New Delhi’s colonial heart is Connaught Place, named after George V’s paternal uncle, and fashioned after the colonnades of Cheltenham and Bath to assuage British homesickness. Its whitewashed, grey-tinged streets radiate out from the central circle of Rajiv Chowk, lined with shops and restaurants. The outer circle (divided into blocks G to N) is technically called Connaught Circus, and the inner circle (divided into blocks A to F) is Connaught Place, but locals call the whole area ‘CP.’
Almost every visitor to Delhi comes here, which partly explains the rampant touts.
