Vasanth Nagar is an upscale neighbourhood located in the heart of the city of Bangalore. A small neighbourhood in the affluent High Grounds residing many retired government bureaucrats, MLA's and Police officials. It is bounded by Bengaluru Golf Club, Palace Grounds, Shivajinagar and

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. Surrounded by major roads, landmarks, offices and hotels, this area is commercially very active now. Star luxury hotels

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, The Lalit Ashok and ITC Windsor Manor are all in its vicinity. The

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, the

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State Legislative Assembly,

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Cunningham Road Cunningham Road is one of the busiest commercial streets of Bangalore, the state capital of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Vasanthnagar area of the city. The road is named after Francis Cunningham, who was an officer in the Madras Army ...

and Jawaharlal

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are the major attractions situated here. Other notable addresses in the locality include Balbrooie guest house, French Consulate, Congress state office,

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(BSFI), Karnataka State Billiards Association(KSBA), Karnataka Badminton Association(KBA), Manipal Hospital Millers Road and Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL) HQ. This neighbourhood is seeing a rise in luxury apartments due to its tony location and proximity to the

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and other prominent addresses.

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New land grabbing near Congress state office in Vasanthnagar 2018
Bangalore Civil and Military Station Neighbourhoods in Central Bengaluru {{BangaloreUrban-geo-stub

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