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Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley
and the country's pub capital, along with aerospace research,
biotechnology and dozens of premier education institutions
attract people from all over India and from abroad to
look for endless opportunities in business and higher
education making it cosmopolitan in nature. But very few
actually know much about the fascinating history of this
pleasant and beautiful city.
There are many versions of how the name Bangalore has
come up. Legend has it that a prosperous King of the 11th
Century, Veera Ballala the 2nd, was on a expedition when
he lost his way in the thick forest. After a long and
tiring search for some habitation, the hungry King came
across an isolated hut. He knocked on the door and was
warmly welcomed by a poor woman. The woman had nothing
to offer the King except some boiled beans. |
The King sumptuously ate the humble
meal and left the hut gratefully after a short rest. He
later named the town that sprang up in the region 'Benda
Kalooru' or town of boiled beans. The name changed as
time went on and what we are presently left with is a
corrupted version of the original. However, historical
evidence shows that "Bengalooru" was recorded
much before King Ballala's time in a 9th century temple
inscription in the village of Begur. "Bengalooru"
still exists today within the city limits in Kodigehalli
area and is called "Halebengalooru" or "Old
Bangalore."
Another historical figure instrumental in shaping the
city of Bangalore was a feudal lord Kempe Gowda who served
under the Vijayanagara Kings. Hunting seemed to be a favourite
past time in those days. The story goes that during one
of his hunting bouts, Kempe Gowda was surprised to see
a hare chase his dog. Either his dog was chicken hearted
or the hare was lion-hearted one does not know, but the
episode surely made an impression on the feudal lord.
He told himself this is a place surely for heroes and
heroics, and he referred to Bangalore from then onwards
as "gandu bhoomi" (heroic place). Kempe Gowda
I, who was in charge of Yelahanka, built a mud fort in
1537. His son Kempe Gowda II built the famous towers at
the four corners of the old city that are traceable even
today as they stand almost in the heart of the present
city. A hundred years later the Vijayanagara Empire fell,
and in 1638, Mohammed Adil Shah, the Sultan of Bijapur,
conquered it and ruled for next 50 years. |
In 1687 Aurangzeb's army captured the city and sold it
to the Wodeyars for a paltry sum of 3 lakhs. Three years
later, in 1759, Hyder Ali received Bangalore as a jagir
from Krishna raja Wodeyar II. He fortified the southern
fort and made Bangalore an army town. He laid the beautiful
Lal Bagh gardens. When Tipu Sultan died in the 4th Mysore
war in 1799, the British gave the kingdom, including Bangalore
back to Krishna raja Wodeyar III. The British Resident
stayed in Bangalore.
In 1831, alleging misrule by Krishna raja Wodeyar III,
the British took over the administration of the Mysore
Kingdom. Under the British influence, Bangalore bloomed
with modern facilities like the railways, telegraphs,
postal and police departments. The first 'Train' chugs
out of the city in 1859 and five years later, in 1864
the lovely Cubbon Park is built by Sankey. The end of
the century saw the building of Attara Kacheri and the
Bangalore Palace. In 1881, the British returned the city
to the Wodeyars. Diwans like Mirza Ismail, and sir Vishweshwarayya
were the pioneers to help Bangalore attain its modern
outlook. With the direct rule of the British Commissioners
based in Bangalore, it became the State Administrative
HQ. The destiny of Bangalore thus took a historic turn,
making it eventually a major city of India and one of
the fastest growing in the world.
After independence, Bangalore's choice as a state capital
was only logical. Mysore had too many associations with
the royal family to be the capital of a new state with
an elected Chief Minister and a nominated Governor. Finally,
for an enlarged Karnataka, Bangalore was more central
and better linked with the major cities of the country.
From then on the city has grown in magnitudes, emerging
into what you see it and know it. The city has slowly
found a place in the country's history and off recently
a place on the world map
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