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Encyclopedia > Kempe Gowda

Kempe Gowda

Kempe Gowda is believed to have been the founder of the city of Bangalore (anglicised from Bengalooru) is the capital of Karnataka, located in South India. It has 4.3 million inhabitants, or 5.7 million including its suburbs. Bangalore, popularly known as city of gardens and city of lakes, is famous for its pleasant climate and cosmopolitan lifestyle. Many people are fluent... Vidhana Soudha in Bangalore (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು in Kannada) is the capital city of Karnataka. With about 5 million inhabitants, it is Indias third largest city [1] and fifth largest urban agglomeration [2]. Post independence, Bangalore evolved into a manufacturing hub for heavy industries such as Hindustan... Bangalore, and of the country itself. This is believed to have occurred in Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. Pope Paul III publishes the encyclical Sublimis Deus, which declares the natives of the New World to be rational beings with souls... 1537.


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The story of the founding of Vidhana Soudha (http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/07/18/stories/2002071800480200.htm)


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The Hindu : A grand dream (898 words)
THE HISTORY of Bangalore is the story of the realisation of a grand dream, the dream of Kempe Gowda I. His dream to build a new capital was triggered off by his visits to Hampi, the beautiful capital of the famous Vijayanagar Kingdom.
Kempe Gowda I, who had this grand dream of building a new capital for his principality, was the son of Kempa Nache Gowda.
Kempe Gowda knew the secret of the growth and development of a city and arranged for locating important markets along the main streets.
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