KNOW YOUR CITY #BENGALURU
We hv so many regions/places in B'lore that most people won't knw why r they named wt they are named
1. HSR: Stands for Hosur-Sarjapur Rd
2. BTM: Gets its name fr surrounding Byrasandra/Taverekere/Madiwala
3. Banashankari: Fr the Banashankari Temple
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4. Malleshwaram: Fr the Kadu Malleshwara temple
5. Majestic: Fr the Majestic Cinema theatre nearby
6. Cubbon Park: Named after British Admin Mark Cubbon
7. Indiranagar: Named after Late Indira Gandhi
8. Basavanagudi: coz of Bull Temple. Basava means bull, gudi means temple.

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9.Jayanagar: Translates to 'VictoryCity' named after 1st name of a famous king of Mysore "Jayachamaraja"
10. JP Nagar: Named after Sri JayPrakash Narayan
11. Kengeri: Derived fr Kempu Mannu (red soil) + Keri (area)
12. Rajarajeswari Nagar: Named after the temple there

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13. KR market: Named after King Krishnarajendra Wodeyar
14. Fraser town:Named after Stuart Mitford Fraser, a British officer
15.Hulimavu: Means sour mango Named after mangoes grown in d area
16.Ulsoor: Thr ws jackfruit (halasu) orchard near Ulsoor Lake, anglicized now Ulsoor

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17.Marathahalli. They say tat thr ws a temple of Maruti in d locality & Halli (village in Kannada). Other ppl believe that a fighter aircraft called “Marut” crash landed at d place.
18.Whitefield: A huge number of Anglo Indians used this area to settle down post Independence.