Ashok Hotel
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| Ashok Hotel | |
|---|---|
 The front facade of the hotel. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Diplomatic Enclave, 50-B Chanakyapuri, New Delhi |
| Opening | 1956 |
| Owner | Government of India |
| Management | ITDC |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | E.B. Doctor |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 550 |
| Website | |
| http://theashok.com | |
The Ashok Hotel is a five-star deluxe resort in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. This hotel is part of Ashok Group.
It was built by the first prime minster 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.[1] 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.[2]
The hotel has 550 guest rooms, and houses the largest pillar-less convention hall in New Delhi. 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.[3]
In 1968 prime minister Indira Gandhi hosted, a large banquet at Ashok Hotel to celebrate her son Rajiv's wedding to Sonia.[4]
Movie star Shah Rukh Khan was known to frequent the hotel during the fledgling part of his career,[2] and it served as the location Yash Chopra's hit motion picture Chandni (1989).
Ashok hotel in the 1970s hosted one of the first night clubs in New Delhi, called the Supper Club. Usha Uthup, Sharon Prabhakar, Hema Malini, Uday Shankar all performed at the venue prior to attaining stardom, and a notable scene from Laawaris (1981) starring Amitabh Bachchan was shot there.
In May 2019 directly following the Indian General elections, and prior to forming his next government Prime Minister Modi hosted a dinner chaired by Amit Shah, at Ashok 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 Gadkahri.[5]
The hotel is owned by ITDC, of which the Government of India owns a 87.03% stake.
Name
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.
References
- ^ Narayanan, Chitra (2017-11-15). "The Suite Life: When hotels dream big". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "The iconic hotel that Nehru built". Rediff. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ Sharma, Ravi Teja (2006-06-24). "50 years of Ashok". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ Soofi, Mayank Austen (2016-05-06). "Ashok the great". Livemint. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Mega NDA leaders' gathering in Delhi: Who attended, who sat where and what was on the menu as PM Modi chaired and Amit Shah hosted". Republic World. Retrieved 2020-01-31.