Chittaranjan Park

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Chittaranjan Park (also known as C.R. Park and Mini Kolkata of Delhi and Mini Bengal of Delhi) is a neighborhood in South East Delhi and home to a large Bengali community. It was established on a rocky terrain in the early 1960s under the name EPDP Colony (East Pakistan Displaced Persons Colony) and later renamed after the deshbandhu (patriot) Chittaranjan Das in the 1980s. Nowadays it is considered among the posh localities in South Delhi due to a rise in the market price of its plots. Despite its growing cosmopolitan nature, it remains home to a large Bengali community and is home to Kolkata-style street-food stalls, Bengali cuisine, fish markets, temples, and cultural centers. It hosts many festivities and cultural events. In Delhi, the festival of Durga Puja is the most celebrated here which boasts of many magnificent marquee.

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