Connaught Place To Get A Guide Of Its Own. New Delhi

Online, September 10, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Connaught Place To Get A Guide Of Its Own.
New Delhi,

Explocity, the leading publisher of city guides has launched the OFFICIAL GUIDE TO CONNAUGHT PLACE, NEW DELHI titled "CP!". The hyperlocal guide contains detailed information on establishments, restaurants, multiplexes and other retail offerings in and around the Connaught Place vicinity. The guide even carries listings of entertainment events such as music, theatre, restaurant specials, food festivals, nightlife, DJ's and booking readings. As something that will be useful to shoppers, CP! will also carry details of discounts on offer at the various shops in the area.

CP! will be distributed across hundreds of retail establishments in the area and will be available free to the public. Digital editions of the guide will be available online using the revolutionary PagicianTM technology.

Atul Bhargaya, President of NDTA said, "Explocity focuses on tourists coming to India, and through this medium, we can talk about CP and increase the footfalls to the place.
The government has put a lot of money into refurbishing CP. While we have been shy of the media for many years, through Explocity's CP! guide we want to reach out to the public and tell them about CP's new look".

Ramjee Chandran, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Explocity (http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramjee_Chandran) said about the launch, "We are extremely proud to partner with New Delhi Traders Association. Connaught Place is the best-known and most important shopping destination in the country, and it is fitting that Explocity, nation's #1 city-centric publishing house is given the honour to publish the official guide to Connaught Place.

Chandran also pointed out that Explocity was appointed as the official publishers of the Dubai Shopping Festival by the Government of Dubai. "It's great to do something as significant, in one's backyard," Chandran said, adding that the company already produces hyperlocal guides to many retail outlets in Indiranagar, Bangalore and has produced guides to shops at Grand Central Terminal in New York, the Palladium Mall in Mumbai and Deira City Centre mall in Dubai among others.

Speaking about the association with Explocity, Sachin Vaish, Coordinator- Festivals Committee of NDTA said, "With CP being a heritage center, we have been trying to establish a forum where we can have pointed information on shopping centers alone. Hence, with Explocity, a regular publication, we will be able to provide that through a guide that focuses on CP. Explocity CP! guide can provide information on not just the fixed activities, but also on the ongoing activities and promotions at CP. It will help promote and inform the visitor to CP of the options available in terms of shopping, restaurants, cinema and other interesting sights to see in the area."
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For more information, photographs and quotes, contact:
Lovelina Amanna, Asst Manager Communications
Explocity Private Limited
47/2 Promenade Road, Bangalore 560 042
[email protected] | Phone: +91 80 4112-2222
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About Explocity: Explocity's publishing enterprise spans several publications, both online and in print, ranging from city guides to lifestyle and business travel, With an unbroken history of over 22 years of publishing (since 1989), Explocity is unique in its city-centric focus.

With editions in seven cities within India and with independent publishing products in New York and Dubai, for Explocity the 'think-local, act-global' credo is a reality.

Explocity's products sport a vibrant, contemporary editorial and design ethic and include fortnightly and monthly city guide magazines, magazines for business travellers, restaurant guide books, digital newsletters and the very popular website, Explocity.com. (The complete product range can be viewed at AboutUs.Explocity.com). Explocity is soon to launch its first iPhone application in April 2011 with a range of smartphone apps on the cards in an aggressive launch plan through 2011.
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Explocity also conducts events and undertakes select custom publishing projects; and notably, Explocity is the official publisher of the Dubai Shopping Festival. Explocity also owns and operates Restaurant Week in India.

Founded by Ramjee Chandran (http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramjee_Chandran), CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Explocity, the company's investors include ICF and Mr. Rupert Murdoch.
Explocity is headquartered in Bangalore, India and employs over 100 publishing industry professionals in its core team.

About Ramjee Chandran

Ramjee Chandran's experience in publishing began with the launch of Bangalore This Fortnight (BTF), a hugely popular city-based magazine on March 31, 1989.

In 1996, he launched the Bangalore Monthly and the bangaloremag.com. Both were immediately successful. Prior to his publishing career, Chandran worked as a lobbyist in New Delhi for a leading industrial group. He also has over 20 years' experience as a writer and his articles have appeared in Indian and international publications. In 2001, Chandran met Rupert Murdoch and this led to Mr. Murdoch investing in the company. Explocity.com employs about 100 trained professionals across 3 countries and is set to launch the third phase of its growth.

About NDTA: Since its inception in 1935 NDTA is providing quality service to its esteemed customers for last 74 years. This dedicated service has helped us in having to develop a better understanding between trade, Customers, industry and with the government agencies. Due to this, CP presents a warm and friendly environment to its valued customers.

Connaught Place, (officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial, and business centres in Delhi. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. Its surroundings occupy a place of pride amongst the heritage structures of the city. It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi featuring a Central Business District. Named after the Duke of Connaught, the construction work was started in 1929 and completed in 1933. It was renamed as the Rajiv Chowk after the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Connaught Place of today is one of the most vibrant business districts of Delhi. The central park of Connaught Place was rebuilt after the construction of Delhi Metro station below it. That station, Rajiv Chowk, is the interchange for the Yellow and Blue lines of the Metro and one of the largest and busiest stations in the network.

It is the only shopping centre known internationally for its Victorian architecture. The central park in Connaught Place serves as a green ling for the vicinity. The 20 feet covered corridors, coupled with ample parking space enhance the pleasure of shopping at Connaught Place. It offers a wide range of products & services to its customers. The shop, restaurants, Cineplexes and an amphitheatre at central park, gives it a regal touch.

For last 10 years. Connaught Place celebrates a winter carnival in the month of December every year, which brings nostalgic value to its customers. The return to heritage project' by NDMC which includes the restoration of façade, placement of signage, new corridors with landscaping, streamlining of traffic parking etc will enhance the International appeal of Connaught Place.