At the recent Product conclave in Bangalore, about 45 minutes were spent discussing, 'Is the Indian startup ecosystem disruptive enough?' The session, which had the likes of Google's Rajan Anandan; Infosys Co-founder, Kris Gopalakrishnan; Kalaari's and Blume Venture's Sanjay Nath, concluded that disruption in the Indian context is about solving unsolved problems, with a dose of either scale or new technology, in fact, even both. Terming Indian startups as 'copycats' would be grossly unfair, the panel concluded. And we at ETRise concur with that thought. We may be critical and cynical, but there are a lot of exciting things happening all around us. Historically, across the world, it is seen that where a startup ecosystem kick-starts, successful business models are copied first, and, then, everything else catches on. India seems to be no different.
When we started to draw up this year's list, the thought was to find not only those innovations that may have missed the media attention, but were so different and compelling enough for a story to be told. The 50 stories that we will feature here are not a ranking, in any order. The stories have been picked by us and the only parameter on which they have been judged are their innovation and disruption quotients. Last year's list had a lot of robotics, telemetry and even a startup converting air pollution into ink. Not by design, but for the first time since we started the compilation, there is no e-commerce that has made the cut.
Ecommerce continue to do well and attract substantial investments, but it is clearly reaching a plateau in terms of innovation. Incremental changes and value addition keeps happening, but it is not more the petri dish of innovation.
Instead, our list this year has a substantial number of companies in healthcare and agriculture. A Nasscom-Zinov report says that India has added over 1000 startups in 2017, taking the total number of tech startups to 5000-5200. India is witnessing a rapid rise in the B2B tech startup landscape, focused on verticals like healthtech and fintech. While Bengaluru, Delhi/NCR and Mumbai retained their position as the key startup hubs in India, 20 per cent of the startups emerged from tier II/III cities. It is heartening to see that a startup from Nashik has made it to the list, a city normally not associated with innovation. What is even more important is the nature of innovations taking place at these startups.
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Most companies in the healthcare space are tackling large problems, especially for people at the bottom of the pyramid. Agriculture is another sector that holds massive potential and startups there are doing some amazing work. Find our coverage on Hot Startups to watch out for in 2018. Click 'Disruptive innovations', a term coined by Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School talks about innovations targeting the bottom of the market. 'An innovation that is disruptive allows a whole new population of consumers at the bottom of a market access to a product or service that was historically only accessible to consumers with a lot of money or a lot of skill,' says Christensen. Another important characteristic of disruptive innovation, according to Christensen, is that such innovations are initially considered inferior by most of an incumbent's customers. Customers wait until its quality improves and after that 'happily accept its lower price,' says Christensen.
Many on our list are innovating and disrupting and in fact satisfies the two conditions set by Christensen as a test to determine if a company is disruptively pioneering. Our first story this year is on Team Indus, a startup, we have closely followed since 2015. Is a one-of-a-kind startup in India, and, in fact, across the world.
Team Indus is competing in the (GLXP) Challenge (against four other startups from different countries) for a grand prize of $20 million. It has to reach the moon, land a rover and then ride the rover across the lunar surface. If it is able to achieve this feat in March 31, 2018, Team Indus will be creating many records with far-reaching impact across the startup ecosystem. Again, we would caveat our stories with the disclaimer that not all startups on the list would succeed and go on to become billion-dollar companies. A great innovation automatically does not translate into a great business. As the Indian startup ecosystem matures, we are hoping a few would succeed, go on to solve problems, and latch on to the opportunity to change the world. Also, check out the Hot Startups 2017 list by clicking.
Contents. Etymology The name 'Bangalore' represents an version of the name and its original name, 'Bengalūru' ( ). It is the name of a village near Kodigehalli in Bangalore city today and was used by Kempegowda to christen the city as Bangalore at the time of its foundation. The earliest reference to the name 'Bengalūru' was found in a ninth-century stone inscription on a ' vīra gallu ' ( ವೀರಗಲ್ಲು) (literally, ', a rock edict extolling the virtues of a warrior). In this inscription found in, 'Bengalūrū' is referred to as a place in which a battle was fought in 890. It states that the place was part of the until 1004 and was known as ' Bengaval-uru', the 'City of Guards' in (Old Kannada).
An story recounts that the 12th century king, while on a hunting expedition, lost his way in the forest. Tired and hungry, he came across a poor old woman who served him boiled beans. The grateful king named the place 'benda-kaal-uru' (literally, 'town of boiled beans'), which eventually evolved into 'Bengalūru'. Has put forward an explanation of a possible floral origin of the name, being derived from benga, the Kannada term for (also known as the ), a species of dry and moist, that grew abundantly in the region.
On 11 December 2005, the announced that it had accepted a proposal by winner to Bangalore to Bengalūru. On 27 September 2006, the (BBMP) passed a resolution to implement the proposed name change. The government of Karnataka accepted the proposal, and it was decided to officially implement the name change from 1 November 2006. The Union government approved this request, along with name changes for 11 other Karnataka cities, in October 2014, hence Bangalore was renamed to 'Bengaluru' on 1 November 2014.
Someshwara Temple dates from the era A discovery of artefacts during the at, Sidhapura and Jadigenahalli, all of which are located on Bangalore's outskirts today, suggest probable human settlement around 4,000 BCE. Around 1,000 BCE , burial grounds were established at and on the outskirts of Bangalore. Coins of the, and found at and indicate that Bangalore was involved in trans-oceanic trade with ancient civilisations in 27 BCE. The region of modern-day Bangalore was part of several successive kingdoms. Between the fourth and the tenth centuries, the Bangalore region was ruled by the of Karnataka, the first dynasty to set up effective control over the region.
According to Edgar Thurston there were twenty eight kings who ruled Gangavadi from the start of the Christian era until its conquest by the Cholas. These kings belonged to two distinct dynasties: the earlier line of the Solar race which had a succession of seven kings of the Ratti or Reddi tribe, and the later line of the Ganga race. The ruled the region initially as a sovereign power (350–550), and later as feudatories of the, followed by the until the tenth century. The Begur was commissioned around 860, during the reign of the Western Ganga King Ereganga Nitimarga I and extended by his successor Nitimarga II.
Around 1004, during the reign of, the Cholas defeated the Western Gangas under the command of the crown prince, and captured Bangalore. During this period, the Bangalore region witnessed the migration of many groups — warriors, administrators, traders, artisans, pastorals, cultivators, and religious personnel from and other Kannada speaking regions. The, the Aigandapura complex near, at Binnamangala, Choleshwara Temple at, Someshwara Temple at, date from the era.
In 1117, the king defeated the Cholas in the Battle of Talakad in south Karnataka, and extended its rule over the region. Vishnuvardhana expelled the Cholas from all parts of Mysore state. By the end of the 13th century, Bangalore became a source of contention between two warring cousins, the Hoysala ruler of and Ramanatha, who administered from the Hoysala held territory in Tamil Nadu.
Veera Ballala III had appointed a civic head at Hudi (now within Bangalore Municipal Corporation limits), thus promoting the village to the status of a town. After Veera Ballala III's death in 1343, the next empire to rule the region was the, which itself saw the rise of four dynasties, the (1336–1485), the (1485–1491), the (1491–1565), and the (1565–1646).
During the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire, of the raised the across the river at, whose reservoir is the present city's supply of regular piped water. Foundation and early modern history. The was invented in Bangalore in 1922. In the 19th century, Bangalore essentially became a, with the 'pētē', whose residents were predominantly and the cantonment created by the British. Throughout the 19th century, the Cantonment gradually expanded and acquired a distinct cultural and political salience as it was governed directly by the British and was known as the Civil and Military Station of Bangalore. While it remained in the princely territory of Mysore, Cantonment had a large military presence and a cosmopolitan population that came from outside the princely state of Mysore, including British and army officers. Bangalore was hit by a epidemic in 1898 that claimed nearly 3,500 lives.
The crisis caused by the outbreak catalysed the city's sanitation process. Telephone lines were laid to help co-ordinate anti-plague operations. Regulations for building new houses with proper sanitation facilities came into effect. A health officer was appointed and the city divided into four wards for better co-ordination. Was inaugurated in 1900 by, the then.
New extensions in and were developed in the north and south of the pētē. In 1903, motor vehicles came to be introduced in Bangalore. In 1906, Bangalore became one of the first cities in India to have electricity from, powered by the plant situated in. The was established in 1909, which subsequently played a major role in developing the city as a science research hub.
In 1912, the, a defensive explosive weapon widely used in and, was devised in Bangalore by Captain McClintock of the. Bangalore's reputation as the 'Garden City of India' began in 1927 with the celebrations of the rule of. Several projects such as the construction of parks, public buildings and hospitals were instituted to improve the city. Bangalore played an important role during the. Visited the city in 1927 and 1934 and addressed public meetings here. In 1926, the in due to demand by textile workers for payment of bonus resulted in and police firing, resulting in the death of four workers, and several injuries. In July 1928, there were notable in Bangalore, when a idol was removed from a school compound in the Sultanpet area of Bangalore.
In 1940, the first flight between Bangalore and took off, which placed the city on India's urban map. After India's independence in August 1947, Bangalore remained in the newly carved of which the Maharaja of Mysore was the (appointed governor).
The 'City Improvement Trust' was formed in 1945, and in 1949, the 'City' and the 'Cantonment' merged to form the. The later constituted the in 1976 to co-ordinate the activities of these two bodies. Public sector employment and education provided opportunities for Kannadigas from the rest of the state to migrate to the city. Bangalore experienced rapid growth in the decades 1941–51 and 1971–81, which saw the arrival of many immigrants from northern Karnataka. By 1961, Bangalore had become the sixth largest city in India, with a population of 1,207,000. In the decades that followed, Bangalore's manufacturing base continued to expand with the establishment of private companies such as (Motor Industries Company), which set up its manufacturing plant in the city.
By the 1980s, it was clear that urbanisation had spilled over the current boundaries, and in 1986, the, was established to co-ordinate the development of the entire region as a single unit. On 8 February 1981, a at Venus Circus in Bangalore, where more than 92 lives were lost, the majority of them being children. Bangalore experienced a growth in its real estate market in the 1980s and 1990s, spurred by capital investors from other parts of the country who converted Bangalore's large plots and colonial into multi-storied apartments.
In 1985, became the first to set up base in Bangalore. Other information technology companies followed suit and by the end of the 20th century, Bangalore had established itself as the of India. Today, Bangalore is India's third most populous city.
During the 21st century, Bangalore has suffered terrorist attacks in,. The in Bangalore Bangalore lies in the southeast of the state of Karnataka. It is in the heart of the (a region of the larger ) at an average elevation of 900 m (2,953 ft).: 8 It is located at and covers an area of 741 km 2 (286 sq mi). The majority of the city of Bangalore lies in the of Karnataka and the surrounding rural areas are a part of the.
The Government of Karnataka has carved out the new district of from the old Bangalore Rural district. The topology of Bangalore is generally flat, though the western parts of the city are hilly. The highest point is, which is 962 metres (3,156 feet) and is situated to the north-west of the city. No major rivers run through the city, although the and cross paths at the, 60 kilometres (37 miles) to the north., a minor tributary of the Arkavathi, arises within the city at Basavanagudi and flows through the city.
The rivers Arkavathi and Vrishabhavathi together carry much of Bangalore's. A system, constructed in 1922, covers 215 km 2 (83 sq mi) of the city and connects with five centres located in the periphery of Bangalore. In the 16th century, Kempe Gowda I constructed many lakes to meet the town's water requirements. The Kempambudhi Kere, since overrun by modern development, was prominent among those lakes. In the earlier half of 20th century, the Nandi Hills was commissioned by ( of Mysore, 1926–41 CE) to provide a water supply to the city.
Currently, the river provides around 80% of the total water supply to the city with the remaining 20% being obtained from the Thippagondanahalli and Hesaraghatta reservoirs of the Arkavathi river. Bangalore receives 800 million litres (211 million ) of water a day, more than any other Indian city. However, Bangalore sometimes does face water shortages, especially during summer- more so in the years of low rainfall. A study of the (AQI) of twenty stations within the city indicated scores that ranged from 76 to 314, suggesting heavy to severe air pollution around areas of traffic concentration. Bangalore has a handful of freshwater lakes and, the largest of which are Madivala tank, lake, lake, Yediyur Lake.
Groundwater occurs in to layers of the sediments. The Complex (PGC) is the most dominant rock unit in the area and includes, and, while the soils of Bangalore consist of red and red, fine to soils.
Vegetation in the city is primarily in the form of large and minority trees. Though Bangalore has been classified as a part of the seismic zone II (a stable zone), it has experienced quakes of magnitude as high as 4.5. Climate Bangalore has a ( Aw) with distinct and seasons. Due to its high elevation, Bangalore usually enjoys a more moderate climate throughout the year, although occasional heat waves can make summer somewhat uncomfortable. The coolest month is January with an average low temperature of 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) and the hottest month is April with an average high temperature of 35 °C (95 °F).
The highest temperature ever recorded in Bangalore is 39.2 °C (103 °F) (recorded on 24 April 2016) as there was a strong El Nino in 2016 There were also unofficial records of 41 °C (106 °F) on that day. The lowest ever recorded is 7.8 °C (46 °F) in January 1884. Winter temperatures rarely drop below 14 °C (57 °F), and summer temperatures seldom exceed 36 °C (97 °F).
Bangalore receives rainfall from both the northeast and the southwest and the wettest months are September, October and August, in that order. The summer heat is moderated by fairly frequent, which occasionally cause power outages and local flooding.
Most of the rainfall occurs during late afternoon/evening or night and rain before noon is infrequent. November 2015 (290.4 mm) was recorded as one of the wettest months in Bangalore with heavy rains causing severe flooding in some areas, and closure of a number of organisations for over a couple of days. The heaviest rainfall recorded in a 24-hour period is 179 millimetres (7 in) recorded on 1 October 1997. 0.65% Distribution of religions † Includes Sikhism (0.15%), Buddhism (0.06%). With a population estimated to be between 10,456,000 and 12,339,000, up from 8.5 million at the 2011 census, Bangalore is a, and the third most populous city in India and the 18th most populous city in the world. Bangalore was the fastest-growing Indian metropolis after between 1991 and 2001, with a growth rate of 38% during the decade. Residents of Bangalore are referred to as 'Bangaloreans' in English and Bengaloorinavaru or Bengaloorigaru in Kannada.
People from other states have migrated to Bangalore. According to the 2011 census of India, 78.9% of Bangalore's population is, a little less than the. Comprise 13.9% of the population, roughly the same as their national average.
And account for 5.6% and 1.0% of the population, respectively, double that of their national averages. The city has a literacy rate of 89%. Roughly 10% of Bangalore's population lives in. —a relatively low proportion when compared to other cities in the developing world such as Mumbai (50%) and (60%).
The 2008 statistics indicate that Bangalore accounts for 8.5% of the total crimes reported from 35 major cities in India which is an increase in the crime rate when compared to the number of crimes fifteen years ago. Bangalore suffers from the same major urbanisation problems seen in many fast-growing cities in developing countries: rapidly escalating social inequality, mass displacement and dispossession, proliferation of slum settlements, and epidemic public health crisis due to severe water shortage and sewage problems in poor and working-class neighbourhoods. Official language of Bangalore is.
Other languages such as, are also spoken widely. The Kannada language spoken in Bangalore is a form of Kannada called as ' Kannada' which is also used in most of the southern part of Karnataka state. A vernacular dialect of this, known as, is spoken among the youth in Bangalore and the adjoining regions. English (as an Indian dialect) is extensively spoken and is the principal language of the professional and business class. The major communities of Bangalore who share a long history in the city other than the are the and, who migrated to Bangalore in search of a better livelihood. Already in the 16th century, Bangalore had few speakers of Tamil and Telugu, who spoke Kannada to carry out low profile jobs.
However the Telugu Speaking Morasu Vokkaligas are the Native people of Bangalore Telugu-speaking people initially came to Bangalore on invitation by the Mysore royalty (a few of them have lineage dating back to ). Other native communities are the and the of coastal Karnataka, the of the of Karnataka. The migrant communities are,. Bangalore once had a large population, the second largest after. Today, there are around 10,000 Anglo-Indians in Bangalore.
Christians form a sizeable section of Bangalorean society, with migrant forming the majority of the Christian population, while Kannada Catholics, and others form the rest of the population. Muslims form a very diverse population, consisting of and Urdu-speaking Muslims,. Languages is the official language of Bangalore but the city is multi-cultural. According to census 2011, Kannada spoken by 46%, Tamil spoken by 13.99%, Telugu spoken by 13.89%, Urdu spoken by 12%, Hindi spoken by 5.4%, Malayalam spoken by 2.8%, Marathi spoken by 1.8%, Konkani spoken by 0.67%, Bengali spoken by 0.64%, Oriya spoken by 0.52%, Tulu spoken by 0.49%, Gujarati spoken by 0.47%. According to following is the distribution of Bangalore Urban district people as per their mother tongue.
Civic administration. A typical traffic speed interceptor used by the The (BBMP, Greater Bangalore Municipal Corporation) is in charge of the civic administration of the city. It was formed in 2007 by merging 100 wards of the erstwhile Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, with seven neighbouring City Municipal Councils, one Town Municipal Council and 110 villages around Bangalore. The number of wards increased to 198 in 2009. The BBMP is run by a city council composed of 250 members, including 198 representing each of the of the city and 52 other elected representatives, consisting of members of Parliament and the state legislature. Elections to the council are held once every five years, with results being decided.
Members contesting elections to the council usually represent one or more of the state's political parties. A mayor and deputy mayor are also elected from among the elected members of the council. Elections to the BBMP were held on 28 March 2010, after a gap of three and a half years since the expiry of the previous elected body's term, and the was voted into power – the first time it had ever won a civic poll in the city.
Councillor Sampath Raj became in September 2017, the vote having been boycotted by the. In September 2018, councillor Gangambike Mallikarjun was elected as the and took charge from the outgoing Mayor,. Bangalore's rapid growth has created several problems relating to traffic congestion and infrastructural obsolescence that the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike has found challenging to address. The unplanned nature of growth in the city resulted in massive traffic that the municipality attempted to ease by constructing a system and by imposing one-way traffic systems.
Some of the flyovers and one-ways mitigated the traffic situation moderately but were unable to adequately address the disproportionate growth of city traffic. A 2003 Battelle Environmental Evaluation System (BEES) evaluation of Bangalore's physical, biological and socioeconomic parameters indicated that Bangalore's water quality and terrestrial and aquatic were close to ideal, while the city's socioeconomic parameters (traffic, ) aire quality and scored poorly. The BBMP works in conjunction with the (BDA) and the Agenda for Bangalore's Infrastructure and Development Task Force (ABIDe) to design and implement civic and infrastructural projects. The (BCP) has seven geographic zones, includes the Traffic Police, the City Armed Reserve, the Central Crime Branch and the City Crime Record Bureau and runs 86 police stations, including two all-women police stations. Other units within the BCP include Traffic Police, City Armed Reserve (CAR), City Special Branch (CSB), City Crime Branch (CCB) and City Crime Records Bureau (CCRB). As capital of the state of Karnataka, Bangalore houses important state government facilities such as the, the (the home of the Karnataka state legislature) and (the residence of the Governor of Karnataka).
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Bangalore contributes four members to the lower house of the, the, from its four constituencies:, and, and 28 members to the. Electricity in Bangalore is regulated through the (BESCOM), while and facilities are provided by the (BWSSB). The city has offices of the, France, Japan Israel, British Deputy High Commission, along with honorary consulates of Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, Maldives, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Peru. It also has a trade office of Canada and a virtual Consulate of the United States. Pollution control Bangalore generates about 3,000 tonnes of per day, of which about 1,139 tonnes are collected and sent to units such as the Karnataka Composting Development Corporation.
The remaining solid waste collected by the municipality is dumped in open spaces or on roadsides outside the city. In 2008, Bangalore produced around 2,500 of, and increased to 5000 in 2012, which is transported from collection units located near, to the garbage dumping sites. The city suffers significantly with dust pollution, hazardous waste disposal, and disorganised, unscientific waste retrievals. The IT hub, Whitefield region is the most polluted area in Bangalore. Recently a study found that over 36% of diesel vehicles in the city exceed the national limit for emissions. Slums According to a 2012 report submitted to the by Karnataka Slum Clearance Board, Bangalore had 862 slums from total of around 2000 in Karnataka. The families living in the slum were not ready to move into the temporary shelters.
42% of the households migrated from different parts of India like, and most of, and 43% of the households had remained in the slums for over 10 years. The Karnataka Municipality, works to shift 300 families annually to newly constructed buildings. One-third of these slum clearance projects lacked basic service connections, 60% of slum dwellers lacked complete water supply lines and shared BWSSB water supply. Waste management Ιn 2012 Bangalore generated 2.1 million tonnes of (195.4 kg/cap/yr). The waste management scenario in the state of Karnataka is regulated by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) under the aegis of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which is a Central Government entity. As part of their Waste Management Guidelines the Government of Karnataka through the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has authorised a few well-established companies to manage the and hazardous waste in the state of Karnataka.
The headquarters of, India's second largest IT company, is located in Bangalore Recent estimates of the economy of Bangalore's metropolitan area have ranged from $45 to $83 billion ( ), and have ranked it either of India. The value of city's exports totalling ₹432 billion (US$6.0 billion) in 2004–05. With an economic growth of 10.3%, Bangalore is the second fastest-growing major metropolis in India, and is also the country's fourth largest (FMCG) market. Forbes considers Bangalore one of 'The Next Decade's Fastest-Growing Cities'. The city is the third largest hub for and is home to over 10,000-dollar millionaires and about 60,000 super-rich people who have an investment surplus of ₹45 million (US$626,157) and ₹5 million (US$69,600) respectively. The headquarters of several such as (BEL), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), (NAL), (BEML), Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) and (formerly Hindustan Machine Tools) are located in Bangalore. In June 1972 the (ISRO) was established under the Department of Space and headquartered in the city.
Bangalore also houses several research and development centres for many firms such as ABB, Airbus, Bosch, Boeing, GE, GM, Google, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Nokia, Oracle, Philips, Shell, Toyota and Tyco. Bangalore is called as the Silicon Valley of India because of the large number of information technology companies located in the city which contributed 33% of India's ₹1,442 billion (US$20 billion) IT exports in 2006–07. Bangalore's IT industry is divided into three main – (STPI); (ITPB);. UB City, the headquarters of the, is a high-end commercial zone.
And, India's third and fourth largest software companies are headquartered in Bangalore, as are many of the global SEI-CMM Level 5 Companies. The growth of IT has presented the city with unique challenges.
Ideological clashes sometimes occur between the city's IT moguls, who demand an improvement in the city's infrastructure, and the state government, whose electoral base is primarily the people in rural Karnataka. The encouragement of high-tech industry in Bangalore, for example, has not favoured local employment development, but has instead increased land values and forced out small enterprise. The state has also resisted the massive investments required to reverse the rapid decline in city transport which has already begun to drive new and expanding businesses to other centres across India. Bangalore is a hub for related industry in India and in the year 2005, around 47% of the 265 biotechnology companies in India were located here; including, India's largest biotechnology company. The is located in. Bangalore is served by (: BLR,: VOBL), located at, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the city centre. It was formerly called Bangalore International Airport.
The airport started operations from 24 May 2008 and is a private airport managed by a consortium led by the. The city was earlier served by the at, a residential locality in the eastern part of the city. The airport is third busiest in India after and in terms of passenger traffic and the number of air traffic movements (ATMs).
Taxis and air conditioned buses operated by connect the airport with the city. Namma Metro (Rail) A system called the is being built in stages. Initially opened with the 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) stretch from Baiyappanahalli to MG Road in 2011, phase 1 covering a distance of 42.30 kilometres (26.28 mi) for the North-South and East-West lines was made operational by June 2017. Phase 2 of the metro covering 72.1 kilometres (44.8 mi) is under construction and includes two new lines along with the extension of the existing North-South and East-West lines. There are also plans to extend the North-South line to the airport, covering a distance of 29.6 kilometres (18.4 mi). It is expected to be operational by 2021.
Bangalore is a divisional headquarters in the of the. There are four major railway stations in the city:, and, with railway lines towards in the east, in the north-east, in the north, in the northwest, in the west, in the southwest and in the south. There is also a railway line from Baiyappanahalli to Vimanapura which is no more in use. Though Bangalore has no commuter rail at present, there have been demands for a suburban rail service keeping in mind the large number of employees working in the IT corridor areas of Whitefield, Outer Ring Road and Electronics City.
The Rail Wheel Factory is Asia's second largest manufacturer of wheel and axle for railways and is headquartered in Yelahanka, Bangalore. BMTC's buses are a popular mode of commuting within Bangalore. Buses operated by (BMTC) are an important and reliable means of public transport available in the city. While commuters can buy tickets on boarding these buses, BMTC also provides an option of a bus pass to frequent users. BMTC runs air-conditioned luxury buses on major routes, and also operates shuttle services from various parts of the city to. The BMTC also has a mobile app that provides real-time location of a bus using the of the user's mobile device.
The operates 6,918 buses on 6,352 schedules, connecting Bangalore with other parts of Karnataka as well as other neighbouring states. The main bus depots that maintains are the, locally known as 'Majestic bus stand', where most of the out station buses ply from. Some of the KSRTC buses to, and ply from, Satellite Bus Station at Mysore road and Baiyappanahalli satellite bus station. BMTC and KSRTC were the first operators in India to introduce Volvo city buses and intracity coaches in India.
Three-wheeled, yellow and black or yellow and green, referred to as autos, are a popular form of transport. They are metered and can accommodate up to three passengers., commonly called City Taxis, are usually available too, but they are only available on call or by online based services. Taxis are metered and are generally more expensive than auto-rickshaws.
There are currently 1,250 vehicles being registered daily on an average in Bangalore RTOs. The total number of vehicles as on date are 44 lakh vehicles, with a road length of 11,000 kilometres (6,835 miles). – a theatre art of coastal Karnataka is often played in town hall Bangalore is known as the 'Garden City of India' because of its greenery, broad streets and the presence of many public parks, such as.
Bangalore is sometimes called as the ' Capital of India' and the 'Rock/Metal Capital of India' because of its underground music scene and it is one of the premier places to hold international rock concerts. In May 2012, ranked Bangalore 3rd among the world's top 10 cities to visit. Bangalore is also home to many -friendly restaurants and activism groups, and has been named as India's most vegan-friendly city by India. Flower shows are held at the Gardens during the week of (26 January) and (15 August). Or 'Karaga Shaktyotsava' is one of the most important and oldest festivals of Bangalore dedicated to the Hindu Goddess. It is celebrated annually by the community, over a period of nine days in the month of March or April.
The Someshwara Car festival is an annual procession of the idol of the (Ulsoor) led by the, a major land holding community in the southern Karnataka, occurring in April. Is widely celebrated on 1 November and is a public holiday in the city, to mark the formation of state on 1 November 1956. Other in Bangalore are,.
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The diversity of cuisine is reflective of the social and economic diversity of Bangalore. Bangalore has a wide and varied mix of restaurant types and cuisines and Bangaloreans deem eating out as an intrinsic part of their culture. Roadside vendors, and South Indian, North Indian, and Western fast food are all very popular in the city. Restaurants are very popular and serve predominantly vegetarian, regional cuisine.
Art and literature Bangalore did not have an effective contemporary art representation, as compared to and, until recently during the 1990s, several art galleries sprang up, notable being the government established. Bangalore's international, Art Bangalore, was established in 2010. Appears to have flourished in Bangalore even before Kempe Gowda laid the foundations of the city. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Kannada literature was enriched by the (a form of rhythmic writing) composed by the heads of the (monastery) in Bangalore. As a cosmopolitan city, Bangalore has also encouraged the growth of Telugu, Urdu, and English literatures.
The headquarters of the, a nonprofit organisation that promotes the Kannada language, is located in Bangalore. The city has its own, known as the 'Bangalore Literature Festival', which was inaugurated in 2012. Indian Cartoon Gallery.
One of the premier management institutes in India Schools Until the early 19th century, education in Bangalore was mainly run by religious leaders and restricted to students of that religion. The western system of education was introduced during the rule of. Subsequently, the British Mission established the first English school in 1832 known as. The fathers of the Paris Foreign Missions established the in 1858. The Bangalore High School was started by the Mysore Government in 1858 and the was started in 1865. In 1945 when World War II came to an end, King George Royal Indian Military Colleges was started at Bangalore by King George VI; the school is popularly known as In post-independent India, schools for young children (16 months–5 years) are called nursery, or which are broadly based on or methodology of education. Primary and secondary education in Bangalore is offered by various schools which are affiliated to one of the boards of education, such as the (SSLC), (ICSE), (CBSE), (IB), (IGCSE) and (NIOS).
Are either government run or are private (both aided and un-aided by the government). Bangalore has a significant number of due to expats and IT crowd. After completing their secondary education, students either attend (PUC) or continue High School in one of three streams –, Commerce or Science.
Alternatively, students may also enroll in Diploma courses. Upon completing the required coursework, students enroll in general or professional degrees in universities through lateral entry.
Below are some of the historical schools in Bangalore and their year of establishment. A premier law university The is the oldest college in the city, it was established in the year 1858. It was originally affiliated to and subsequently to. Later in the year 1882 the priests from the established the.
The was established in 1886, it provides affiliation to over 500 colleges, with a total student enrolment exceeding 300,000. The university has two campuses within Bangalore – Jnanabharathi and Central College. Was established in the year 1917, by, At present, the UVCE is the only engineering college under the. Bangalore also has many private Engineering Colleges affiliated to. Some of the institutes in Bangalore are:., which was established in 1909 in Bangalore. (JNCASR),.
(NCBS),. (NIMHANS)., and Some of the professional institutes located in Bangalore are.
(NLSIU). (IIM-B),. (IFIM).,. (IIIT-B) and. (NID),. (NIFT),.
(UASB), Some private and deemed universities in Bangalore include institutes like,. Bangalore medical colleges include (SJMC) and (BMCRI). The has a branch located in Bangalore. Media The first printing press in Bangalore was established in 1840 in Kannada by the Christian Mission. In 1859, Bangalore Herald became the first English bi-weekly newspaper to be published in Bangalore and in 1860, Mysore Vrittanta Bodhini became the first Kannada newspaper to be circulated in Bangalore. Currently, and are the most widely circulated Kannada and English newspapers in Bangalore respectively, closely followed by the and both owned by the Printers (Mysore) Limited – the largest print media house in Karnataka. Other circulated newspapers are, provide localised news updates.
On the web, provides listings information in Bangalore. Bangalore got its first radio station when, the official broadcaster for the, started broadcasting from its Bangalore station on 2 November 1955. The radio transmission was, until in 2001, became the first private channel in India to start transmitting radio from Bangalore.
In recent years, a number of FM channels have started broadcasting from Bangalore. The city probably has India's oldest Club – Bangalore Amateur Radio Club (VU2ARC), which was established in 1959. Bangalore got its first look at television when established a relay centre here and started relaying programs from 1 November 1981.
A production centre was established in the Doordarshan's Bangalore office in 1983, thereby allowing the introduction of a news program in Kannada on 19 November 1983. Doordarshan also launched a Kannada satellite channel on 15 August 1991 which is now named. The advent of private satellite channels in Bangalore started in September 1991 when started to broadcast its channels. Though the number of satellite TV channels available for viewing in Bangalore has grown over the years, the cable operators play a major role in the availability of these channels, which has led to occasional conflicts. (DTH) services are also available in Bangalore now. The first in Bangalore was, Bangalore which started offering internet services in early 1990s. This Internet service was, however, restricted to corporates until started offering services to the general public at the end of 1995.
Currently, Bangalore has the largest number of connections in India. Namma Wifi is a free in Bangalore, the first free Wifi in India. It began operation on 24 January 2014. Service is available at M.G. Road, Brigade Road, and other locations. The service is operated by D-VoiS and is paid for by the State Government.
Bangalore was the first city in India to have the 4th Generation Network for Mobile. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore and are by far the most popular sports in the city. Bangalore has many parks and gardens that provide excellent pitches for impromptu games. A significant number of national cricketers have come from Bangalore, including former captains. Some of the other notable players from the city who have represented India include,.
Bangalore's international cricket stadium is the, which has a of 55,000 and has hosted matches during the, and the. The Chinnaswamy Stadium is the home of India's. The franchise and the club are based in the city. The city hosted some games of the 2014. The city hosts the (WTA) annually. Beginning September 2008, Bangalore has also been hosting the tournament annually.
The city is home to the (BRFC). Bangalore has a number of elite clubs, like Century Club, The Bangalore Golf Club, the Bowring Institute and the exclusive, which counts among its previous members and the Maharaja of Mysore. The is based in Bangalore. India's team members, and reside in Bangalore. Other sports personalities from Bangalore include national swimming champion, world champion and former badminton champion. Bangalore is home to, 2017 vice champion of India's top professional basketball division, the. The city hast hosted some games of the 2014.
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