Malleswaram

Malleshwara

Malleshwara
Malleshwara Malleshwara
Suburb
	File:Mantrisquarefront.jpg Gangamma Devi Temple, Jamia Masjid, Orion Mall, Malleswara Vegetable Market, Chowdiah Memorial Hall and Mantri Square
	Malleshwara
	Coordinates: 13°00′11″N 77°33′51″E / 13.0031°N 77.5643°ECoordinates: 13°00′11″N 77°33′51″E / 13.0031°N 77.5643°E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Metro	Bangalore or Bengaluru
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	560003, 560055

Malleshwara is a suburb in Bengaluru city of in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Malleshwara is a North-Western suburb of Bangalore, one of the zones of BBMP. It was developed as a planned suburb after the great plague of 1898,^{[citation needed]} which caused many people to move out of the city center. It derives its name from the Kadu Malleshwara Temple.^[1] The neighbourhood houses many offices one them being World Trade Center Bangalore. It also have shopping malls such as Mantri Square and Orion Mall etc.

HV Nanjundaiah, the first Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University is credited with the building of the then suburb of Malleshwara.^[1] The neighbourhood of Malleshwara hosts people from all walks of life. The Nobel laureate C.V. Raman, scientist Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, badminton world champion Prakash Padukone and his daughter Deepika Padukone, noted Carnatic musician Doraiswamy Iyengar and film stars Saroja Devi, Radhika Pandit and Jaggesh have all lived here.

Malleshwara is home to some of Bangalore's heritage cafés such as Central Tiffin Room Bangalore (1920s), Janatha Hotel, New Krishna Bhavan and Veena Stores.^[2]^{[dead link]}

Location[edit]

It is located in the North-Western part of the city and is in close proximity to Yeswanthpura, Rajajinagara, Sadashivnagara, Sheshadripura and the Kempegowda Bus Terminus and the closest metro station to this place is the Sampige Road, Malleswara metro station

Tourist attractions[edit]

A few tourist attractions of Malleshwara are Orion mall, Mantri mall, The Bangalore Palace , Iskon Temple and Sankey Tank. Malleshwara is also famous for its mouth watering dosas from CTR(SRI SAGAR). It also has a wide number of parks and playgrounds.

Notable Locations in and around Malleshwara[edit]

Kadu Malleshwara Temple
Sri Gangamma Devi Temple
Sri Dakshinamukha Nandi Tirtha Kalyani Kshetra
Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple^[3]
Sankey tank
Mantri Square

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Malleshwara retains the Bangalore of yore". DNA India. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
↑ "Malleswaram Bangalore PinCode". citypincode.in. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
↑ "Bengaluru's Malleswaram: Where live gods and their noble soldiers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

External links[edit]

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[DNA-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Malleshwara retains the Bangalore of yore". DNA India. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[2] "Malleswaram Bangalore PinCode". citypincode.in. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

[3] "Bengaluru's Malleswaram: Where live gods and their noble soldiers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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