Karnataka govt to capture its village storiesKarnataka has taken up an ambitious project to gather and document information about every village related to its history, culture and heri...
11 Nov, 2019, 10.23 AM IST
Local connect: Schools in Bengaluru take a trip to city’s past, thanks to INTACHFree history classes during school hours for seventh and eighth graders focus on the history of the city.
25 Jul, 2019, 08.35 AM IST
Demolishing statues to renaming roads, here's Bangaluru's politics of uncomfortable historyMark Cubbon was the longest-serving commissioner of the erstwhile Mysore State and arguably the most-remembered British administrator in Be...
24 Aug, 2018, 11.33 AM IST
Mysuru Maharaja launches restoration work of heritage Fort High SchoolThe maharaja said that he was saddened by the dilapidated condition of the school building, which has the distinction of being the first hi...
21 Apr, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage to host meet on heritage economicsAccording to Meera Iyer, convenor, Intach Bengaluru chapter, city’s structural heritage means streets, markets and neighbourhoods, rather t...
27 Mar, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
Budget 2018: Government plans private investments with tech to deck up heritage, tourist sitesThe govt proposes to develop ten prominent tourist sites as Iconic Tourism destinations.
01 Feb, 2018, 03.41 PM IST
Heritage body spots errors in city’s revised master planA relatively new clothes emporium on MG Road is listed as a ‘commercial heritage’ property while an old insurance house in Halasuru that no...
29 Jan, 2018, 11.43 AM IST
Stone inscriptions unravel lesser-known narratives of Bengaluru's historyPerception is that inscriptions talk about obvious things like dynasties and dates, historians believe that they throw light on religious p...
01 Sep, 2017, 10.32 AM IST
Unlike Chamarajpet, Bengaluru's Seshadripuram has a quiet 125th yearSeshadripuram was primarily a residential locality, known for its educational institutions, proximity to the railway line and government of...
09 Feb, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
Long-lost buildings in Bengaluru come back to life at photo exhibitionIn the past three decades, many heritage structures in Bengaluru and their stories have vanished without a trace.
05 Jan, 2016, 05.10 PM IST
Date with history: Someshwara Temple may be just a millennium-oldET explains the story behind the names; Yelahanka rulers built the shrine, according to legend.
19 Nov, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Date with history: Military revamp in 1860s led to the creation of RacecourseA look at the bustling and packed Racecourse Road to day hardly traces its roots back to the British military reorganisation .
19 Oct, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
A date with history: Raj Bhavan was Cubbon's house before the Mysuru kingsBefore becoming the Raj Bhavan - the residence of the Rajyapal, the Governor - it was the power centre of the British in Bengaluru.
10 Sep, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
World War I memorial buried amid shopping joints in BengaluruThe memorial was unveiled in 1928 in Bengaluru, in the memory of 350 officers and soldiers who died in the Great War.
11 Jun, 2015, 12.36 PM IST
Tipu Sultan's only armoury in Kalasipalayam remains neglectedThe heritage site that once stored guns, shells, rockets and other artillery for the Tiger of Mysore, is now a vandal's haven.
29 May, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
Earlier known as Doddapete, Avenue Road could be as old as BengaluruThough trading of textile, garments and jewellery was its mainstay , it was also known for the various historic landmarks that dotted its o...
26 Mar, 2015, 10.33 AM IST
The story behind Bangalore Fort's Ulsoor GateUlsoor Gate, in its heydays in the 1700s, was more than just a gateway to the walled city of Bengaluru.
05 Mar, 2015, 11.15 AM IST