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Thakurmar Jhuli (Bengali: ঠাকুরমার ঝুলি; Grandmother's Bag [of tales]) is a collection of Bengali folk tales and fairy tales. The author Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder collected some folktales of Bengali and published some of them under the name of "Thakurmar Jhuli" in 1907 (1314 of Bengali calendar).
Kodigehalli is closely linked to the ancient settlement of Halé Bengaluru (Old Bangalore)., [1] which was mentioned in inscriptions from the Ganga dynasty (circa 9th century CE). These records identify Halé Bengaluru as a small hamlet in the area, believed to be near modern Kodigehalli.
R. K. Baliga – founder of the Electronics City in Bangalore; Shakuntala Devi – known as the "human calculator" Trivikrama Mahadeva – organiser of funerals for tens of thousands of paupers; Thomas Mohan (born 1959) – wildlife photographer and civil engineer; Maya Rao (1928–2014) – Kathak Guru; founder of Natya Institute of Kathak and ...
Mayor of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Incumbent Vacant since 10 September 2020 Term length 5 years Inaugural holder R. Subbanna Formation 1949 (76 years ago) (1949) Website Official Website The Mayor of Bengaluru is the first citizen of the Indian city of Bengaluru. The Mayor is the Chief of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The role of Mayor is largely ceremonial. The Mayor also plays ...
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 .
Bangalore has an active night culture and is home to over 800 clubs and bars. The city is also referred to by many as the "Pub Capital of India". Since the recent explosion of software companies in Bangalore, it has seen a rise in the number of western-style Malls, such as Phoenix MarketCity, Orion Mall, The Forum, Bangalore Central and The ...
The Bangalore Cantonment (1806–1881) was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in the Indian city of Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of 13 square miles (34 km 2 ), extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tanneries on Tannery Road in the north to AGRAM ( Army Group Royal Artillery ...
He also has to his credit several novels that were successfully adapted for the screen. These include the classic comedy, Basanta-Bilap, Balika Badhu (1967) aka The Young Wife (International: English title), later remade in Hindi as Balika Badhu (1976), Jadubangsha and Chhuti (1967) (based on his novel, Khar-Kuto), Dillagi (1978) aka Mischief (International: English title), Bonobhumi.