Rajarajeshwari Nagar, officially Rajarajeshwari Nagara is a residential neighborhood in

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, India. It is located in the southwestern part of Bangalore along the Mysore Road, with

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and the

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to the north and north west and Kengeri to the south west. There is a prominent arch shaped structure on Mysore Road which serves as the most popular entrance to this locality. The area was named after Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari Temple which is located in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The locality has plenty of greenery and has contributed to many rallies and protests regarding the nature. Ideal Homes, BEML Layout, BHEL Layout, Krishna Garden, Halagevaderahalli, Kenchenahalli, Pattanagere, Gattigere, Channasandra and Ganakal are some of the sublocalities within Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

Culture

The

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is set to open a 14-acre campus in Rajarajeshwari Nagar by 2020. The neighbourhood is known for its vigilance against garbage dumping. Residents of the locality have formed a volunteer group called "Swachh RR Nagar" to clear garbage from public places in the area. In 2019,

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installed CCTV cameras in the locality to monitor and curb garbage dumping. Residents of RR Nagar also ensure that the ban on plastic is enforced in the neighbourhood by donating paper covers and cloth bags to vendors. The locality reportedly became "plastic-free" in mid 2019.

Global Village Tech Park

The Global Village Tech Park, spread over 120 acres, is located in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. A number of companies' offices are present in the Park. The headquarters of IT services firm

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is also located there.

Notable residents

* Darshan *

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* Diganth *

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* Duniya Vijay *

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* B. Jayashree * Nivedita Jain *

Gauri Lankesh Gauri Lankesh (29 January 1962 – 5 September 2017) was an Indian activist and former journalist from Bangalore, Karnataka. She worked as an editor in ''Lankesh Patrike'', a Kannada weekly started by her father P. Lankesh, and ran her own wee ...

* Siddalingaiah

Educational institutions

*BGS group of Institutions-CBSE *Shri Jnanakshi Vidyaketan *Global academy for learning *National Public School *

National Hill View Public School National Hill View Public School (NHVPS) is a private school in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, for pre-school to high school children. It was built by D. K Shivakumar. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Second ...

*Panchasheela school and college * R. V. College of Engineering * RNS Institute of Technology * JSSATE * SJB Institute of Technology * Global Academy of Technology * Sri Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan * Sri Rajeshwari Vidyashala *Lalith Castle International School -CBSE

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