Vasant Vihar is a diplomatic and residential sub-division of the

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, India. It is located near the diplomatic area of

Chanakyapuri Chanakyapuri (Sanskrit: चाणक्यपुरी; IAST: Cāṅakyapurī ) is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority ...

, and houses over 50

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s of foreign countries, including the High Commission of

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, and embassy of

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History

It was originally developed in 1960s by retired

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officers, later developed as a posh residential locality like

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And

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Colony due to its proximity to diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri.

Locality

The four main streets in Vasant Vihar are Munirka Marg, Vasant Marg, Poorvi Marg and Paschimi Marg, literally Eastern and Western Street. These form a rough triangle that encloses much of the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is primarily residential and when first planned consisted of six blocks named A to F, with each block having its own local market. Vasant Vihar has several parks in every block. Apartments in new emerging luxury buildings in Vasant Vihar have in the past sold at prices ranging from INR 5 Crore to INR 20 Crore (USD 740,000 to USD 3M).

Education

Vasant Vihar also has schools such as Modern School,

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(Junior Branch),

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(Junior Wing),

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(Senior branch),

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, and Sarvodaya School.

Economy

The corporate office of

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, formerly Hero Honda, is at Basant Lok in Vasant Vihar. In 1996, Vasant Vihar witnessed the opening of India's first

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restaurant, it was also the first McDonald's restaurant in the world to not serve beef and pork based products.

References

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