Vasant Kunj

Vasant Kunj
Neighbourhood
Country	India
State	Delhi
Metro	New Delhi
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Planning agency	Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Vasant Kunj is a prosperous and upmarket neighborhood located in Delhi, India, at the foothills of the Aravali mountain range. The area is home to several prominent personalities, one being the former prime minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh. The locality is also very close to Indira Gandhi International Airport and the commercial hub of Gurgaon.

Vasant Kunj was once farmland and was acquired by the government in 1960s. The areas surrounding Vasant Kunj consist of farmland and the area is famous for palatial farmhouses. The locality is surrounded by greenery, with the South-Central Ridge of the Delhi Ridge encompassing the area.

Sultan Ghari's tomb in Vasant Kunj is considered as the first Islamic mausoleum in Delhi. The historic Qutb Minar complex is located close to Vasant Kunj.

Bloomsbury India has its head office in the Vishrut Building (Building No. 3) in the DDA Complex in Vasant Kunj. Also the corporate offices of the Bharti Enterprises,Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation are located in the area near Ambience mall.Research Center of American multi-national IBM is located at ISID Campus in Vasant Kunj.

DLF's Ambience, Promenade and Emporio located in Vasant Kunj has been touted as a fashion destination. Vasant Square Mall in Vasant Kunj houses many showrooms including one of British bike marker Triumph and BigBazar.

The Grand, a five-star luxury hotel, is located on Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (E.P.C.H.) is located at Sector C in Vasant Kunj.

The area has a booming entrepreneurial population and its own community yellow pages - the Vasant Kunj Informer & Shopper which keeps its over 60,000 readership informed each month about all the services available to them.

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