Nizamuddin East

Nizamuddin East is a residential colony in Delhi, India. It is located on Mathura Road and is home to Humayun's Tomb, as well as that of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana. The colony has 286 houses, including Jaipur Estate, and 32 public parks.Inside the colony is a small center of the Arya Samaj.Nizamuddin, named after the 13th century Sufi saint, is a residential area within the ring road.Notable residentsSheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister of DelhiNavin Chawla, election commissionerAnjolie Ela Menon, artistVasudeo S. Gaitonde, artistJatin Das, artistNandita Das, actressB. C. Sanyal, artistArpita Singh, artistDom Moraes, writerLeela Naidu, actressM. S. Gill, member of parliament Arun Bhatnagar, retired civil servantAman Nath, of the Neemrana Hotels chainSandeep Dikshit, former Member of parliament Ajay Jadeja, cricket playerRatna Fabri, MuseologistDev Benegal, filmmakerShyam Benegal, screenwriterVinod Mehta, journalistMark Tully, BBC journalistAjit Bhattacharjea, Indian Express editor