Yeshwanthpur, officially Yeshwanthpura is a locality in the north western part of
Bangalore
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in the
India
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n state of
Karnataka
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. It is located to the north of
Malleshwara and west of
Hebbala. The biggest wholesale market of agricultural produce in the city, the Yeshwanthpur APMC Yard, is situated in the locality. The
green line
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of
Namma metro
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passes through
Yeshwanthpur metro station
Yeshwanthpur is a metro station on the Green Line of the Namma Metro serving the Yeshwanthpur area of Bangalore, India. It was opened to the public on 1 March 2014.
Skywalk
The BMRC has proposed constructing a skywalk linking Platform 6 of Y ...
and allows the connectivity to all the extension of the city.
Etymology
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar's association with
Yeshwantrao Ghorpade led to common meetings, usually spent on hunting, and cup of tea in the outskirts of his
Bangalore Palace. which was a small village and had the proximity of Mysore sandal soap factory. The conversation went late into nights, which made it difficult to head back to Palace. As a token of friendship. Yeshwantrao Ghorpade, Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar renamed the railway station in the area after the Yeshwantrao Ghorpade. Since, then the area has been popularly known as Yeshwanthpur. The largely popular
Yesvantpur Junction railway station was commissioned by Mysore Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X in 1881.
Yeshwanthpur comprises many lesser known historic places, viz.
* Deewanarapalya – In
Kannada
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, Deewan means Prime minister (
Mysore State
Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a state within the Dominion of India and the later Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capita ...
), due to its proximity to Bangalore palace. This place was the serving quarters for the Deewan of Mysore.
* Subedaarpalya – In Kannada,
Subedar means Head of a Regiment, due to its proximity to Bangalore palace. This place was the serving quarters for the Subedaar of Mysore.
Both these places along with
Vyalikaval (in Kannada means station of horses) and Malleshwara were important political and strategic points to the
Kingdom of Mysore.
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