Malleswaram


Malleswaram is a North-Western suburb of Bangalore city. It's one of the zones of BBMP. It was developed as a planned suburb after the great plague of 1898, which caused many people to move out of the city center. It derives its name from the Kadu Malleshwara Temple. The neighborhood houses many offices.
HV Nanjundaiah, the first Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University is credited with the building of the then suburb of Malleswaram.
The neighbourhood of Malleswaram hosts people from all walks of life. 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, Radhika Pandit and Jaggesh have all lived here.
Malleshwaram is home to some of Bangalore's heritage cafés such as Central Tiffin Room Bangalore, Janatha Hotel, New Krishna Bhavan and Veena Stores.

Location

It is located in the North-Western part of the city and is in close proximity to Yeshwantpur, Rajajinagar, Sadashivnagar, Sheshadripuram and the Kempegowda Bus Terminus and the closest metro station to this place is the Sampige Road, Malleswaram metro station

Notable Locations in and around Malleswaram

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
Sri Kanyakaparameshwari Temple
Sri Dakshinamukha Nandi Tirtha Kalyani Kshetra
Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple
Sankey tank
MES PU College of Arts,Commerce and Scienece