Richmond Town, Bangalore
Richmond Town, Bangalore
Sir Mirza Ismail Nagara | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 12°57′45″N 77°36′14″E / 12.96250°N 77.60389°E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
Metro | Bengaluru |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada, Tamil, English[1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 560025 |
Richmond Town, is a neighbourhood located in the central part of the city of Bangalore. Richmond Town is named after Thomas Richmond, a barrister in the British India government. "He was an Anglo-Indian philanthropist and the president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association.[2]
A part of the Bangalore Cantonment area, Richmond Town was established during British rule in 1883. During the period, the area mainly consisted of British residents, Anglo Indians, Muslim traders from Persia and Parsis. Like Kadamba Nagara, Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar Nagara and Langford Town, this area was known for its colonial design.[3]
In recent years, the locality has seen modernization and increase in real estate demand. Important landmarks in Richmond Town include Bangalore Hockey Stadium and Johnson Market.[4][5]
Notable residents
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar[citation needed]
References
- ^ https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/7897/1/30_of_1981_%28e%29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Shekhar, Divya (31 December 2015). "Want to revisit colonial past? Walk down Richmond Town". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Gautam, Shwetha (6 March 2017). "Resident Warrior: Cosy Cantonment then, busy education hub now". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ Altrock, Uwe; Kurth, Detlef; Kunze, Ronald; Schmidt, Holger; Schmitt, Gisela (8 December 2018). Quartiersentwicklung im globalen Süden: Jahrbuch Stadterneuerung 2018 (in German). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-658-24153-7.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Akash (3 October 2010), Johnson Market,Bangalore, retrieved 17 February 2024
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