Kalasipalya is a locality in the central part of

Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India, and one of the older and most congested places in the city. The locality is home to landmarks such as

Bangalore Fort Bangalore Fort began in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijaynagar Empire and the founder of Bangalore. Hyder Ali in 1761 replaced the mud fort with a stone fort and it was further improved by his son Tipu S ...

and

Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, in Bangalore, India, is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan. Hyder Ali commenced its construction within the walls of the Bangalore Fort, and it was ...

. The area is known for its high traffic congestion and unhygienic conditions of roads.

History

Kalasipalya is said to have been created in the latter half of the 18th century during

Hyder Ali Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the at ...

and

Tipu Sultan Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.Dalrymple, p. 243 He i ...

's rule over Bangalore during which period the city was expanded. The expansion to the east of the fort came to be known as Kalasipalya; ''kalasi'' means "tent-pitchers and organizers of military camps" and ''palya'' means an area of land ruled by a chieftain.

Transportation system

The area has become a transport hub in recent years, with the Kalasipalya Bus Station serving thousands of intra-city and outstation buses, and an estimated 800,000 passengers per day. Apart from the state-run KSRTC and BMTC buses, hundreds of private buses to southern states of

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and

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originate at the station. The station was said to have been constructed in the 1920s. The bus station is infamous for its garbage dumping, open urinals and muddy ground. In 2016, it was announced that the BMTC would replace the existing bus station, which was plagued by craters and filth, with a new terminal at a cost of 60 crore and ready for operation in two years. In June 2017, the K. R. Market station of

Namma Metro Namma Metro ("Our Metro" in Kannada), also known as Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, India. Upon its inauguration, it became the first underground metro system in South India. Namma Metro has a mix of u ...

's Green Line was opened for operation. The station serves the Kalasipalya area and was labelled as the "gateway to Pete areas". Apart from the fort and the palace, the station is surrounded by

Bangalore Medical College Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI), (Beṅgaḷūru Vaidyakīya Mahāvidyālaya mattu Sanśōdhanā Sansthé) formerly Bangalore Medical College (BMC), is a medical college run by the Government of Karnataka. It is located ...

, Victoria Hospital, Vanivilas Hospital, Minto Eye Hospital, Kalasipalya Bus Station and K. R. Market.

Markets and religious sites

Kalasipalya is also a market hub with

K. R. Market K R Market (Krishnarajendra Market), also known as City Market, is the largest wholesale market dealing with commodities in Bangalore, India. It is named after Krishnarajendra Wodeyar, a former ruler of the princely state of Mysore. The market is ...

located in the area and the Pete area located in close proximity. The locality is said to have been of religious importance to Hindus and Muslims who believed it to be the place where saints walked. The Kote Venkataramana Temple and the

Kote Jalakantheshwara temple A temple dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva located near the Kalasipalya Bus Stand, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The temple dates back to the Chola era and was renovated by Kempegowda Kempe Gowda I, locally venerated as Nadaprabhu Kempe Gow ...

are situated on the Krishnarajendra Road in Kalasipalya.

References

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History

Transportation system

Markets and religious sites

See also

References