Jayanagar, Bangalore

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Jayanagar

Jayanagara
Neighbourhood
Jayanagar, Bangalore.jpg
Jayanagar is located in Bengaluru
Jayanagar
Jayanagar
Coordinates: 12°55′30″N 77°35′42″E / 12.925°N 77.595°E / 12.925; 77.595Coordinates: 12°55′30″N 77°35′42″E / 12.925°N 77.595°E / 12.925; 77.595
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
MetroBengaluru
Established1948
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560011,[1] 560041,[1] 560082,[1] 560069[1]
Vehicle registrationKA-05

Jayanagar is an affluent residential and commercial neighbourhood in the city of Bangalore in Karnataka, India. It is one of the zones of BBMP. It is sub-divided into seven wards.[2]

The foundation of Jayanagar was laid in the year 1948.[3] It is surrounded by Basavanagudi, JP Nagar, Wilson Garden, Banashankari 2nd stage, , Suddaguntepalya and BTM Layout among other areas. It is in proximity to the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. Jayanagar has 10 area blocks (including 4th 'T' Block), of which the 3rd and 4th blocks are largely commercial hubs, while the rest are mostly residential.

A 2010 survey by DNA Bangalore ranked Jayanagar as the most liveable place in Bangalore and still maintains the old charm of the city.[4]

History[]

In Kannada, Jayanagar splits into Jaya and nagar literally meaning Victory City. It is not definitively known why that is. One school of thought is that Jaya comes from Mysore's Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar.

The foundation of Jayanagar was laid in 1948. It was one of the first planned neighbourhoods in Bangalore and, at the time, the largest in Asia.[5][citation needed] Jayanagar constituency has seven wards and had 1.8 lakh voters as of 2013.[3]

Jayanagar was traditionally regarded as the southern end of Bangalore. The "South End Circle", where six roads meet, and the historic Ashoka Pillar (which was to mark the southern end) bear this fact. While newer extensions have taken away this distinction from Jayanagar, it remains one of the more southern parts of the city.

In 1976, during the regime of D. Devaraj Urs, another iconic structure was added to Jayanagar, the Jayanagar BDA Shopping complex. It also housed the famous Puttanna Kanagal theatre.[6] There was a fire in 2008. Later a new development project was initiated in 2011-2012 during the tenure of B. S. Yediyurappa and B. N. Vijaya Kumar worth around 193 crores that also involved demolishing the Puttanna Kanagal theatre.[7]

Schools and Colleges[]

The following are some of the old schools and colleges in Jayanagar

Notable residents[]

  • B. S. Chandrasekhar, former Indian cricketer, legendary leg spinner
  • Prakash Belawadi, national award-winning filmmaker
  • Shashi Deshpande, writer
  • G. Venkatasubbiah, Kannada writer, Grammarian, editor, lexicographer
  • V. V. Giri, former president of India
  • N. R. Narayana Murthy, Infosys founder
  • Sudha Murty, Writer, Teacher, Philanthropist, Infosys Foundation Chairperson
  • Raja Ramanna, nuclear physicist
  • S. K. Ramachandra Rao, scholar
  • Tara, actress and politician
  • Vishnuvardhan, Kannada actor
  • Bharathi, Kannada actress
  • Puttanna Kanagal, Kannada movie director
  • Bhargavi Narayan, Kannada actress
  • Anil Kumble, Cricketer

Geographic location[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Bangalore PIN codes". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ RANGANNA, T. S. "Old-world charm sadly eroded". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b T. S. Ranganna (26 April 2013). "Old-world charm sadly eroded". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Jayanagar on top, E-city comes last in survey". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. ^ Roofandfloor (14 August 2017). "The top five expensive neighbourhoods in Bangalore". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ Kurien, Anila (18 May 2020). "Jayanagar shopping complex comes to life at last". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Puttanna theatre to be razed soon". Deccan Herald. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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