Neighbourhoods of Bangalore - Halasuru, Kumaraswamy Layout, Kengeri, Jayanagar, Electronics City, Vidyaranyapura, Malleswaram, Nagarbhavi (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Halasuru, Kumaraswamy Layout, Kengeri, Jayanagar, Electronics City, Vidyaranyapura, Malleswaram, Nagarbhavi, Marathahalli, Rajajinagar, Sadhashivanagar, Kodigehalli, Basavanagudi, Banashankari, Bangalore, Hebbagodi, Varthur, Yeswanthpur, Koramangala, Hebbal, Konanakunte, Jigani, HSR Layout, Whitefield, Bangalore, Vijayanagar, Bangalore, Mahalakshmi Layout, Girinagar, Mathikere, Krishnarajapura, Immadihalli, Sahakara Nagar, Koppa gate, Nandanavana, HBR Layout, Ramanjaneyanagar, Hulimavu, Kaggadasapura, Indiranagar, Vimanapura, Basaveshwaranagar, Dasarahalli, Arekere, J. P. Nagar, Bangalore, Bommasandra, Chandapura, Bommanahalli, Bharathnagar, Jeevanbheemanagar, Peenya, Sanjaynagar, Carmelaram, Uttarahalli, Hoodi, Muthyalanagar, Mahalakshmipuram, Padmanabhanagar, Puttenahalli, Ganganagar, Bangalore, BTM Layout, Milk Colony, Ramachandrapura, Palace Guttahalli, Kalikanagar, Kamala Nagar, Bangalore, Horamavu, Shikaripalya, Kadugodi, Shivajinagar, Bangalore. Excerpt: Halasuru (Kannada: pronounced ), formerly known as Ulsoor, is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Bangalore. It is located in east Bangalore, and begins roughly near the eastern terminus of MG Road. It is renowned for its numerous temples and rather narrow streets. The village of Halasuru is said to have been gifted to Kempe Gowda I (1513-1569), the founder of Bangalore, by the Vijayanagar emperors. The Ulsoor Lake was built by his successor, Kempe Gowda II, and is the only surviving tank built by the Gowda kings in Bangalore. The first British military station was set up in Halasuru in 1807. There used to be a jackfruit orchard near the Ulsoor Lake, and the Kannada name for jackfruit being 'Halasina Hannu' (Kannada: ), the area came to be known as Halasuru. During the British rule, the name was anglicised to 'Ulsoor', but in 200...