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Name Image Summary Cantonment area : The Cantonment area in Bangalore was used as a military cantonment during the British Raj in the 19th century. After the Indian independence, the area merged with rest of the city but still retains names for localities and streets used by the British as well as the colonial architecture in many buildings.
Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic. Since Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted pre-English names, most notably Chennai (formerly Madras), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair), and Pune (formerly Poona).
City/town Nickname Bangalore (Bengaluru) Silicon Valley of India [27] Science City of India [28] Garden City of India [29] Capital of Karnataka; Electronic Capital of India; Raichur: Cotton Bowl of Karnataka; Rice Bowl of Karnataka; Land of Two Rivers (Edadore Nadu) Land of Sun Light (Bisila Nadu) Land of Power; Land of Dasa's; Hospet: Steel ...
Dollars Colony is an upmarket residential locality in Bangalore, India. It is situated towards the north of Bangalore Central Business District. [1] It is located 874 meters above mean sea level. Many Non-Resident Indians stay there, the name Dollars Colony being thus due to the locality.
Housing in India varies from palaces of erstwhile maharajas, to modern apartment buildings in big cities, to tiny huts in far-flung villages. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [ 1 ] finds that India is doing 60.9% of what should be possible at its level of income for the right to housing .
Kammanahalli is a locality located in the north-eastern part of the Indian city of Bangalore, Karnataka (now Bengaluru). It is bound by Kalyan Nagar, Banaswadi, HRBR Layout, HBR Layout, Maruthi Seva Nagar, Jeevanahalli, Hennur, Cox Town, Cooke Town, and Lingarajapuram. The locality is home to one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse ...
Bengaluru (Kannada : Beṅgaḷūru ⓘ), formerly called Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of more than 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India.
Marathahalli is an eastern suburb of Bangalore city in Karnataka state of India. The ISRO Headquarters is located near Marathahalli. The Marathahalli main road is connected to Whitefield, ITPL and the Outer Ring Road, Bangalore.