Malleshwara Malleswara | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
) ) ) ) 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°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Metro | Bangalore or Bengaluru |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560003, 560055 |
Malleshwara is a North-Western suburb of Bangalore city, one of the zones of BBMP. It was developed as a planned suburb after the great plague of 1898, which caused many people to move out of the city center. It derives its name from the Kadu Malleshwara Temple.[1] The neighborhood 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 Malleshwaram 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]
Location
It is located in the North-Western part of the city and is in close proximity to Yeshwantpur, Rajajinagar, Sadashivnagar, Sheshadripuram and the Kempegowda Bus Terminus and the closest metro station to this place is the Sampige Road, Malleswaram metro station
Notable Locations in and around Malleshwaram
- Jamia Masjid
- Kadu Malleshwara Temple
- Sri Gangamma Devi Temple
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
- Sri Kanyakaparameshwari Temple
- Sri Dakshinamukha Nandi Tirtha Kalyani Kshetra
- Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple[3]
- MES PU College of Arts ,Commerce and Scienece
- Mantri Square
References
- ^ a b "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.