Jayanagara is a mixed residential and commercially developed neighbourhood in

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, India. It is one of the zones of

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. It is sub-divided into seven wards. It is surrounded by Basavanagudi, 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 Bengaluru ranked Jayanagar as the most liveable place in Bengaluru that still maintains the old charm of the city.

History

As per the

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, The word "Jayanagar" when split into two words, Jaya and nagar literally makes it ''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 Bengaluru, and at the time, the largest in Asia. Jayanagar was traditionally regarded as the southern end of Bengaluru. The " South End Circle", where six roads meet, and the historic

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(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 D. Devaraj Urs, 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 B. S. Yediyurappa 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 * Carmel Convent School *

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, Jayanagar campus * National College, Bengaluru * R. V. Pre University College * Vijaya College, Bengaluru

Healthcare Centres

* Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research * Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru * Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics * Jayanagar General Hospital * Manipal Hospital * Apollo Speciality Hospitals * Cloudnine Hospital * Chirag Hospital * Keva Ayurveda Healthcare Pvt Ltd * CB Physiotherapy Clinic * Sagar Hospital Jayanagar

Notable residents

* Prakash Belawadi, national award-winning filmmaker * Bharathi, Kannada actress * B. S. Chandrasekhar, former Indian cricketer, leg spinner * Amoghavarsha JS, award winning Indian filmmaker *

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

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, Kannada movie director *

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, Cricketer * N. R. Narayana Murthy,

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Chairperson * Bhargavi Narayan, Kannada actress *

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, nuclear physicist * S. K. Ramachandra Rao, scholar * Tara, actress and politician * G. Venkatasubbiah, Kannada and Sanskrit scholar, writer, Grammarian, editor, lexicographer * Vishnuvardhan, Kannada actor

Geographic location

References

External links

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