About the neighborhood
Neighbourhood in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Basavanagudi is a charming residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bengaluru. Basavanagudi is one of the oldest and poshest localities of Bangalore evidenced by the fact that it is home to four inscriptions, three Kannada and one Tamil. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar and Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple, which contains a monolithic statue of the Nandi Bull. The word Basava in Kannada means bull, and gudi means temple. The main commercial street in Basavanagudi is DVG Road, which is home to numerous retail businesses - several of them dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. Towards the middle of DVG Road is Gandhi Bazaar, known for its market which sells fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The neighbourhood includes several historic restaurants, notably Vidyarthi Bhavan, a vegetarian restaurant which opened in 1943. Basavanagudi is also home to B.M.S. College of Engineering, established in 1946, which holds the distinction of being the first private engineering college in India.
Parks
M. N. Krishna Rao Park
Bugle Rock
T. R. Shamanna Park
Armugam Circle Park
Dewan Madhav Rao Circle Park
Ramakrishna Square
Home School Circle
Tagore Circle
Nettakallappa Circle
Events
Kadlekai Parishe: Every year a two-day fair of peanuts is held near Dodda Ganeshana Gudi of Basavanagudi called Kadlekai Parishe, which translates to Groundnut Fair. Groundnuts are exhibited and sold during this event.
Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava: An annual event is held on the grounds of Acharya Pathasala Public School or National College, Bengaluru celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi festival for over 10 days. The evenings are studded with cultural programmes by artists from all over India.
Education
The Indian Institute of World Culture, B P Wadia Road
Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs
B.M.S. College of Engineering
National College, Basavanagudi
Acharya Pathasala Public School
National High School, KR Road, Basavanagudi
Vijaya College, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi
Mahila Seva Samaj, KR Road
Sree Saraswathi Vidhya Mandir
The Kenmore English School
New Generation School
Crescent School, Basavanagudi
Bangalore High School
Mahila Mandali Vidya Samsthe
Temples and religious places
Dodda Ganeshana Gudi
Ramakrishna Ashram/Math
Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple
Kaaranji Anjaneya Swamy Temple
Uttaradhi Mutt
Sringeri Shankarmutt
Hanumanthana gudda (Ramanjaneya Gudda Temple)
Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha
Magadi Karnikara Patha Shaale
Sri Vyasaraja Mutt Sosale
Raghavendra Swamy Brindavana
Puthige Mutt
Jamia Masjid Mohammedan Block
Renukamba Temple, MN Krishna Rao Park
Ayyappa Swamy Temple
Jayatheertha Brindavana Sanidhana, PMK Road, Basavanagudi
Christ Church, Church Road
Notable residents
D. V. Gundappa — Kannada poet and writer; after whom the DVG Road is named
Mysore Suryanarayana Bhatta Puttanna — Author of Kannada literature
Anil Kumble — Former Indian cricketer and cricket coach
Hosur Narasimhaiah — Physicist, educator and activist
K. S. Nissar Ahmed — Kannada poet and writer
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar — Kannada poet and writer
P. Lankesh — Kannada Journalist
Ananth Kumar — Indian political leader
Srinath — Kannada actor
Navaratna Rama Rao - Political leader, writer and administrator
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basavanagudi.
Civil administration Bangalore Agenda Task Force
City Police
Bangalore Development Authority
Metropolitan Region Development Authority
TRAI Bangalore Regional Office
Buildings Attara Kacheri
Bengaluru Palace
Bangalore Town Hall
Central Prison
Chinnaswamy Stadium
Daly Memorial Hall
Karnataka High Court
K. R. Market
Nehru Planetarium
Utility Building
Vidhana Soudha
Visvesvaraya Museum
World Trade Center
Transport Kempegowda International Airport
HAL Airport
Bengaluru City railway station
Bengaluru Cantonment railway station
Yesvantpur Junction
Krishnarajapuram railway station
Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
Bengaluru Commuter Rail
Namma Metro
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Kempegowda Bus Station
Roads 100 Feet Road
Avenue Road
Bannerghatta Road (SH 87)
Brigade Road
Church Street
Cunningham Road
Hosur Road (NH 7)
Inner Ring Road
J C Road
Kasturba Road
Lavelle Road
M.G. Road
Mysore Road (SH 17)
NICE Road
Old Airport Road
Outer Ring Road
Peripheral Ring Road
Tannery Road
Places of worship Bull Temple
Dodda Ganesha Temple
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari Temple
Halasuru Someshwara Temple
ISKCON
Kote Jalakantheshwara temple
Kote Venkataramana Temple
Naganatheshwara Temple
Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple
Ranganathaswamy Temple
St. Mary's Basilica
Culture
Groups Bangalore Agenda Task Force
Bangalore IT.in
Linux User Group
Birdwatchers' Field Club
Parks Bannerghatta Biological Park
Bugle Rock
Cubbon Park
Freedom Park
Lal Bagh
Bengaluruportal
Famous people
Central business district
Bangalore Rural District
List of cities known as Silicon Valleys
Tourist attractions
Lakes
Chola temples in Bengaluru
Economy
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