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Bengaluru (Kannada: [ˈbeŋɡɐɭuːɾu] ⓘ; ISO: Beṁgaḷūru), formerly called Bangalore in English (/ ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ə l ɔːr, ˌ b æ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ l ɔː r / BANG-gə-lor, - LOR), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
After Indian independence in August 1947, Bangalore remained in the Mysore State of which the Maharaja of Mysore was the Rajapramukharu. [17] The Vidhana Soudha. Bangalore continued to be the capital of the unified and linguistically homogeneous Kannada-speaking new Mysore state that was created in 1956, and renamed to Karnataka in 1973.
Bengaluru Cantonment railway station, also known as Bengaluru Cant (station code: BNC [1]) is one of the four important railway stations serving the city of Bengaluru and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and adjoins Fraser Town, Benson Town and Shivajinagar.
Bengaluru Urban district is the most densely populated of the thirty-one districts that comprise the Indian state of Karnataka.It is surrounded by the Bangalore Rural district on the east and north, the Ramanagara district on the west and the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on the south.
Bangalore has an active night culture and is home to over 800 clubs and bars. The city is also referred to by many as the "Pub Capital of India". Since the recent explosion of software companies in Bangalore, it has seen a rise in the number of western-style Malls, such as Phoenix MarketCity, Orion Mall, The Forum, Bangalore Central and The ...
A modern day city scene in Bengaluru. Bengaluru (Kannada: [ˈbeŋɡɐɭuːɾu] ⓘ; ISO: Beṁgaḷūru), formerly called Bangalore in English (/ ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ə l ɔːr, ˌ b æ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ l ɔː r / BANG-gə-lor, - LOR), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
Greater Bengaluru is a metropolitan area in the state of Karnataka and it including Bangalore as well as its neighbouring urban cities. It occupies an area of 741 sq km. It occupies an area of 741 sq km.
The region comprising the Bangalore Urban and Rural districts is known as the Bangalore (region). The Government of Karnataka has carved out the new district of Ramanagara from the old Bangalore Rural district. In the 16th century, Kempe Gowda I constructed many lakes to meet Bangalore's water requirements.