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-Indiranagar was formed as a [[Bangalore Development Authority|BDA]] layout in the late 1970s, and was named after the former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Article on Indiranagar|url=http://www.bangalorean.co.in/2013/06/about-indira-nagar-bangalore.html|publisher=Bangalorean|access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref> In the beginning, the locality was primarily a suburb, dotted with large [[bungalow]]s and independent houses, mostly owned by defence personnel and public sector employees.
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{{More citations needed|date=June 2021}}{{Other uses|Indira Nagar (disambiguation){{!}}Indira Nagar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Indiranagar
| other_name =
| settlement_type = neighbourhood
| image_skyline = Cmh road.jpg
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| image_caption = CMH Road, the main commercial area of Indiranagar
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| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 = Metro
| subdivision_name1 = Karnataka
| subdivision_name2 = Bangalore Urban
| subdivision_name3 = Bangalore
| subdivision_type4 = Ward
| subdivision_name4 = 58, 80, 88, 89, 112
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 560008, 560038
| registration_plate = KA-03
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'''Indiranagar''' is a medium-sized neighbourhood in east [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India. A cosmopolitan locality, Indiranagar is one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news |title=7 most expensive residential areas in Bengaluru |url=https://www.thehindu.com/real-estate/7-most-expensive-residential-areas-in-bengaluru/article19962408.ece |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=11 November 2017 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==History==
Indiranagar was formed as a [[Bangalore Development Authority|BDA]] layout in the late 1970s, and was named after the former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Article on Indiranagar|url=http://www.bangalorean.co.in/2013/06/about-indira-nagar-bangalore.html|publisher=Bangalorean|access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref> In the beginning, the locality was primarily a suburb, dotted with large [[bungalow]]s and independent houses, mostly owned by defence personnel and public sector employees.

[[File:Jack & Jones store.jpg|thumb|Jack & Jones store]]

The Information Technology boom in Bengaluru in the late 1990s converted Indiranagar and its two arterial roads ([[100 Feet Road]] and Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road) into a semi-commercial area. Today, Indiranagar is an important residential and commercial hub of Bengaluru.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
[[File:Shop on the Indiranagr High Street.JPG|thumb|left|Hundred Feet Road, Indiranagar]]

Indiranagar is divided into 2 stages, with the 1st stage being the largest. The villages which existed prior to the formation of Indiranagar such as Binnamangala, Lakshmipuram, Motappanapalya, Appareddy Palya, Doopanahalli, [[Kodihalli, Bangalore|Kodihalli]] and Thippasandra as well as the neighbouring BDA layouts such as HAL 2nd Stage and HAL 3rd Stage are often considered as a part of Indiranagar.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Community==
The Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha organizes Music & Dance programs. It also conducts promotional activities, seminars, puppet shows and annual cultural programs like vocal and instrumental music concerts. Sangeetha Sabha constructed Purandhara Bhavan which promotes performing arts, theater and drama.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} Close to the Sangeetha Sabha one can find the Indiranagar Club spread across 2.5 acres of land. Membership fee is high at 10 lakh rupees and the club boasts of some of the best gym and work out equipment, yoga clubs, tennis courts, basketball ground, billiards tables, an exclusive cards room and a small library. Indiranagar has the Defence Colony Playground, located next to the Defence Colony Children's Park and the Old People's Park; the Defence Colony Park maintained by DECORA is close by.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indiranagar Bangalore|url=http://files.bangalorean.co.in/lib/IndiranagarArticle.pdf|publisher=Bangalorean|access-date=25 Jan 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221122451/http://files.bangalorean.co.in/lib/IndiranagarArticle.pdf|archive-date=21 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indiranagar Club |url=http://www.thecityguide.in/Bangalore/East-Bangalore/Indira-Nagar/Recreation/Indira-Nagar-Club-NJGU/ |publisher=The City Guide |access-date=25 Jan 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214164406/http://www.thecityguide.in/Bangalore/East-Bangalore/Indira-Nagar/Recreation/Indira-Nagar-Club-NJGU/ |archive-date=2015-02-14 }}</ref> There are four big schools: Sree Cauvery School, [[National Public School, Indiranagar|National Public School]], [[The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore|The Frank Anthony Public School]] and [[New Horizon Public School]] within the residential locality, as well as the [[Sri Rakum School for the Blind]].
On top of this, Indiranagar is also famous for having 100 ft. road, which has several high end fashion brands as well as bars and pubs.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} This tends to be a major meeting point for people between the ages of 25-30.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Transport==
[[File:Indiranagar flyover, Bangalore.jpg|thumb|right|Indiranagar flyover on inner ring road]]
[[File:Indiranagar metro inside photo.jpg|thumb|left|Indiranagar Metro Station]]
The [[Namma Metro]] [[Purple Line (Namma Metro)|Purple Line]] runs through Indiranagar and has two stations within the neighbourhood – Indiranagar and Swami Vivekananda Road. Indiranagar is well connected to most areas of Bengaluru with the buses of the [[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation|BMTC]], which also maintains a bus depot in the area.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Localities==
Localities of Indiranagar include Indiranagar 1st and 2nd stage, HAL 2nd and 3rd Stages, Doopanahalli, Mottappana Palya, Michaelpalya, Defence Colony, [[Jeevanbheemanagar]], [[Kodihalli, Bangalore|Kodihalli]], Old Thippasandra.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Areas of Bangalore'''
|Northwest = [[Murphy Town, Bangalore|Murphy Town]]
|North = Old Baiyappanahalli / Madras Engineering Group
|Northeast = New Baiyappanahalli / NGEF
|West = [[Ulsoor]]
|Centre = Indiranagar
|East = Malleshpalaya / New Thippsandra
|Southwest = Cambridge Layout / Jogupalya
|South = Doopanahalli / [[Domlur]]
|Southeast = HAL 2nd Stage / HAL 3rd Stage / [[Kodihalli, Bangalore|Kodihalli]] / [[Jeevanbheemanagar]]
}}

{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Indira Gandhi]]