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Bangalore / Bengaluru / Bengalooru |
Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on
the Mysore Plateau in southwestern Karnataka, Bangalore has an estimated
metropolitan population of 6.1 million (2006), making it India's
third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area. Though
historical references to the city predate 900 CE, a written history of
continuous settlement exists only from 1537, when Kempe Gowda I, whom
many regard as the architect of modern Bangalore, built a mud fort in
the city and established it as a province of the Vijayanagara Empire.
On December 11, 2005, the government of Karnataka announced that it had
accepted the proposal by Jnanpith Award winner UR Ananthamurthy to
rename Bangalore to its Kannada name, Bengalūru. (A number of other
Indian cities have enacted similar name changes.) The new name was
expected to be effective from November 1, 2006. However, after changes
in the political leadership of the state government, it is unclear
whether the proposed name change will be implemented within the time
frame.
During the British Raj, Bangalore developed as a center for colonial
rule in South India. The establishment of the Bangalore Cantonment
brought in large numbers of migrant Tamil, Telugu and North Indian
workers for developing and maintaining the infrastructure of the
cantonment.
After India gained independence in 1947, Bangalore evolved into a
manufacturing hub for public sector heavy industries—particularly
aerospace, space and defence. The establishment and success of high
technology firms in Bangalore after the liberalisation of India's
economy has led to the growth of India's information technology
industry. Bangalore is referred to as the Silicon Valley of India and
accounts for 35 percent of India's software exports. Home to prestigious
colleges and research institutions, the city has the second-highest
literacy rate among the metropolitan cities in the nation. However, as a
large and growing metropolis in the developing world, Bangalore
continues to struggle with problems such as air pollution and traffic
congestion.
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