Vasant Vihar, Delhi

Vasant Vihar is one of the costliest neighbourhoods of the country located in the South West Delhi district of National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is located near the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri, and houses over 50 diplomatic missions of foreign countries,[1][2] including the High Commission of South Africa, and embassy of Argentina.

For locality in Dehradun, see Vasant Vihar, Dehradun.

Vasant Vihar
Neighbourhood
A modern house in Vasant Vihar Block C
Vasant Vihar
Coordinates: 28.5574°N 77.159°E / 28.5574; 77.159
CountryIndia
StateDelhi
DistrictNew Delhi
Government
 • BodySouth Delhi Municipal Corporation
Languages
 • OfficialHindi ,Punjabi, and English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationDL-12
Nearest cityDelhi
Lok Sabha constituencyNew Delhi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyR K Puram
Civic agencyMunicipal Corporation of Delhi

History

It was originally developed in 1960s by retired Government of India officers, later developed as a posh residential locality like Air india And Indian Airlines Colony due to its proximity to diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri.[3][4]

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 ₹5 Crore to ₹20 Crore (USD 740,000 to USD 3M).[5]

Education

Vasant Vihar also has schools such as Modern School,[6] Delhi Public School (Junior Branch), The Shri Ram School (Junior Wing), Tagore International School, Guru Harkrishan Public School, Holy Child Auxilium School (Senior branch), Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Suraj Bhan DAV Public School, and Sarvodaya School.

Economy

The corporate office of Hero MotoCorp, formerly Hero Honda, is at Basant Lok in Vasant Vihar. In 1996, Vasant Vihar witnessed the opening of India's first McDonald's restaurant, it was also the first McDonald's restaurant in the world to not serve beef and pork based products.[7][8]

References
  1. Embassy Listings For India Archived 10 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi directory. Giri's Information Services. 1999. pp. 246–248.
  3. Viswambhar Nath; Surinder K. Aggarwal (2007). Urbanization, Urban Development, and Metropolitan Cities in India. Concept Publishing. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-81-8069-412-7.
  4. City, Society, and Planning: City. Concept Publishing. 2007. pp. 421, 521. ISBN 978-81-8069-459-2.
  5. "The Anatomy of a Tony Neighbourhood". Forbes India. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. A Dream Turns Seventy Five: The Modern School, 1920-1995. Allied Publishers. 1995. pp. 142–. ISBN 978-81-7023-499-9.
  7. http://www.mcdonaldsindia.net/key-milestones.aspx
  8. "The Longtime Blog of the World's First Self-Proclaimed Hyperlocal Homer". The Delhi Walla. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.


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