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Bangalore -- the name brings to mind a quaint blend of old world traditions and charm and a new era of enthusiasm, change and movement.
Although known as the IT hub of India, "Bangalore" is a city that still lives as a historically and culturally rich centre of the Indian state of Karnataka.
In India, names of places always have an interesting origin, so it is with Bangalore. The name"Bangalore" is an anglicized version of |
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the original Kannada name, Benga-luru. Historical references to Bangalore predate 900 AD!
In a 9th century inscription found in Begur, Bengaluru is referred to as a part of the Ganga kingdom, then known as the ‘City of Guards’ or Benga-val-oru. Some say that the name has a floral origin (which goes well with the fact that Bangalore is also known as the city of gardens!) that has its derivation from the
Benga tree or Ven-kai (Pterocarpus marsupium). Although contradicted by historians, an interesting story recounts that while on a hunting expedition, the 11th-century Hoysala king Veera Ballala II, lost his way in the forest. Tired and hungry, he came across a poor old woman who served him boiled beans. The king was so grateful, that he named the place benda kaal-ooru, literally, "town of boiled beans!" This, they say, was eventually colloquialised to Bengalūru. However, as it is known today, the city was christened by Kempe Gowda I in the 16th century.
Incidentally, Bangalore is India’s third largest metro city. With an estimated metropolitan population of 6.1 million (2006), it has the fifth largest metropolitan area in the country.
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