It probably started with the trees on Mahatma Gandhi Road, but the trend has continued….
Once upon a time, the Bangalore administration was known for designing beautiful layouts, with the streets not being just streets but avenues…avenues are tree-lined streets, by definition. And Bangalore is one of the few cities in the world where imagination was [...]
October 16, 2007
Categories: Bangalore, City . Tags: Bangalore, metro, nanda road, pollution, Social, society, trees . Author: bharad . Comments: 1 Comment
850 AD: ‘Bengalooru’ appears on Mauryan empire milestone
1015: Chola Empire takes over City Veera Ballala II calls it ‘Benda Kalooru’ or ‘Town of Boiled Beans‘ (after a poor woman feeds him beans in the forest)
1537: Kempe Gowda I designs City as it exists today. (KG II builds the 4 towers)
1638: Shahaji Bhonsle (Shivaji’s [...]
October 10, 2007
Categories: Bangalore, City, Trivia . Tags: , Bangalore history, bangalore timeline, bengaluru history . Author: bharad . Comments: Leave a Comment