NEHA S SHASTRY

NIVYA T.M. 1 OF 2
1 HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY AREA: HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT OF STUDY AREA:
1537 Kempegowda-I founded a new town, Bengaluru in 1537 and made it the
capital of Yelahankanadu.
• Gandhi Bazaar sits on the vicinity of Four pairs of bulls were flagged off from a central point and furrowed the
FOUNDATION OF
Basavanagudi which had once been the ground in 4 cardinal directions.The routes ploughed by them were
BENGALURU
cultural capital of Bengaluru. marked as the main streets of the new city.
• Residential and commercial locality situated A mud fort was built with a moat around it.
in South Bangalore. There were 2 principal axes- Doddapete(N-S direction, now Avenue
Road) and Chickpete( E-W direction)
• Formerly known as Angadi Beedi( Street
of shops), the Bazaar was named after An Artist’s sketch of the old pete
PETE
Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate his visit
to the area during the Indian Independence Four main elements of Bengaluru,
Movement, in 1934. Pete(Market) Kote(fort)
Kere(Lakes) Thotta(Gardens).
Basavanagudi Basava + Gudi Bangalore was known as ‘The land of 1000 lakes’
(Bull) (Temple) Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in The Petes were named based on the goods that were sold in that
Gandhi Bazaar circle market.
Eg.: Akkipete( Rice market),
LOCATION : Upparapete(Salt Market)

KOTE
The site is located
in Bengaluru, the Conquered Conquered Sold
1600s Kempegowda-II Sultan of Bijapur Kingdom of Mysore
capital city of the Mughals
1638 (Ibrahim Adil Shah) 1689
Southern state of 1686
Karnataka. Succession Conquered
1700s King of Mysore Given as Jagir Hyder Ali British Empire
INDIA Tippu Sultan
KARNATAKA (Krishnaraja Wodeyar) (Army General) 1782 1799
1759

Arabian Bay Of
Bengal 1804 Bangalore named as capital of Mysore State.
Sea

1806 Cantonment area developed

BENGALURU IN
KARNATAKA IN INDIA KARNATAKA
1875 Great Famine – from 1875-77
Water shortage due to failure of monsoons.
GREAT FAMINE

1883 3 New developments added to Cantonment area :

• Richmond Town
DESIGN OF • Benson Town BANGALORE-MAP ( 1875) GANDHI BAZAAR
NEW AREAS • Cleveland Town
Bubonic Plague in the Mysore-Madras region of India 8,000 houses
1896 were disinfected and 1,356 homes demolished.
MALLESHWARAM
BUBONIC Multiple temples built, dedicated to Goddess Mariamma, in Various CANTONMENT
PLAGUE parts of the city.
The new layouts were laid out in grids, with narrow lanes known
PETE AREA
BASAVANAGUDI IN BENGALURU GANDHI BAZAAR IN BASAVANAGUDI as `conservancy lanes’ running behind them.

SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD: 1898 New Planned Towns developed on the periphery of the City –
BASAVANAGUDI
Malleshwaram Chamrajpet & Basavanagudi
DESIGN OF
NORTH : Chamrajpet: High Density 05
NEW
residential area BANGALORE MAP
CHAMRAJPET AREAS BASAVANAGUDI AFTER DESIGN OF NEW AREAS
VYSYAS MERCHANTS
Plan commissioned by Diwan - K.Seshadri Iyer .
S WEST: Basavanagudi: Temple Area LALBAGH
SRINAGAR
Central Plaza with 4 diagonal– 100ft wide bazaars BRAHMINS
BOTANICAL
STUDY
GARDENS
Planning based on – occupation and class of the residents. PALEGARS
S EAST: Jayanagar: Mixed Use AREA TEMPLE PUBLIC
BASAVANAGUDI 1900s SQUARE
SOUTH : Banashankari :Mixed Use 1903 – Motor vehicles introduced into the city BRAHMINS
MOSQUE
1906 – Basavanagudi receives electricity (From Hydroelectric plant at
JAYANAGAR
WEST : Srinagar : Residential BANSHANKARI- Shivanasamudra) TELUGU
STAGE-2 1927 – Bangalore reputed as Garden City.
EAST: Lalbagh Botanical Gardens 1934 – Angadi Beedi renamed as Gandhi bazaar

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NIVYA T.M. 2 OF 2
1 HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
CHANGE IN ARCHITECTURAL STYLES: THEN NOW THEN NOW
CULTURE:
FESTIVALS:
THEN NOW
ELEMENT
( 1943- 1970’S) ( Present Day) SL NO. FESTIVAL GOODS SOLD IMAGERY
Madras Cement (Sand & Lime 1. Sankranti Sugarcane, Jaggery,
MATERIALS Mortar Construction) Burnt Bricks Coconut, Sesame seeds.
USED : Burnt Bricks RCC
RAMAKRISHNA BULL TEMPLE
ASHRAM
Sloped Roofs & Chajjas Flat Roofed Buildings with
SLOPE Roofs covered with Mangalore accessible terraces. 2. Ugadi Neem leaves, Jaggery.
08
Tiles

3. Ganesh Banana leaves, Mango

Chaturthi Leaves, Sugarcane stalk,
KRISHNA RAO Variety of flowers,
VIDHYARTI BHAVAN- PARK
1980’S Ganesh Idols.
G+2 was the maximum height of G+3 to G+4 Buildings with ANALYSIS :
BUILDING the buildings. different shops on each floor. 4. Dussehra Clay Dolls, Diyas
HEIGHTS: • All roads and
junctions have
been widened and
CHANGE IN ROAD WIDTHS: have higher traffic
DATTATREYA ROAD
density. 5. Diwali Diyas, Electric lights, Wall
INTERSECTION, • Major landmarks BMS decorations 10
THEN : ( 1953) NOW : (PRESENT DAY) WOMEN’S
GANDHI BAZAAR - like Ramakrishna BMSCE - 1946
10-12m 20-25m 1960’S Ashram,Bull COLLEGE
temple and 6. Kadlekai Parishe Ground Nuts, Puffed rice,
Vidyarthi Bhavan Clay idols, Toys
have remained
the same.

BULL TEMPLE ROAD- GANDHI

1977 BAZAAR- 1990s PEOPLE:  FOOD
• Apart from restaurants, there are
• Basavanagudi was segregated multiple mobile food stations
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS AND HERITAGE BUILDINGS: based on language and class in serving snacks
1898.
• Today, it exhibits mixed culture • Primarily designed for a vegetarian
and mixed languages. community.
• Most of the restaurants serve Indian
 LANGUAGE : Cuisine.
• Predominant Language – Kannada
• Other languages - Telugu, Tamil and Vegetarian Restaurants
Hindi. Non Veg Restaurants

21% 79%
1900-1920
INFERENCE:
CHANGE IN BUILDING USE : 1921-1940
The area was always commercial, However , some buildings have changed their uses Many thriving ISSUES OPPORTUNITIES:
over time 1941-1960 heritage
businesses and Uncontrolled building activities & To encourage and promote tourism.
SL NO: USE-THEN USE-NOW
1961-1980 buildings chaotic development in the vicinity
(1953-1963) (Present Day) 09 To facilitate and encourage those
of heritage areas.
1 Taxi stand Park involved with heritage conservation
Poor maintainance of the heritage
LANDMARKS LANDMARKS LANDMARKS LANDMARKS LANDMARKS and management.
2 Circle lunch house-restaurant Ladies Wear House-Textile showroom buildings.
1. Preetam hotel 9. Co-operative soceity 17. Residence 25. Nehru yuvuka 33. Nbs mani stores Effective & strong guidelines are
3 Primary School Kanchipuram Silk Society Lack of adequete presentation and
sangha required for regulating the area from
communication of the significance of
2. Band box 10. Grandige angadi 18. Manjunatha condiments 26. Basavanagudi club 34. Mahila bangles disorganised development.
4 Charcoal and Firewood sales Basavanagudi Ayurveda the place to the visitors and
3. Residence 11. Gnana bhandana 19. 27. Shambhu oil 35. Mahalakshmi tiffin room members of the community. To organise awareness activities
5 Photograph developing studio Udupi Krishna Bhavan- Restaurant library like heritage walks.
Poorly planned tourism activities.
6 Geetha Dosa House Sangeetha Mobile Shop 4. Kotak 12. Vidhyarthi bhavan 20. Vittals 28. Kohlapuri’s 36. Jyothi prakash stores
 https://www.scribd.com/document/250381896/Gandhi-Bazar
5. Ankita pustaka 13. Shrekantiah provisions 21. Arvind store 29. Ladies wear house 37. Satish stores  http://urbantransport.kar.gov.in/Gandhi%20Bazaar%20Pedestrianizatio
7 Pond used for Ganesha Visarjan BMS Hospital n%20Final%20Report.pdf
 http://www.basavanagudi.com/history-1/#history-2
8 Bullock cart stand Auto Rickshaw Stand 6. 14. Sln foods 22. Highlands 30. Siddoji rao & sons 38. Milling store  FACEBOOK GROUP : Bangalore-Photos from a Bygone Age
 FACEBOOK GROUP : Old Bangalore
9 Imported Boots and Leather work Khadims-shoe store 7. Fashion & style 15. Mahalakshmi hall 23. K.P.Sampathraj ranka, 31. Srinivasa 39. Udupi k.Bhavan  Mr. Chandrashekar, Planning Engineer
brokers Condiments  Thimappa, Flower Salesman opposite Vidyarthi Bhavan, Gandhi Bazaar.
10 Co-Operative Society Ice Thunder-Ice Cream Shop 8. Ganesh bakery 16. Courier point 24. Aruna coffee 32. Siddoji textiles 40. Kancheepuram silks  Bangalore: The Early City , by Yashaswini Sharma