BENGALURU: Whitefield
The locality of Whitefield was established in the late 1800s as a settlement for the Eurasians and Anglo Indians. Its origin dates back to April 27, 1882, when Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the Maharaja of Mysore, granted 3,900 acres of land to the Eurasian and Anglo-Indian Association, Mysore and Coorg for the establishment of agricultural settlements.
In the first decade of the 1900s there were about 45 houses: and the number of residents in 1907 was 130. The 1990s IT boom turned the quite settlement into a major suburb.
Malleswaram
The locality derived its name from Kaadu Malleshwara temple, a Shiva temple built in the 17th century. The founder of Malleswaram – Sri Venkatranga Iyengar liked the temple when he was horse riding. He thought the area could prosper culturally.
In 1892, with the help of munincipality he expanded the city to the area of Kaadu (jungle) Malleswara. However, the area was fully developed after the great plague of 1898 which caused many people to move out of the city proper.
Chamrajpet
Chamarajpet derives its name from Chamarajendra Wodeyar, who ruled from 1868 to 1894. However, the area was built in 1880 when Bengaluru was a prosperous trade and commerce hub with a population of 80,000. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions in the old city prompted the rulers to create new extensions.Chamarajpet was the first such extension formed in 1892. Chamrajpet borders Basavanagudi, Banashankari, Chickpet and Majestic.
Basavanagudi
One of the oldest areas of the city is located 4.6 km far from Bangalore City Railway Station and BMTC, and 38.7 km to Kempegowda International airport.
Basavanagudi comes from the Kannada word ‘Basava’ which means ‘bull’. A groundnut fair called Kadale Kaayi Parishe is held annually around the Bull Temple area. Basavanagudi was formally developed around the late 1800s. The commercial street of Basavanagudi, DVG Road, is home to multiple retail businesses, some of which dates back to the 1920s and 1930s.