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OLDEST INSCRIPTION IN BENGALURU
Bengaluru's Nallur tamarind grove gets a sour twistA 54-acre tamarind grove near B’luru said to date back to the 12th century is one of the few biodiversity heritage sites in the country. Bu...- Tree story gets a sour twist: 54-acre tamarind grove near B’luru, among India's few biodiversity heritage sites, calls for helpTill 2007, when it was declared a biodiversity heritage site, the grove was managed by the village panchayat.
- ‘New Bengaluru’ may have been the oldestDoddakannali peppered with swanky business parks and pubs is often dismissed as ‘new Bangalore’, but, ironically, it houses one of the earl...
- 'New Bengaluru’ may actually be oldest part of the IT cityDoddakannali houses one of the earliest inscription stones dated 890 AD.
- Wooden pews in Bengaluru's 155-year-old East Parade Church have slots to hold riflesThe church was meant for army stationed in the British cantonment.
- 200-year-old cemetery is a fading legacy protected by the ArmyThe five-acre space connecting Richmond Road, Trinity Road and Lower Agaram Road lies on defence land that civilians do not have access to.
- How a 1,300-year-old village in the north of Bangalore is fighting to preserve its heritageEven with unplanned development, part of Hebbal continues to retain an old-world charm.
- State government's apathy towards inscription stones upset heritage-loving BengalureansAround 120 of the 153 inscription stones have been destroyed due to neglect and urban development.
- Inscription stone discovered in Hebbal could be Bengaluru's oldestThe inscription dates back to the Ganga dynasty in Karnataka.
- From IT hub to heritage city: History enthusiasts dig deep to put together Bengaluru’s forgotten pastRecently two inscriptions have been rescued in Sarakki and Hebbal.
- Bengaluru has lost 79% of its water bodies in past four decadesIf this is not catastrophic, the repealing of the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority Act will further snap the last-rema...
- Warsaw: Chopin is everywhere in this phoenix city, his life irrevocably intertwined with its historyWarsaw has dusted itself from war, ravage and unspeakable destruction following World War II, and painstakingly rebuilt itself.
- 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...
- Bengaluru youngsters are now participating in technology-driven heritage walksUnlike exhibitions, walks and talks - where participants are mere spectators - hunts involve people at a different level.
- Rice descendants to fly down for Church's centenaryAfter Rev Rice's oldest son Benjamin Lewis (BL) Rice left Bengaluru in 1906, all his five siblings eventually settled in England by the ear...
- Madras High Court upholds classical tag for Kannada, Odia, TeluguBased on petition, the Madras High Court had stayed any benefits for the languages till it was disposed of.
- Begur's Panchalingeshwara temple gives earliest proof of Bengaluru's existenceBegur, just 3.6 km from the Bommanahalli junction, dates back to the 9th century and is said to be an important centre for the Western Gang...
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