Jayanagar (officially Jayanagara) is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
, India. It is one of the
zones of
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India an ...
. 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 N ...
,
JP Nagar,
Wilson Garden,
Banashankari 2nd stage, Gurappanapalya,
Suddaguntepalya
Suddagunte Palya or S.G.Palya is an area located in South Bangalore, off Hosur Road. It is 10 km from Kempegowda Bus Station and Bangalore City Railway Station and 40 km from Bangalore International Airport. The locality is home t ...
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
In
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
, Jayanagar splits into
Jaya
Jaya may refer to:
Media
*''Jaya'', self titled albums by Jaya (singer), released in 1989, 1996 and 2001
* ''Jaya'' (film), a 2002 Indian Tamil film
Mythology
*''Jaya'', a name of Karna in Mahabharata; the core portion of the ''Mahabharata''
...
and
nagar
Nagar (-nagar) can refer to:
Places Bangladesh
*Nagar, Rajshahi Division, a village
* Nagar, Barisal Division, a settlement
India
* Nagar taluka, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra State
* Nagar, Murshidabad, a village in West Bengal
* Nagar, Rajasthan, a ...
literally meaning ''Victory City''. It is not definitively known why that is. One school of thought is that ''Jaya'' comes from
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
's
Maharaja
Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great Monarch, king" or "high king".
A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Em ...
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (18 July 1919 – 23 September 1974) was the 25th Maharaja of Mysore from 1940 to 1950, who later served as the governor of Mysore and Madras states.
Early life
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was born on 18 July 1919 at ...
.
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
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
lakh
A lakh (; abbreviated L; sometimes written lac) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105). In the Indian 2,2,3 convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. For ...
voters .
Schools and Colleges
Notable schools and colleges in Jayanagar include
*
National College, Bangalore
*
R. V. Pre University College
*
Vijaya College, Bangalore
*
Vijaya High school
Healthcare Centres
*
Jayanagar General Hospital
*
Manipal Hospital
*
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
*
B. S. Chandrasekhar
Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar (informally Chandra; born 17 May 1945) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a leg spinner. Considered among the top echelon of leg spinners, Chandrasekhar along with E.A.S. Prasanna, Bishen Singh Bedi an ...
, former Indian cricketer, leg spinner
*
Shashi Deshpande, writer
*
V. V. Giri, former president of India
*
Puttanna Kanagal, Kannada movie director
*
Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricket captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Widely regarded as one of the best ...
, Cricketer
*
N. R. Narayana Murthy
Nāgavārā Rāmarāo Nārāyana Mūrthy (born 21 August 1946) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of Infosys, and has been the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief mentor of the company before ret ...
,
Infosys
Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational information technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The company was founded in Pune and is headquartered in Bangalore. Infosys is the ...
founder
*
Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty (' Kulkarni; born 19 August 1951) is an Indian educator, author and philanthropist who is chairperson of the Infosys F ...
, Writer, Teacher, Philanthropist,
Infosys Foundation
Infosys Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Karnataka, India, established in 1996 by Infosys to support the underprivileged sections of society. It supports programs in the areas of education, rural development, healthcare, art ...
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
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S. K. Ramachandra Rao, scholar
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Tara, actress and politician
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G. Venkatasubbiah, Kannada writer, Grammarian, editor, lexicographer
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Vishnuvardhan, Kannada actor
Geographic location
References
External links
Bangalore Bus Route Search
{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore
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