Vasant Vihar is an up-market neighborhood located in the South West Delhi

South West Delhi

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 district of National Capital Territory of Delhi, which houses many diplomatic mission

Diplomatic mission

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s of foreign countries .

Vasant Vihar is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world and is home to notable personalities, like Social Anthropologist Professor Dipankar Gupta and international sports shooter Vikram Bhatnagar

Vikram Bhatnagar

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. It houses various shopping malls such as DLF Emporio and DLF Promenade.

It is located near the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri, and is close to the airport and business hub of Gurgaon.

It houses the Holy Angels Hospital.

Overview

The three main streets in Vasant-Vihar are "Munirka Marg", Poorvi Marg and Paschimi Marg, literally Eastern and Western Street, that along Palam Marg

Palam Marg

Palam Marg is essentially a stretch of the Outer Ring Road of New Delhi which serves as the access point to the affluent neighbourhood of Vasant Vihar in South West Delhi...

 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. Houses located on Palam Marg consist of some of the most expensive real estate in the NCR region. Vasant vihar is the 16th most expensive residential area in the world.

The area nearby contains the residential colonies for employees of Air India

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, Indian Airlines, Central Bureau of Investigation

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, Parliament

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At the edge of the neighbourhood, across the Outer Ring Road lies, the Uttara Swami Malai Temple

Uttara Swami Malai Temple

Uttara Swami Malai Temple , popularly known as Malai Mandir , is a Hindu temple complex in New Delhi located on the affluent Palam Marg primarily dedicated to Lord Swaminatha , most revered by the religious Hindus of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada community in the city.-Architecture:The main...

 on a small hillock.
There is also a historic church located in Vasant Vihar, as well as some Mughal era monuments.

Education

Vasant Vihar also has few leading schools such as Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Modern School

Modern School (New Delhi)

Modern School, commonly known as Modern, is a co-educational private school in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh and Sir Sobha Singh. Considered to be one of the elite schools, Modern is also referred to as the Eton of India. It is the first private school established...

, The Shri Ram School

The Shri Ram School

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 (Junior Wing) Tagore International School

Tagore International School

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, Guru Harksrihan Public School, Holy Child Auxilium School

Holy Child Auxilium School

Holy Child Auxilium School is a girls' school located in New Delhi, India.The senior branch is at Vasant Vihar and the junior branch at R. K. Puram...

 (Senior branch), Delhi Public School

Delhi Public School

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 (Junior Branch), DAV

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, Upras Vidyalaya etc.