Malleshwaram

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Neighborhood in Bengaluru, India

title: "Malleshwaram" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-in-west-bengaluru"] description: "Neighborhood in Bengaluru, India" topic_path: "general/neighbourhoods-in-west-bengaluru" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleshwaram" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Neighborhood in Bengaluru, India ::

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nameMalleshwaram
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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2Metro
subdivision_name1Karnataka
subdivision_name2Sampige Road metro station
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Bengaluru Urban district
image_skyline{{Photomontage
photo1aMantri Central, Bangalore.jpg
photo2aChowdiah Memorial Hall.jpg
photo2bMalleshwaram 1669CE Kannada Inscription.jpg
photo3aMantrisquarefront.jpg
image_captionMantri central, Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Mallapura 1669CE Ekoji Inscription, Mantri mall
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code560003, 560012, 560055
registration_plateKA-04
demographics1_info1Kannada
founderH. V. Nanjundaiah
area_total_km23.95
population_total99625
population_as_of2020
population_density_km225196
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area_metro_km228.6
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/9th_Malleshwaram_Kadalekai_Parishe,Bangalore(2025)_24.jpg" caption="9th Malleshwaram [[Kadalekai Parishe]] (2025)"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/9th_Malleshwaram_Kadalekai_Parishe,Bangalore(2025)_145.jpg" caption="9th Malleshwaram Kadalekai Parishe (2025)"] ::

History

The earlier name of Malleshwaram was Mallapura as documented in the Ekoji Inscription of Malleshwaram dated to 1669 CE located in the precincts of the famous Kadu Malleshwara temple. It records the donation of the Maratha chief Ekoji, half brother of Shivaji who donated a village Medaraninganahalli for the upkeep of the Kadu Malleshwara temple. Medaraninganahalli was a village that was located around the IISc campus. Another undated Kannada inscription in Sampige road was documented in the supplementary Volume 9 of Epigraphia carnatica, it mentions that the inscription was found near Jakkarayanakere which corresponds to the area around Krishna Flour Mill in Sampige Road, Malleshwaram. Much of the text published is incomplete and is a possible donatory inscription. However, the existence of Jakkarayana kere (lake) near Sampige road documented more than a century ago is established.

H. V. Nanjundaiah, the first Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University is credited with the building of the then suburb of Malleshwaram. name="DNA" / The neighbourhood of Malleshwaram has been host to many accomplished people: the Nobel laureate C.V. Raman, scientist Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, badminton world champion Prakash Padukone and his daughter Deepika Padukone, noted Carnatic musician Doraiswamy Iyengar and film stars Saroja Devi, Ananth Nag and Jaggesh have all lived here.

Malleshwaram is home to some of Bangalore's heritage cafés such as [[Central Tiffin Room Bangalore|CTR Shri Sagar]] (1920s), Janatha Hotel, Raghvendra Stores, New Krishna Bhavan, Veena Stores, and Snehajeevi Gowdara Egg Rice Adda.

H. V. Nanjundaiah, the first Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University is credited with the building of the then suburb of Malleshwaram. The neighbourhood of Malleshwaram has been host to many accomplished people: the Nobel laureate C.V. Raman, scientist Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, badminton world champion Prakash Padukone and his daughter Deepika Padukone, noted Carnatic musician Doraiswamy Iyengar and film stars Saroja Devi, Ananth Nag and Jaggesh have all lived here.

Malleshwaram is home to some of Bangalore's heritage cafés such as CTR Shri Sagar (1920s), Janatha Hotel, Raghvendra Stores, New Krishna Bhavan, Veena Stores, and Snehajeeevi Gowdara Egg Rice Adda.

Location

It is located in the North-Western part of the city and is in close proximity to Yeshwanthpur, Gokula, Rajajinagar, Sadashivanagar, Seshadripuram and the Kempegowda Bus Station. The closest metro stations to this place are the Sampige Road metro station and Srirampura metro station.

Tourist attractions

A few tourist attractions in and around Malleshwaram are Kaadu Malleshwara Temple, Orion Mall, Mantri Square Mall, Bangalore Palace, ISKCON Temple and Sankey tank.

Notable locations

References

References

  1. (13 December 2020). "A simple narration of Bangalore's history over the last 2000 years".
  2. (2011-08-22). "The plague that shook Bangalore".
  3. (2021-03-08). "100 years apart, a tale of Bengaluru's two pandemics".
  4. (6 March 2013). "Made for all communities". The Hindu.
  5. (2012-04-09). "Malleswaram retains the Bangalore of yore". DNA India.
  6. Jul 31, B. M. B. / U., 2021, & Ist, 06:00. (n.d.). Malleswaram Mirror Special: Community Corner: Good old Malleswaram... Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved April 17, 2022, from https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/malleswaram-mirror-special-community-corner-good-old-malleswaram-/articleshow/84911233.cms
  7. This Tiny Shop in Malleshwaram Serves Bengaluru’s Best Egg Rice And How Can You Afford To Miss It—MetroSaga. (n.d.). Retrieved April 17, 2022, from https://metrosaga.com/shop-in-malleshwaram-serves-bengalurus-best-egg-rice/
  8. (15 February 2018). "Bengaluru's Malleswaram: Where live gods and their noble soldiers".

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