- Important Historical Dates
- BC (-) Stone Age implements, Roman coins & burial grounds unearthed.
- 850 AD 'Bengalooru' appears on Mauryan empire milestone
- 1015 Chola Empire takes over City
- C.1120 Veera Ballala II calls it 'Benda Kalooru' or 'Town of Boiled Beans' (after a poor woman feeds him beans in the forest)
- 1537 Kempe Gowda I designs City as it exists today. (KG II builds the 4 towers)
- 1638 Shahaji Bhonsle (Shivaji's father) captures City for Adil Shah who gifts it to him
- 1640 Shivaji marries Bangalore girl
- 1687 Aurangzeb's army captures City
- 1690 Sells it to the Wodeyars for 3 lakhs!
- 1759 Wodeyar gifts it to Hyder Ali who builds Lal Bagh
- 1791 Cornwallis defeats Tipu but returns City to him
- 1799 Tipu dies. City returned to Wodeyar
- 1800 Bangalore GPO opened
- 1809 Cantonment established
- 1812 St. Mark's Cathedral built
- 1831 British take-over administration
- 1853 Sunday declared weekly holiday
- 1859 1st train steams out of City
- 1864 Sankey builds Cubbon Park
- 1867 Attara Kacheri built
- 1887 Bangalore Palace built
- 1898 The great plague. (Another plague-the 1st telephone rings)
- 1903 1st motorcar pollutes city
- 1905 India's 1st electric bulb lit in Bangalore City Market
- 1909 Indian Institute of Science built
- 1917 UVCE( University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering ) is established
- 1940 1st flight Bangalore/Bombay
- 1948 Deccan Herald launched
- 1954 Vidhana Soudha built
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Bangalore - Important Historical dates
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Bangalore Lakes
Wikipedia has very good information on these.
ONCE a LAKE, Now LAND
THEN NOW
Please refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_in_Bangalore
ONCE a LAKE, Now LAND
THEN NOW
- Sarakki Agrahara Lake ->> JP Nagar 4th Phase
- Challaghatta Lake ->> Karnataka Golf Association
- Domlur Lake ->> Domlur Second Stage
- Siddapura Lake ->> Siddapura/Jayanagar 1st Block
- Tumukur Lake ->> Mysore Lamps
- Ramshetty Palya Kere ->> Milk Colony (Playground)
- Agasana Lake ->> Gayathri Devi Park
- Gangashetty Lake ->> Minerva Mills and Open Ground
- Jakraya Lake ->> Krishna Flour Mills
- Dharmambudhi Lake ->> Kempegowda Bus Terminal
- Sampangi Lake ->> Kanteerva Stadium
- Shule Tank ->> Ashok Nagar, football stadium
- Akkithimmanahalli Tank ->> SAI hockey Stadium
- Sunkal Tank ->> KSRTC regional workshop
- Koramangala Lake ->> National Dairy Research Institute
- Sonnehalli Lake ->> Austin Town
- Hennur Lake ->> Nagavara (HBR Layout)
- Vijnanpura Lake ->> Rajrajeshwari Layout
- Oddarapalya Lake ->> Rajajinagara (Industrialy Area)
- Saneguruvanahalli Lake ->> Shinvanhalli (playground/KPSCB)
- Kurubarhalli Lake ->> Basaveshwaranagar
Thursday, January 26, 2012
History of Circles
Mekhri Circle: `enayathulla mehkri square, 1937'. a member of the mehri family says, "it was a reward for service and service in those days was for the common good and not for any personal gain." enayathulla mehkri was a public-spiritedbangalore businessman who, moved by the plight of bullocks which often broke their legs while carrying loads up the steep climb from hebbal tank to what is now mehkri circle, had a stretch of the road levelled at his own cost. word of his good work reached maharaja sri krishnaraja wodeyar through his dewan sir mirza. mirza knew the businessman as an illustrious man who had been jailed during the freedom movement and spent six months in the madras central jail in the company of c rajagopalachari and ev ramaswamy naicker. wodeyar was quick to reward mekhri. he first persuaded the latter to accept a refund of the expenses he incurred on the work, on the grounds that it was the duty of the government to level the road. "it would reflect on my government if a citizen had to spend for that," wodeyar is supposed to have said. then, the maharaja released 30 per cent more than the prescribed rate for such work, in appreciation of the businessman's concern for the bullocks. (now, however, animal-drawn vehicles are banned on the road.) the maharaja also went on to name the circle on bellary road after the businessman, as m enayathulla mehkri square. later, sir rm patil, minister of home and municipal administration, through a notification in the state gazette, notified it as enayathulla mehkri circle in 1965. the square was built in april 1937 and lord john hope, then governor of madras, inaugurated it. mehkri, who built up a reputation for social service and personal integrity, later served what is now called the cantonment as municipal commissioner of the civil and military station. he also served as a councillor of the bangalore city corporation for 16 years. he was the only member from karnataka on the advisory council of the freedom fighters cell in the all india congress (i) committee. he was also president of the karnataka freedom fighters association. besides, he was the honorary general secretary of the muslim orphanage from 1942 to 1959. in his column, `looking back' kora chandy, editor of city tab, has written, "i have had the privilege of knowing mr enayathullah mehkri for over 40 years and can vouch for the catholicity of his outlook, for though he is a devout muslim, he treats the members of other communities as his brothers."
Arumugam Circle: Named after Rajasevasaktha T.V. Arumugam Mudiliar: Doctor to the king of Mysore Jaychamarajawadiar in the early 1900s and was given the title "Rajasevasaktha" by the then Viceroy of India. Resided in Basavangudi Bangalore.
K R Circle - Road Junction from Vidhana Soudha towards Kempegowda Road(K.G.Road) Named after krishna rajendra wodeyar
Trinity Circle
Named after Trinity Church. Holy Trinity Church, located at Trinity circle at the east end of the MG Road, is a major landmark in Bangalore. It was built in 1851, for the British Regiment stationed in Bangalore. Built in the English Renaissance style, the church can accommodate 700 people and is regarded as the largest "military" church in southern India. It has a congregation of over 450 families .
Prof. BS Madhav Rao Circle: It is at the Junction of BP Wadia Road and Road stretching from Lalbagh West Gate. This circle is known as Professor BS Madhava Rao Circle. He was a Professor of Mathematics and Principal (early 1950s) of Central College Bangalore. BS Madhava Rao's House is situated at about 100 metres from the circle down the old Kanakapura Road.
HC Javaraya Circle : Located at Main (North) Gate Lalbagh. Named after Rao Bahadur H.C.Javaraya assumed charge as the Superintendent of Governament Gardens, Mysore ( Princely State ) at 1932.
Subbanna Circle: Located b/w Ananad Rao circle and Race Course road. R Subbanna was the first mayor ofBangalore Subbanna Circle
Subbaiah Circle: At the Junction of Lalbagh road and Mission Road.
Arumugam Circle: Named after Rajasevasaktha T.V. Arumugam Mudiliar: Doctor to the king of Mysore Jaychamarajawadiar in the early 1900s and was given the title "Rajasevasaktha" by the then Viceroy of India. Resided in Basavangudi Bangalore.
K R Circle - Road Junction from Vidhana Soudha towards Kempegowda Road(K.G.Road) Named after krishna rajendra wodeyar
Sajjan Rao Circle: Circle was named after a philanthropist. Rao Bahadur Sajjan Rao (1868-1942). Rao, who set up the famous Subramanya Swamy Temple, also built free hostels, hospitals and schools for the under-privileged.
Anand Rao Circle - A major road junction along the Race Course Road in central Bangalore. Is named after Ananad Rao who was an Indian administrator and statesman who served as the Diwan of the Mysore kingdom from 1909 to 1912.
Details on Aanand Rao is available in T Aananda Rao
Details on Aanand Rao is available in T Aananda Rao
Hudson Circle(known as Corporation circle now):
Named after the Hudson church. Hudson Memorial Church is one of the major landmarks of the city. It lies at Hudson circle near Bangalore City Corporation. The church was built in 1904, in memory of Rev Josiah Hudson. This impressive structure with a tower and several stained glass windows is an example for the neo-gothic style of architecture.
Named after the Hudson church. Hudson Memorial Church is one of the major landmarks of the city. It lies at Hudson circle near Bangalore City Corporation. The church was built in 1904, in memory of Rev Josiah Hudson. This impressive structure with a tower and several stained glass windows is an example for the neo-gothic style of architecture.
Trinity Circle
Named after Trinity Church. Holy Trinity Church, located at Trinity circle at the east end of the MG Road, is a major landmark in Bangalore. It was built in 1851, for the British Regiment stationed in Bangalore. Built in the English Renaissance style, the church can accommodate 700 people and is regarded as the largest "military" church in southern India. It has a congregation of over 450 families .
Prof. BS Madhav Rao Circle: It is at the Junction of BP Wadia Road and Road stretching from Lalbagh West Gate. This circle is known as Professor BS Madhava Rao Circle. He was a Professor of Mathematics and Principal (early 1950s) of Central College Bangalore. BS Madhava Rao's House is situated at about 100 metres from the circle down the old Kanakapura Road.
HC Javaraya Circle : Located at Main (North) Gate Lalbagh. Named after Rao Bahadur H.C.Javaraya assumed charge as the Superintendent of Governament Gardens, Mysore ( Princely State ) at 1932.
Subbanna Circle: Located b/w Ananad Rao circle and Race Course road. R Subbanna was the first mayor of
Subbaiah Circle: At the Junction of Lalbagh road and Mission Road.
NOTE: Some of the information is extracted from wikipedia.
Refer http://ramubangalore.blogspot.in/2013/08/the-forgotten-leaders-of-bangalore.html for more details.
Refer http://ramubangalore.blogspot.in/2013/08/the-forgotten-leaders-of-bangalore.html for more details.
History of Bangalore Localities
Jayanagar came into existence in
1948 and has been named after Maharajah Jayachamrajendra
Wodeyar. It was then touted as the new extension and was a model layout
with broad roads and big houses. Villages like Siddapura, Marenahalli and
Yadiyur were included in it. More details are
in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayanagar,_Bangalore
Tata Silk Farm : gets
it name from the silk business that flourished in the area from 1896. It
is near the Nagasandra and Yediyur villages
Arekere Are in Kannada means half. Kere in Kannada means a water reservoir or pond. The origin of the name "Arekere" comes comes from a water reservoir which is in the area. Banashankari Banashankari is a neighborhood in South Bengaluru. It gets its name from the Banashankari Amma Temple on Kanakapura Road, one of Bengaluru's oldest and most famous temples, which was constructed by Subramanya Shetty in 1915. Basavanagudi The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple that is located here. It is a monolith statue of the Nandi Bull. Basava in Kannada, the local language, means Bull and Gudi means temple. Hence, the name Basavanagudi. Basavanagudi was an agricultural village called Sunkenahally and the Kadlekai Parishe (jatra) reminds us of this fact.
Shankarpura was created in 1908 and was named
after Shankar Math
Gavipuram was named after Gavi Gangadhareshwara, the deity in the temple of the same name, in 1915. Vishveswarapuram, named for Dewan Sir M.Visveswaraya, was begun in 1918. Krishna Raja Puram(KR puram) , named after Krishna Raja Wodeyar
Thambuchettypalya(T
C Palya), located
off Old Madras Road and just beyond KR Puram, is one such place. There were
13 diwans from 1881 to 1947 and TRV Thambuchetty was the third. He succeeded
K Sheshadri Iyer to the post and served only briefly - from August 11, 1900
to March 18, 1901. Thambuchettypalya is named after him.
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Basaveshwaranagar It is named after poet-king Basaveshwara. Basaveshwaranagar is also known to have a 100 year old tree "The Big Banyan Tree - Dodda Aalada Mara" which was a home for hundreds of monkeys now a known public park in the vicinity. Domlur Domlur is a small township located in the eastern part of Bangalore city in India. Earlier it was known as Bhagat Singh Nagar, but for some unknown reasons, it is better known as Domlur. There is a debate over the exact meaning of Domlur. From what can be deciphered from old people living in the area, Domlur is a word derived from Tombalur, a kind of flower which is used to worship Lord Shiva. This is further supported by the inscriptions found in Chokkanathaswamy temple in Domlur, which is believed to be constructed by Cholas |
Wilson Garden:
Wilson Garden is also referred to as Hombegowda Nagar, though the former name is more in vogue.
Rajarajeshwari Nagar
received its name from the famous Rajarajeshwari Nagar temple that is located just over one kilometer from the arch.It derives its name from the Vijayanagara empire that flourished in south India during 15th and 16th centuries.
RPC Layout (Railway Parallel Colony Layout):
Vijayanagar East is popularly known as RPC Layout (Railway Parallel Colony Layout),since this layout is along the railway track. It has been recently renamed as Hampi Nagar. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. Vijayanagar also houses a large Public Library, which is one of the largest in Karnataka.Hampi Nagar
Hoysala Nagar: OLD NAME: Murphy Town. Sir Mirza Ismail Nagar: OLD NAME:Richmond Town
Swami Shivanandapuram : OLD NAME:Tasker Town
K C Reddy Nagar: OLD NAME:Williams Town
Jeevana Halli: OLD NAME: Cox Town . A.R.Cox, who was designated as the collector of C(Civil) and M (Military) station from 1912 to November 1917. TheCox Town
Kittel Nagar: OLD NAME: Austin Town. Austin Town was named after a one-time British Resident Sir James Austin. Austin Town is now Kittel nagar after Ferdinand Kittel who compiled the first Kannada dictionary
B.I.Rice Nagar: OLD NAME:Thomas Town is B.I.Rice nagar after the archaeologist.
Cooke Town: Cooke Town is named after G H Cooke, President of the Bangalore Civil and Military Station Municipality between 1928 and 1934, with the Mayo Hall being constructed during his tenure.
Pulakeshinagar: OLD NAME:Fraser Town. Fraser Town, which had been named after Sir Stuart Fraser, the scholar who was a tutor of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, is now Pulakeshinagar
Shantala Nagar: OLD NAME: MacIver Town. L.J. MacIver was Collector and president of the Municipal Commission between 1934 and 1937.
Kadamba Nagar: OLD NAME: Benson Town. Dr. P H Benson has Benson was a durbar Surgeon.
Coles Park came from British resident Arthur Cole. Coles Park came from British resident Arthur Cole.
IISC: The Indian Institute of Science, which came up in the area of the Madaraninganahalli village, connected the areas of Malleshwaram with Yeshwantpur.
R.T.Nagar : Ravindranath Tagore Nagar
Halasuru formerly known as Ulsoor, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the Indian city of Bangalore. It has a predominant Tamil speaking population and is renowned for its numerous temples and rather narrow streets.Kumara Park takes its name after the residence of Dewan Seshadri Iyer which he called Kumara Krupa after his family deity.
Mayo Hall is supposed to remind you of Richard South Bourke, the then Viceroy, who was the Earl of Mayo.
JJ Nagar: Jaga Jeevan Ram Nagar.
Sheshadripuram: Named after Diwan Sheshadri Iyer. This locality added in 1892.
Rajaji Nagar: named after Rajagopalachari, the freedom fighter and the last Governor General of India.
N.R.Colony: Narasimharaja colony
Sadashiva Nagar: Sadashivnagar gets its name from social activist and humanitarian Karnad Sadashiva Rao. Sitting in the lap of luxury, this small residential area is built on what were once the gardens of the Bangalore Palace. In the 1960s and 70s, these gardens were being converted to a township 'Palace Orchards', and that was the origin of what later came to be known as Sadashivnagar
C.V.Raman Nagar: Dr. C.V.Raman who discovered the famous 'Raman Rays' which enabled him to bag the great 'Nobel Prize'
Vyalikaval literally means a maidan (reserve) for vaihali (horses), and was a place reserved for exercising horses in the days of the Kempegowdas).Kaval means grazing ground.Here vyali is supposed to be uyyali means swing. It was called as Uyaali gudda.References
Wilson Garden is also referred to as Hombegowda Nagar, though the former name is more in vogue.
Rajarajeshwari Nagar
received its name from the famous Rajarajeshwari Nagar temple that is located just over one kilometer from the arch.It derives its name from the Vijayanagara empire that flourished in south India during 15th and 16th centuries.
RPC Layout (Railway Parallel Colony Layout):
Vijayanagar East is popularly known as RPC Layout (Railway Parallel Colony Layout),since this layout is along the railway track. It has been recently renamed as Hampi Nagar. Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. Vijayanagar also houses a large Public Library, which is one of the largest in Karnataka.Hampi Nagar
Hoysala Nagar: OLD NAME: Murphy Town. Sir Mirza Ismail Nagar: OLD NAME:Richmond Town
Swami Shivanandapuram : OLD NAME:Tasker Town
K C Reddy Nagar: OLD NAME:Williams Town
Jeevana Halli: OLD NAME: Cox Town . A.R.Cox, who was designated as the collector of C(Civil) and M (Military) station from 1912 to November 1917. The
Kittel Nagar: OLD NAME: Austin Town. Austin Town was named after a one-time British Resident Sir James Austin. Austin Town is now Kittel nagar after Ferdinand Kittel who compiled the first Kannada dictionary
B.I.Rice Nagar: OLD NAME:Thomas Town is B.I.Rice nagar after the archaeologist.
Cooke Town: Cooke Town is named after G H Cooke, President of the Bangalore Civil and Military Station Municipality between 1928 and 1934, with the Mayo Hall being constructed during his tenure.
Pulakeshinagar: OLD NAME:Fraser Town. Fraser Town, which had been named after Sir Stuart Fraser, the scholar who was a tutor of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, is now Pulakeshinagar
Shantala Nagar: OLD NAME: MacIver Town. L.J. MacIver was Collector and president of the Municipal Commission between 1934 and 1937.
Kadamba Nagar: OLD NAME: Benson Town. Dr. P H Benson has Benson was a durbar Surgeon.
Coles Park came from British resident Arthur Cole. Coles Park came from British resident Arthur Cole.
IISC: The Indian Institute of Science, which came up in the area of the Madaraninganahalli village, connected the areas of Malleshwaram with Yeshwantpur.
R.T.Nagar : Ravindranath Tagore Nagar
Halasuru formerly known as Ulsoor, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the Indian city of Bangalore. It has a predominant Tamil speaking population and is renowned for its numerous temples and rather narrow streets.Kumara Park takes its name after the residence of Dewan Seshadri Iyer which he called Kumara Krupa after his family deity.
Mayo Hall is supposed to remind you of Richard South Bourke, the then Viceroy, who was the Earl of Mayo.
JJ Nagar: Jaga Jeevan Ram Nagar.
Sheshadripuram: Named after Diwan Sheshadri Iyer. This locality added in 1892.
Rajaji Nagar: named after Rajagopalachari, the freedom fighter and the last Governor General of India.
N.R.Colony: Narasimharaja colony
Sadashiva Nagar: Sadashivnagar gets its name from social activist and humanitarian Karnad Sadashiva Rao. Sitting in the lap of luxury, this small residential area is built on what were once the gardens of the Bangalore Palace. In the 1960s and 70s, these gardens were being converted to a township 'Palace Orchards', and that was the origin of what later came to be known as Sadashivnagar
C.V.Raman Nagar: Dr. C.V.Raman who discovered the famous 'Raman Rays' which enabled him to bag the great 'Nobel Prize'
Vyalikaval literally means a maidan (reserve) for vaihali (horses), and was a place reserved for exercising horses in the days of the Kempegowdas).Kaval means grazing ground.Here vyali is supposed to be uyyali means swing. It was called as Uyaali gudda.References
References
Albert Victor Road → Alur Venkata Rao Road (A V Road)
Austin Town → F Kittel Nagar
Benson Town → Kadamba Nagar
Cavalry Road → Kamaraja Road
Cox Town → Jeevanahalli
Cubbonpet Main Road → T M Naganna Road
Doddakunte → Sarvagna Nagar
East End Road → R.V.Road
Fort Main Road → Krishna Rajendra Wadiyar
Frazer Town – Pulakeshi Nagar,
Grant Road → Vittal Mallya Road
Irwin Circle → Professor Shivashankar Circle
Kanakanapalya Main Road → Ashoka Pillar Road
Double Road → Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road
MacIver Town → Shantala Nagar
Miller’s Road → Basaveshwara Road
Mission Road → Kalinga Rao
Murphy Town → Hoysala Nagar
Residency Road → Field Marshal Cariappa Road
Richmond Town → Sir Mirza Ismail Nagar
Ringwood Circle → Kantharaj Urs Circle
Sampangiramnagar Main Road → Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road
Seppings Road – Sri Devi Muthyalamma
Sidney Road → Kasturba Road
South Parade → MG Road
Sudda Guntepalya Road → Christ School Road
Tasker Town → Swami Shivanandapuram
The Oriental Circle → Anil Kumble Circle
Williams Town → K C Reddy Nagar
Austin Town → F Kittel Nagar
Benson Town → Kadamba Nagar
Cavalry Road → Kamaraja Road
Cox Town → Jeevanahalli
Cubbonpet Main Road → T M Naganna Road
Doddakunte → Sarvagna Nagar
East End Road → R.V.Road
Fort Main Road → Krishna Rajendra Wadiyar
Frazer Town – Pulakeshi Nagar,
Grant Road → Vittal Mallya Road
Irwin Circle → Professor Shivashankar Circle
Kanakanapalya Main Road → Ashoka Pillar Road
Double Road → Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road
MacIver Town → Shantala Nagar
Miller’s Road → Basaveshwara Road
Mission Road → Kalinga Rao
Murphy Town → Hoysala Nagar
Residency Road → Field Marshal Cariappa Road
Richmond Town → Sir Mirza Ismail Nagar
Ringwood Circle → Kantharaj Urs Circle
Sampangiramnagar Main Road → Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road
Seppings Road – Sri Devi Muthyalamma
Sidney Road → Kasturba Road
South Parade → MG Road
Sudda Guntepalya Road → Christ School Road
Tasker Town → Swami Shivanandapuram
The Oriental Circle → Anil Kumble Circle
Williams Town → K C Reddy Nagar
Bangalore - understanding short road names
Having tough time on figuring out the 'shortened' or abbreviated names of bangalore?
Information provided below might help you.
- K.R.Road - Krishna Rajendra Road
- N.R.Road - Narasimha Raja Road
- B.G.Road - Banneru Ghatta Road
- S.V.Road - Swami Vivekananda Road
- CMH Road - Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road
- M.G.Road - Mahatma Gandhi Road
- B.P Wadia Road - Bahman Pestonji Wadia Road
- SJP Road - Silver Jubilee Park Road
- K.H.Road - Kengal Hanumanthaiha Road(by default 'Double Road' refers to THIS road)
- J.C.Road - Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Road
- S.C.Road - Subedar Chatram Road
- K.G.Road - Kempe Gowda Road
- R.V.Road - Rashtriya Vidyala Road.
- OTC Road - OTC is now sometimes expanded to Old Tharagupet Cross Road, it actually stands for Old Taluk Cutchery.
- Nanda Road: Real name is 4th Main.. in Jayanagar. Nanda theater was there on 23rd cross earlier. This extends from SouthEnd circle to 44th cross(RajaLakshmi Nursing home).
- H.B.Samaja Road: Harikathe Bhajana Samaja road
- M.K.K.V.P. Road (Mahakavi K.V. Puttappa Road, why not simply Kuvempu Road?)
- M.K.K Road(Maha Kavi Kuvempu Road)
- K.V. Lane: Kottige Veerabhadrappa Lane
- E.A.T.S. (East Anjaneya Temple Street).
History of Bangalore Roads
I always wanted to blog details on the history behind some roads and map the old to new name for the roads in Bangalore. Recently I was travelling from Lalbagh road towards Lalbagh west gate. The road name on the "bus stop" specified as 'Krumbigal road". That was the first time I happen to hear about that road name. Earlier I used to refer that road as From Lalbagh Road towards Lalbagh West gate. I never new the name of the road. I thought I start creating a blog on Bangalore history..to start with the Road Names and history behind that. Hoping this is useful for the old as well as New Generation(I preferred to call it as Gen Y).
Attimabbe Road: Starts at Devegouda Petrol Station(30th Main BSK II Stage) and goes through KIMS, Indira Nursing Home. ATTIMABBE, DANACHINTAMANI. Attimabbe is one of the most renowned women in ancient Karnataka. Attimabbe lived in the second half of the tenth century and the first half of the eleventh century. Her ancestors belonged to Punganuru of Vengimandala which is presently located in Andhrapradesh.
Suranjandas Road - Left towards Vignana Nagar from Old Airport road. Group Captain Suranjan Das was one of the two pioneer test pilots in the Indian Air Force (IAF).
More details about Suranjandas is available in: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Legends/314-Suranjan-Das.html
Nittoor Srinivasa Rao Road: This road is from Nagasandra Circle to Madhavan park. Nittur Srinivasa Rao (Kannada: ನಿಟ್ಟೂರು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ರಾವ್) (24 August 1903 – 12 August 2004)[1] was a Gandhian who participated in theIndian independence movement. He was the Chief Justice of the High Court of Mysore State (now Karnataka). More details are in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittoor_Srinivasa_Rau
Vittal Mallya Roads, the other one was earlier the bund of the Sampangi Tank where the Kanteerava Stadium came to be built.
Basaveshwara Main Road: OLD NAME:Milllers road
Kamaraja Road: OLD NAME:Cavalry Road
Kalinga Rao Road: OLD NAME:Mission Road
Rajaram Mohan Roy Road: OLD NAME: Sampangiramanagar Main Road
Race Course Road
Appreciate any comments on this.
Attimabbe Road: Starts at Devegouda Petrol Station(30th Main BSK II Stage) and goes through KIMS, Indira Nursing Home. ATTIMABBE, DANACHINTAMANI. Attimabbe is one of the most renowned women in ancient Karnataka. Attimabbe lived in the second half of the tenth century and the first half of the eleventh century. Her ancestors belonged to Punganuru of Vengimandala which is presently located in Andhrapradesh.
Krumbigal Road: Road from Lalbagh Road to Lalbagh West Gate. Gustav Herman Krumbigal was a noted botanist and before coming to Bangalore had helped in designing and laying out flower beds in London’s Hyde Park. The main architect for Brindavan Gardens park was G.H. Krumbigal, then Superintendent of Parks and Gardens of the Mysore Government.Krumbiegal Road is named after Gustav Hermann Krumbiegal, who was born in a town called Lohmen in Germany. Krumbiegel had an important role in giving our city its (erstwhile?) status of Garden City. After training as a horticulturist, he moved to England, where he worked at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. In 1908, Krumbiegel took over as superintendent of Lalbagh. Apart from setting up vigorous plant exchange programmes with gardens around the world and introducing several species to this botanical garden, Krumbiegel was also responsible for introducing serially blossoming street trees in Bangalore and for landscaping the gardens at the Bangalore Palace and MEG. Krumbiegel lived in Bangalore till he died in 1956.
Mahatma Gandhi(M.G) Road: OLD name: South Parade
Suranjandas Road - Left towards Vignana Nagar from Old Airport road. Group Captain Suranjan Das was one of the two pioneer test pilots in the Indian Air Force (IAF).
More details about Suranjandas is available in: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Legends/314-Suranjan-Das.html
Nrupatunga Road: OLD NAME: Cenotaph Road, which led from Hudson Circle to KR Circle, was renamed Nrupathunga, after the Kannada poet. The Cenotaph that stood where Corporation Circle now stands was built in memory of English soldiers. This monument and its surrounding cemetery were demolished; a symbolic action against the English rule.
Alur Venkatarao(A.V) Road : OLD name: Albert Victor Road.
Chamarajpet First Main Road that was named Albert Victor Road in 1889 after the future King Edward VII of England was later shortened as A.V. Road.
In recent decades it was renamed it as Alur Venkatarao Road, after the well-known Kannada writer and protagonist of unification of Kannada-speaking areas. Again this was shortened as A.V. Road
Infantry Road became Bhagavan Mahaveer Road in 2004.
Lavelle Road : was named after Michael Lavelle, an Irish soldier who made his money in the Kolar Gold Fields.
Nittoor Srinivasa Rao Road: This road is from Nagasandra Circle to Madhavan park. Nittur Srinivasa Rao (Kannada: ನಿಟ್ಟೂರು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ರಾವ್) (24 August 1903 – 12 August 2004)[1] was a Gandhian who participated in theIndian independence movement. He was the Chief Justice of the High Court of Mysore State (now Karnataka). More details are in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nittoor_Srinivasa_Rau
Manjappa Road: OLD NAME:Langford Road: was named after Col.Pierce Leslie Langford whose residence was located on that road once.Manjappa road is named after former Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Ali Asker Road: Ali Asker was the grand father of Dewan Mirza Ismail who imported horses from iran
Monotype Road(only referred, it is not a valid street name): 27th Cross, BSK II Stage(at Kanakapur Road and HunseMara Junction). There was a company named "Monotype" on this road earlier.
Mission Road: named after the London Missionary Society, which had been active in Bangalore from at least the 1820s. In 1841, a seminary was established here, which in later years served as the first home of the United Theological College(UTC).
Sankey Road: Another road that memorialises someone who contributed a lot to the city is Sankey Road, named after Colonel Richard Hieram Sankey, later Lieutenant General Sir Richard. Born in 1829, he came to India as in 1848. Thirteen years later, he came to Bangalore and Mysore, where he was appointed assistant to the chief engineer and three years later, chief engineer. Over the next thirteen years, when he was in charge of the public works department, he is also said to have improved old roads and improved new ones in the city. He also added an astonishing number of distinctive landmarks to our city: To him we owe the Attara Kacheri building, the Museum, Cubbon Park and Sankey Tank.
Cunningham Road – Cunningham Road is one of the busiest areas in Bangalore with malls and eateries cropping up every single day. The names of several roads in Bangalore have been derived from military nomenclature and similarly Cunningham Road was named after Francis Cunningham who was an officer in the Madras Army. Francis Cunningham was the son of the poet Allan Cunningham and the younger brother of Joseph Davey and Alexander Cunningham, who spent most of their working lives in India. He was a member of the Mysore Commission and Literary Editor. For a short while the area was called Sampangi Ramaswamy Temple Road.
Cubbon Road -
St. Marks Road - St.Mark’s Road gets its name from the famous St.Mark’s Cathedral which is the oldest Anglican Church in Bangalore. The Church is now under the Governing Body of the Church of South India (CSI) and is named after St.Mark, one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, who was believed to have been the first Gospel writer. The church was modeled along the lines of the 17th-century St Paul's Cathedral. However the new structure is known for its magnificent stained glass work.
Cubbon Road -
St. Marks Road - St.Mark’s Road gets its name from the famous St.Mark’s Cathedral which is the oldest Anglican Church in Bangalore. The Church is now under the Governing Body of the Church of South India (CSI) and is named after St.Mark, one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, who was believed to have been the first Gospel writer. The church was modeled along the lines of the 17th-century St Paul's Cathedral. However the new structure is known for its magnificent stained glass work.
F M Cariappa Road: OLD Name: Residency Road – Residency Road is a posh residential locality admired for its good houses and seemingly straight roads. In the earlier days the house of the British resident of Mysore was located on Residency Road and that’s how the name came to be. Around 1883, three new extensions were added to the Municipal area of the region - Richmond Town, followed by Benson Town and Cleveland Town – all named after British aristocrats.
D.V.G Road: It is in Gandhibazar. This extends from Nagasandra Circle to Gandhibazar main road. It is named after D.V.Gundappa(Popularly known as DVG as his full name is Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa ). DVG was a prominent Kannada writer and a philosopher. He is renowned for Manku Thimmana Kagga, a collection of verses.
SJP Road
- Silver Jubilee Park Road. To remember the celebrations of the rule of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
Avenue road was earlier known as Doddapete.
Pampa Mahakavi Road: OLD Name: Hardinge Road was the old name of Pampa Mahakavi Road.
Race Course Road became Devraj Urs Road
Grant Road became Vittal Mallya Road; In fact there are two
Vittal Mallya Roads, the other one was earlier the bund of the Sampangi Tank where the Kanteerava Stadium came to be built.
Basaveshwara Main Road: OLD NAME:Milllers road
Kamaraja Road: OLD NAME:Cavalry Road
Kalinga Rao Road: OLD NAME:Mission Road
Rajaram Mohan Roy Road: OLD NAME: Sampangiramanagar Main Road
T.M.Naganna Road : OLD NAME: Cubbon Pet Main RoadSampige and Margosa Road
Sampige Road and Margosa road are the two main roads running through Malleswaram, one of the oldest areas of Bangalore. They derive their names from the flowery Sampige (Champak)and Margosa trees that once lined these roads; in actuality they are the 2nd and 3rd main roads of Malleswaram respectively. The busy roads are flanked by commercial establishments on either side, and end in the famous Indian Institute of Science.
Race Course Road
Another of the city’s landmark roads, it is so called because of the Race Course that runs across one side of the road. On the other, it has popular hotels like the Chalukya and West End, the famous educational institute Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and the Karnataka Electricity Board.
Meanee avenue road gets its name after the battle of Meeanee (Miani) where Charles Napier defeated a Baluchi army (1843)
NOTE: Some of the information is taken from http://www.ijanaagraha.org/content/story-streets
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