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The legends of Tasker Town’s ‘jail school’If you go in there on a weekday, you’ll probably see over 300 students who studied there, sequestered in classrooms that resemble jail cell...- Did you know Bengaluru was the centre of Nobel Prize-winner Ronald Ross's work on malarial parasite?Ross’s study of parasite in Bengaluru won him 1902 Nobel Prize for medicine.
- Layers of Lalbagh: From rocks dating back to 3,000 mn years and a watchtower built by Bengaluru’s ‘founder’ Kempe GowdaThe Independence Day flower show that opens in Lalbagh today is just one of the several layers of history that this botanical reserve repre...
- To secure a budding Bengaluru, Kempe Gowda built 4 towersWhile the name 'Bengaluru' dates to 9th Century AD, the foundation of the city as we know it today was laid during the 16th century Vijayan...
- Is it right to erase history by renaming roads and landmarks?For the past six months, residents of Sampige Road in Malleswaram noticed a board indicating the road's name as Venkatranga Iyengar Road.
- Date with history: An Indian-style market built exclusively for British cantonmentHistorian Suresh Moona said the market was formed because of the growing requirements of the civil and military station.
- Bengaluru's Sankey Tank: The water body built to beat famine in 1870sThe manmade lake that covers an area of 37 acres was planned by Colonel Richard Hieram Sankey.
- 103-year-old building now Army canteen was earlier a ballroom and later BRV talkiesThe present structure was built in its place, in 1912. It housed regimental offices, armoury, stores and recreational spaces like a reading...
- Luxury beer gives pub city Bengaluru's hip crowd a new highBengaluru-born Kingfisher, India's largest beer brand, recently launched its first luxury beer brand, Ultra Max, priced at Rs 150 for 650 m...
- The mystery behind naming Bengaluru's AV Road revealedAlbert Victor Road, named after the prince of Wales, is seeing many changes to its name. ET explains the story behind these names.
- Bangalore Club on Residency Road: A meeting point of aristocracy, academia and amusementIt not only hosts landmark institutions but is also intertwined with various aspects of the city's colonial history.
- Date with History - Fun Hangouts, Religious & Cultural Centres & Some Ghost StoriesThe road takes its name from the oldest Anglican Church in Bengaluru named after St Mark, one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ.
- Date with History: Chamarajpet, Bengaluru's overcrowding led to this first extension in 1892Chamarajpet derives its name from Chamarajendra Wodeyar, who ruled from 1868 to 1894 and was known for progressive thinking.
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