Basavanagudi is a residential and commercial locality in the Indian city of

Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

. Basavanagudi is one of the oldest localities of Bangalore evidenced by the fact that it is home to four inscriptions, three Kannada and one Tamil and also one of the poshest areas of Bangalore. It is located in South Bangalore, along the borders of Jayanagar and Lalbagh Botanical Gardens. The name "Basavanagudi" refers to the

Bull Temple Dodda Basavana Gudi (the Nandhi Temple) is situated in Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, area of South Bengaluru, part of the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. The Hindu temple is inside a park called Bugle Rock. The bull referre ...

, which contains a monolithic statue of the

Nandi Bull Nandi (), also known as Nandikeshvara or Nandideva, is the bull ''vahana'' (mount) of the Hindu god Shiva. He is also the guardian deity of Kailash, the abode of Shiva. Almost all Shiva temples display stone images of a seated Nandi, generally ...

. The word ''Basava'' in

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

means bull, and ''gudi'' means temple. The main commercial street in Basavanagudi is DVG Road, which is home to numerous retail businesses - several of them dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. Towards the middle of DVG Road is Gandhi Bazaar, known for its market which sells fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The neighbourhood includes several historic restaurants, notably

Vidyarthi Bhavan Vidyarthi Bhavan (; ) is a vegetarian tiffin restaurant in Gandhi Bazaar, Basavanagudi, South Bangalore. It has been considered an iconic establishment of the area and Bangalore in general, with its masala dosa being particularly recognized. H ...

, a vegetarian restaurant which opened in 1943. Basavanagudi is also home to B.M.S. College of Engineering, established in 1946, which holds the distinction of being the first private engineering college in India.

Parks

* M. N. Krishna Rao Park *

Bugle Rock Bugle Rock () is a massive rock in the Basavanagudi area of South Bengaluru, in the state of Karnataka. It is an abrupt rise above the ground of peninsular gneiss as the main rock formation and with an assessed age of about 3,000 million years. ...

* T. R. Shamanna Park * Armugam Circle Park * Dewan Madhav Rao Circle Park * Ramakrishna Square * Home School Circle * Tagore Circle * Nettakallappa Circle

Events

Kadlekai Parishe Kadalekai Parishe (), is an annual groundnut fair held in Basavanagudi Bangalore. This two-day fair. Farmers from other parts of the state bring their first crop of groundnuts to offer to Basavanna. Also, there will be numerous stalls of Groundn ...

: Every year a two-day fair of peanuts is held near

Dodda Ganeshana Gudi Dodda Basavana Gudi (the Nandhi Temple) is situated in Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, area of South Bengaluru, part of the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. The Hindu temple is inside a park called Bugle Rock. The bull referre ...

of Basavanagudi called

, which translates to Groundnut Fair. Groundnuts are exhibited and sold during this event. *

Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava Bengaluru Ganesh Utsava, It all started with the enthusiasm of a handful of youths. They were searching for a forum to involve themselves and share their thoughts and enthusiasm. Urge of the youth mooted Shri Vidyaranya Vichara Vinimaya Kannadig ...

: An annual event is held on the grounds of Acharya Pathasala Public School or

National College, Bengaluru National College, Bengaluru is the name given to two sister institutions in Bengaluru, India: the National College Basavanagudi, founded in 1919, and the National College, Jayanagar, founded in 1965. Other related institutions, also called Nat ...

celebrating

Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi (ISO: ), also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi () or Vinayaka Chavithi () or Vinayagar Chaturthi (), is a Hindu festival celebrating the birthday of Hindu deity Ganesh. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha's ''m ...

festival for over 10 days. The evenings are studded with cultural programmes by artists from all over India.

Education

* The Indian Institute of World Culture, B P Wadia Road * Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs * B.M.S. College of Engineering * National College, Basavanagudi * Acharya Pathasala Public School * National High School, KR Road, Basavanagudi * Vijaya College, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi * Mahila Seva Samaj, KR Road * Sree Saraswathi Vidhya Mandir * Bangalore High School * Mahila Mandali Vidya Samsthe

Temples and religious places

* Ramakrishna Ashram/Math * Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple * Kaaranji Anjaneya Swamy Temple * Uttaradhi Mutt * Sringeri Shankarmutt * Hanumanthana gudda (Ramanjaneya Gudda Temple) *

Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha is a gurukula in Bangalore, that was founded by Vishwesha Teertha, Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji of Pejawara Matha, Udupi in 1956. It is dedicated to the preservation and propagation of Indian philosophical texts. His ...

* Magadi Karnikara Patha Shaale * Sri Vyasaraja Mutt Sosale * Raghavendra Swamy Brindavana * Puthige Mutt * Jamia Masjid Mohammedan Block * Renukamba Temple, MN Krishna Rao Park * Ayyappa Swamy Temple * Jayatheertha Brindavana Sanidhana, PMK Road, Basavanagudi

Notable residents

* D. V. Gundappa — Kannada poet and writer; after whom the DVG Road is named * Mysore Suryanarayana Bhatta Puttanna — Author of

Kannada literature Kannada literature is the Text corpus, corpus of written forms of the Kannada language, which is spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka and written in the Kannada script. Attestations in literature span one and a half millennia, R.S. ...

Anil Kumble Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricketer, captain, coach and commentator who played Test cricket, Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. A right-arm leg sp ...

— Former Indian cricketer and cricket coach *

Hosur Narasimhaiah H. (Hanumanthappa) Narasimhaiah (more popularly Hosur Narasimhaiah); 6 June 1920 – 31 January 2005) was an Indian physicist, educator, writer, freedom fighter and rationalist from Karnataka. Publicly known as "HN", he was the Vice-Chancellor ...

— Physicist, educator and activist *

K. S. Nissar Ahmed Kokkare Hosahalli Shekh Haider Nissar Ahmed (5 February 1936 – 3 May 2020) was an Indian poet and writer in the Kannada language. He was awarded the Padma Shri (2008), the Rajyotsava Award (1981) and the Pampa award for his work (2017). He be ...

— Kannada poet and writer *

Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Masti Venkatesha Iyengar (6 June 1891 – 6 June 1986) was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conferred in India. He was popularly r ...

— Kannada poet and writer *

P. Lankesh Palya Lankesh (8 March 1935 – 25 January 2000) was an Indian poet, fiction writer, playwright, translator, screenplay writer and journalist who wrote in Kannada. He was also an award-winning film director. Early life and career Lankesh wa ...

— Kannada Journalist *

Ananth Kumar Hegannahalli Narayana Shastry Ananth Kumar (22 July 1959 – 12 November 2018) was an Indian politician affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Parliamentary Affairs of India from 2014 ...

— Indian political leader *

Srinath Srinath may refer to: *Vishnu, a Hindu deity, husband (nath) of Sri (Lakshmi) Given name * Srinath (Kannada actor) (born 1944), Indian actor in Kannada cinema * Srinath (Tamil actor) (born 1973), Indian actor in Tamil cinema * Sreenath (1956–2 ...

— Kannada actor *

Navaratna Rama Rao Navaratna Rama Rao (27 May 1877 – 1960) was an eminent Indian political leader and writer based in Mysore. The title "Navaratna", which means ''Nine Gems'', was given to him by the seer of Uttaradi Mutt for the scholarly services rendered to t ...

- Political leader, writer and administrator

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Bangalore Neighbourhoods in South Bengaluru