The hotel has 550 guest rooms and houses the largest pillar-less convention hall in New Delhi, where the iconic Dehlvi family hosted the Shama-Sushama Film Awards every year through the mid-twentieth century. Situated in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave, it neighbors the official residence of the prime minister of India and the British High Commission. It has hosted several royals and heads of state, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Aga Khan, Tito, Margaret Thatcher, President Bill Clinton, Che Guevara, and Fidel Castro. The presidential suite was used for three years as the official residence of the Saudi Arabian ambassador.[1]
The hotel is owned by ITDC, of which the Government of India owns an 87.03% stake.[citation needed] The hotel is named after emperor Ashoka The Great, who had conquered almost the entirety of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
Historyedit
The Ashok was built in 1956 by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, on 25 acres of parkland donated to the government by the Prince Regent of Jammu and Kashmir, Karan Singh, and designed by architect E.B. Doctor.[2] It is an Indo-Modernist architectural style landmark and was completed in 1956 to host world leaders and dignitaries for the ninth UNESCO conference held in New Delhi. Of the original 23 shareholders, 15 were rulers of princely states that had been recently merged into India, including the Maharaja of Nawanagar.[3]
In 1968, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi hosted a large banquet at the Ashok Hotel to celebrate her son Rajiv's wedding to Sonia.[4]
In the 1980s, film actor Shah Rukh Khan was known to frequent the hotel during the fledgling part of his career.[3] It served as the location for the 1989 Yash Chopra movie Chandni.
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^"Kissinger and Indias Bomb". Frontline. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^Rathod, Mohit (16 February 2017). "The Ashok becomes India's 1st govt-owned hotel to earn LEED Gold Certification". Express Food Hospitality. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
^Bhardwaj, Animesh (21 May 2019). "Nitish Kumar and galaxy of leaders to attend NDA dinner meet called by Amit Shah today". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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ashok, hotel, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, c. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ashok Hotel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message The Ashok Hotel is a five star deluxe resort in the 50 Niti Marg Diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri New Delhi This hotel is part of the Ashok Group owned by the India Tourism Development Corporation Ashok HotelThe front facade of the hotel General informationLocationDiplomatic Enclave 50 B Chanakyapuri New DelhiOpening1956OwnerGovernment of IndiaManagementITDCTechnical detailsFloor count7Design and constructionArchitect s E B DoctorOther informationNumber of rooms550Websitehttps itdc co in hotels the ashok Description editThe hotel has 550 guest rooms and houses the largest pillar less convention hall in New Delhi where the iconic Dehlvi family hosted the Shama Sushama Film Awards every year through the mid twentieth century Situated in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave it neighbors the official residence of the prime minister of India and the British High Commission It has hosted several royals and heads of state including Queen Elizabeth II Prince Aga Khan Tito Margaret Thatcher President Bill Clinton Che Guevara and Fidel Castro The presidential suite was used for three years as the official residence of the Saudi Arabian ambassador 1 The hotel is owned by ITDC of which the Government of India owns an 87 03 stake citation needed The hotel is named after emperor Ashoka The Great who had conquered almost the entirety of the Indian subcontinent from c 268 to 232 BCE History editThe Ashok was built in 1956 by the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru on 25 acres of parkland donated to the government by the Prince Regent of Jammu and Kashmir Karan Singh and designed by architect E B Doctor 2 It is an Indo Modernist architectural style landmark and was completed in 1956 to host world leaders and dignitaries for the ninth UNESCO conference held in New Delhi Of the original 23 shareholders 15 were rulers of princely states that had been recently merged into India including the Maharaja of Nawanagar 3 In 1968 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi hosted a large banquet at the Ashok Hotel to celebrate her son Rajiv s wedding to Sonia 4 In July 1971 the hotel hosted American National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger for a lunch meeting with Vikram Sarabhai and P N Haksar 5 In the 1980s film actor Shah Rukh Khan was known to frequent the hotel during the fledgling part of his career 3 It served as the location for the 1989 Yash Chopra movie Chandni In the 1970s Ashok hosted one of the first nightclubs in New Delhi called the Supper Club Usha Uthup Sharon Prabhakar Hema Malini and Uday Shankar all performed at the venue prior to attaining stardom and a notable scene from Laawaris 1981 starring Amitabh Bachchan was shot there The Ashok Hotel received LEED Gold certification for Building Operations and Maintenance in 2017 6 In May 2019 immediately after the Indian General elections and before forming his next government Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a dinner chaired by Amit Shah at the hotel for leaders of their NDA coalition Those in attendance included Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray Akal Dal leader Prakash Singh Badal JD U leader Nitish Kumar union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari 7 8 References edit Sharma Ravi Teja 24 June 2006 50 years of Ashok Business Standard India Retrieved 8 January 2020 Narayanan Chitra 15 November 2017 The Suite Life When hotels dream big The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 8 January 2020 a b The iconic hotel that Nehru built Rediff Retrieved 8 January 2020 Soofi Mayank Austen 6 May 2016 Ashok the great Livemint Retrieved 8 January 2020 Kissinger and Indias Bomb Frontline 4 June 2009 Retrieved 30 November 2023 Rathod Mohit 16 February 2017 The Ashok becomes India s 1st govt owned hotel to earn LEED Gold Certification Express Food Hospitality Retrieved 29 July 2020 Bhardwaj Animesh 21 May 2019 Nitish Kumar and galaxy of leaders to attend NDA dinner meet called by Amit Shah today www indiatvnews com Retrieved 7 May 2022 Banerjee Niharika ed 21 May 2019 Ahead Of Poll Results NDA Leaders Attend Amit Shah s Dinner In Delhi Highlights NDTV com Retrieved 3 December 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ashok Hotel amp oldid 1187814785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
