Laughter Therapy<\/a>. It has been a regular fixture in most of the parks in Delhi where I frequented.<\/p>\nThe park is named after Hakim Ajmal Khan<\/b> – who was a renowned freedom fighter and a physician who practiced the indigenous medicine system called Unani – which means Greek. Now, it is my understanding that this school of medicine is probably the oldest Greek remnant from the Army that came along with Alexander. It had a fusion with the Ayurvedic and also the Persian systems and what emerged with the combination of those three was later called “Unani”. Khan’s family established Tibbia College in Delhi, in order to expand the research and practise of Unani. Tibbia College is right next to the park. 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This was the park where I first played real and full pitch cricket and also made some friends. I can still remember myself walking in at 4.30 am in the morning and hearing loud laughs - eerie as they sounded at first - which was a form of exercise for many morning people to open up their lungs - its now called Laughter Therapy. It has been a regular fixture in most of the parks in Delhi where I frequented. The park is named after Hakim Ajmal Khan - who was a renowned freedom fighter and a physician who practiced the indigenous medicine system called Unani - which means Greek. Now, it is my understanding that this school of medicine is probably the oldest Greek remnant from the Army that came along with Alexander. It had a fusion with the Ayurvedic and also the Persian systems and what emerged with the combination of those three was later called "Unani". Khan's family established Tibbia College in Delhi, in order to expand the research and practise of Unani. 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I have grown up in Karol Bagh and going to Ajmal Khan park was my daily routine. During my school time I used to be there at the park at about 4.30 am to exercise in the \u201cAkhada\u201d (or rural type gym) and work with the dumbells etc.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/media5.dropshots.com\/photos\/2595\/20080826\/074447.jpg\")
I have grown up in Karol Bagh and going to Ajmal Khan park was my daily routine. During my school time I used to be there at the park at about 4.30 am to exercise in the “Akhada” (or rural type gym) and work with the dumbells etc.<\/p>\n