Jayanagar (officially Jayanagara) is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in

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, India. It is one of the

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. It is sub-divided into seven wards. It is surrounded by

Basavanagudi Basavanagudi is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of Bangalore. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the Bull Temple, which contains a monolith statue of the ...

, JP Nagar, Wilson Garden, Banashankari 2nd stage, Gurappanapalya, Suddaguntepalya and BTM Layout among other areas. It is in proximity to the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. Jayanagar has 10 area blocks (including 4th 'T' Block), of which the 3rd and 4th blocks are largely commercial hubs, while the rest are mostly residential. A 2010 survey by DNA Bangalore ranked Jayanagar as the most liveable place in Bangalore and still maintains the old charm of the city.

History

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, Jayanagar splits into Jaya and

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literally meaning ''Victory City''. It is not definitively known why that is. One school of thought is that ''Jaya'' comes from

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. The foundation of Jayanagar was laid in the year 1948. It was one of the first planned neighbourhoods in Bangalore and, at the time, the largest in Asia. Jayanagar was traditionally regarded as the southern end of Bangalore. The " South End Circle", where six roads meet, and the historic Ashoka Pillar (which was to mark the southern end) bear this fact. While newer extensions have taken away this distinction from Jayanagar, it remains one of the more southern parts of the city. In 1976, during the regime of

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, another iconic structure was added to Jayanagar, the Jayanagar BDA Shopping complex. It also housed the famous Puttanna Kanagal theatre. There was a fire in 2008. Later a new development project was initiated in 2011-2012 during the tenure of

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and B. N. Vijaya Kumar worth around 193 crores that also involved demolishing the Puttanna Kanagal theatre.

Population

Jayanagar constituency has seven wards and had 1.8

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voters .

Schools and Colleges

Notable schools and colleges in Jayanagar include *

National College, Bangalore The National College, Bangalore is the name given to two sister institutions in Bangalore, India: the National College Basavanagudi, founded in 1920, and the National College, Jayanagar, founded in 1965. Other related institutions, also called N ...

* R. V. Pre University College *

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Healthcare Centres

Jayanagar General Hospital Jayanagar may refer to: * Jayanagar, Bihar, a town of the Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. * Jayanagar, Bangalore Jayanagar (officially Jayanagara) is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in Bangalore, India. It is one o ...

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* Apollo Speciality Hospitals * Cloudnine Hospital * Chirag Hospital * Keva Ayurveda Healthcare Pvt Ltd * CB Physiotherapy Clinic

Notable residents

* Prakash Belawadi, national award-winning filmmaker * Bharathi, Kannada actress *

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, former Indian cricketer, leg spinner *

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, writer * V. V. Giri, former president of India *

Puttanna Kanagal Shubraveshti Ramaswamiah Seetharama Sharma (1 December 1933 – 5 June 1985), known popularly as S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, was an Indian filmmaker known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is often considered one of Kannada cinema's most influent ...

, Kannada movie director *

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, Cricketer * N. R. Narayana Murthy,

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founder * Sudha Murty, Writer, Teacher, Philanthropist,

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Chairperson *

Bhargavi Narayan Bhargavi Narayan (4 February 1938 – 14 February 2022) was an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India. Her notable films include '' Eradu Kanasu'', ''Hanthakana Sanchu'', '' Pallavi Anupallavi'', an ...

, Kannada actress * Raja Ramanna, nuclear physicist *

S. K. Ramachandra Rao Vidyalankara Saligrama Krishna Ramachandra Rao (4 September 1925 – 2 February 2006) was an Indian author, Sanskrit scholar and professor of psychology. His books, most of them in Kannada and English, deal with Indian culture, philosophy, art, ...

, scholar * Tara, actress and politician * G. Venkatasubbiah, Kannada writer, Grammarian, editor, lexicographer * Vishnuvardhan, Kannada actor

Geographic location

References

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