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About Bangalore
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The capital of Karnataka state is
thriving modern business center, dubbed the 'Silicon Valley' of
India, whose gracious garrison town features are being remodelled in
the image of India's mall-loving middle class. It likes to think
it's more in tune with Mumbai and Manhattan rather than the rest of
Karnataka, and has been scathingly described as a city ' in search
of a soul '. The pace of life, like the intellectual and political
climate, is brisk. hardly a day goes by without some new controversy
boiling over across the front pages of it's also regarded as one of
India's most progressive and liberal cities, as far as social
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History : |
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Bangalore,
the 'Garden City Of India' and capital of the State (1000 m
above level ) was founded in 1537 AD by a Vijaynagar chieftan Kempe
Gowda. The legend goes that the King Veera Ballala of Vijaynagar
once lost his way while hunting in a forest. Hungry tired, he came
upon a lone hut in the thick of forest where he met an old woman.
When he asked for food she gave him some baked beans (Benda Kalu in
Kannada ). To the King this humble meal tasted better than those
served in palace. To commemorate the incident, he called the place 'Benda
Kaluooru' (place of baked beans ) and this in time transformed into
Bangalore. In the 18th century it was the stronghold of Haider Ali
and Tipu Sultan. Today it is the fifth largest city of India and
country's main industrial city which includes industries like
aircraft, telephones, electronics etc.0 |
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Facts & Figures |
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Population |
5.2 million |
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Altitude |
920 metres |
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Telephone Code |
080 |
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Temperature |
Summer -
Max. : 35, Min. : 20; Winter
- Max.:28, Min.: 14 |
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Rainfall |
86 cms (June and October). |
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Season |
Throughout the year. (Sep. to March
is the best time) |
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How to Reach There : |
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Area |
2,190 sq km |
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Air |
Bangalore is connected by air
with Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad,
Mangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram. |
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Rail |
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Bangalore is connected by rail with cities all over India. |
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Road |
Bangalore is connected by road with national
highways throughout the country .All types of tourist buses are easily available on hire. |
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