi Kapoor Sharma (nee Saxena), Amit Miglani (Kabadi) in a Real Estate fraud in Melbourne". The Age.