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Malleshwaram is a northwest neighborhood and one of the zones of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike in Bengaluru, India. It was planned in 1889 [1] after the great plague of 1898, developed as a suburb in 1892 and handed over to the city municipality in 1895.[2][3] As per the 1878 Survey of India map, the area came under the village of Ranganatha Palya [4] and was later named after the Kadu Malleshwara Temple.[5] The neighbourhood houses many offices, one them being World Trade Center Bengaluru. It has two shopping malls, Mantri Square and Orion Mall (at the two ends of the locality). As an education hub,it houses the education boards of the state KSEEB and PU boards,Mysore Education Society and Indian Institute of Science.
Malleshwaram | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
    Mantri central, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Mallapura 1669CE Ekoji Inscription, Mantri mall | |
  Malleshwaram | |
| Coordinates: 13°00′11″N 77°33′51″E / 13.0031°N 77.5643°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Metro | Sampige Road metro station |
| District | Bengaluru Urban district |
| Founded by | H. V. Nanjundaiah |
| Area | |
| • Neighborhood | 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 28.6 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Neighborhood | 99,625 |
| • Density | 25,196/km2 (65,260/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 487,284 |
| • Metro density | 17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560003, 560012, 560055 |
History edit
The earlier name of Malleshwaram was Mallapura as documented in the Ekoji Inscription of Malleshwaram dated to 1669 CE located in the precincts of the famous Kadu Malleshwara temple. It records the donation of the Maratha chief Ekoji, half brother of Shivaji who donated a village Medaraninganahalli for the upkeep of the Kadu Malleshwara temple. Medaraninganahalli was a village that was located around the IISc campus. Another undated Kannada inscription in Sampige road was documented in the supplementary Volume 9 of Epigraphia carnatica, it mentions that the inscription was found near Jakkarayanakere which corresponds to the area around Krishna Flour Mill in Sampige Road, Malleshwaram. Much of the text published is incomplete and is a possible donatory inscription. However, the existence of Jakkarayana kere (lake) near Sampige road documented more than a century ago is established.
H. V. Nanjundaiah, the first Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University is credited with the building of the then suburb of Malleshwaram.[5] The neighbourhood of Malleshwaram has been host to many accomplished people: the Nobel laureate C.V. Raman, scientist Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, badminton world champion Prakash Padukone and his daughter Deepika Padukone, noted Carnatic musician Doraiswamy Iyengar and film stars Saroja Devi, Ananth Nag and Jaggesh have all lived here.
Malleshwaram is home to some of Bangalore's heritage cafés such as CTR Shri Sagar (1920s), Janatha Hotel, Raghvendra Stores, New Krishna Bhavan, Veena Stores,[6] and Snehajeeevi Gowdara Egg Rice Adda.[7]
Location edit
It is located in the North-Western part of the city and is in close proximity to Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar, Sadashivanagar, Seshadripuram and the Kempegowda Bus Station. The closest metro stations to this place are the Sampige Road metro station and Srirampura metro station.
Tourist attractions edit
A few tourist attractions in and around Malleshwaram are Orion Mall, Mantri Square Mall, Bangalore Palace, ISKCON Temple and Sankey tank.
Notable locations edit
- Kadu Malleshwara Temple
- Sri Gangamma Devi Temple
- Sri Dakshinamukha Nandi Tirtha Kalyani Kshetra
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
- Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple[8]
- Sankey tank
- Mantri Square
- Malleshwaram (Bengaluru) Inscription
- Orion Mall
- Indian Institute of Science
References edit
- ^ "A simple narration of Bangalore's history over the last 2000 years". 13 December 2020.
- ^ "The plague that shook Bangalore". Deccan Herald. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "100 years apart, a tale of Bengaluru's two pandemics". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Aruni, S. K. (6 March 2013). "Made for all communities". The Hindu.
- ^ a b "Malleswara retains the Bangalore of yore". DNA India. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Jul 31, B. M. B. / U., 2021, & Ist, 06:00. (n.d.). Malleswaram Mirror Special: Community Corner: Good old Malleswaram... Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved April 17, 2022, from https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/malleswaram-mirror-special-community-corner-good-old-malleswaram-/articleshow/84911233.cms
- ^ This Tiny Shop in Malleshwara Serves Bengaluru’s Best Egg Rice And How Can You Afford To Miss It—MetroSaga. (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2022, from https://metrosaga.com/shop-in-malleshwara-serves-bengalurus-best-egg-rice/
- ^ "Bengaluru's Malleswaram: Where live gods and their noble soldiers". The New Indian Express. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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