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In 1802 Madras Time was set up by John Goldingham [7] and this was later used widely by the railways in India. [8] Local time zones were also set up in the important cities of Bombay and Calcutta and as Madras time was intermediate to these, it was one of the early contenders for an Indian standard time zone.
Bengaluru (Kannada : Beṅgaḷūru ⓘ), formerly called Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census , the city had a population of more than 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India.
It is now a major part of Greater Bangalore. Whitefield is Bengaluru's first tech corridor to be connected by Namma Metro . The locality is named after David Emmanuel Starkenburgh White, founder of the European and Anglo Indian Association which received 4,000 acres of land from Mysore Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar in the 19th century.
With an estimated population of 8.5 million in 2011, [18] Bangalore is now the fourth most populous city in India and the 28th most populous city in the world. [19] Bangalore was the fastest-growing Indian metropolis after New Delhi between 1991–2001.
Bangalore CBD, MG Road is seen. The central business district of Bengaluru is the area within a 6 km radius around Vidhan Soudha. [citation needed] This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Vijayanagara (formerly Vijayanagar), is a residential neighborhood in west Bangalore, India. It derives its name from the Vijayanagara empire that flourished in South India during the 15th and 16th centuries. It is bound by Mysore Road and Magadi Road, with Chord Road cutting through. It is the northernmost area in South Bangalore.
GIR primarily a Delhi event organised by RSJ magazine is not heard of now while DR and SS are defunct. In early 2012, the Bangalore Open Air metal festival (powered by Wacken Open Air festival), to be headlined by Iced Earth and Kreator, and to be held on 16 June was announced. NH7, which ran for a few years seems to have abandoned the city.
Nearly 350 species of birds have been recorded from the Bangalore region [11] of which around 60 species may be seen with ease. Bangalore has an active bird watching club that meets every Sunday. Bangalore Aquarium is the second largest aquarium in India. It is located at the entrance of Cubbon Park in Bangalore, India, and was established in ...