It was believed that the name Bangalore or Bengalooru or Bangalore comes from the original name of ‘Bende Kaalu Ooru’ meaning ‘town of boiled beans’. It was believed that King Veera Ballala II of the ...

This will be the first large-scale and third cultural event to be held in the historical and protected monument Bangalore Fort. At a time when there is a fervent call from Bengalureans to protect ...

After selecting Bangalore as his town, Kempe Gowda I proceeded to protect it by building a mud fort around it. When Bangalore came under the rule of Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, the fort was ...

Bangalore Fort, as old as the city itself, the iconic structure today is a pale shadow of its past. But a casual remark by a noted architect to paint its original borders will bring the fort alive, ...

Once the nucleus of an ambitious plan to build a new city – Bengaluru – by the city’s founder Kempe Gowda, Tipu Sultan Fort or Bangalore Fort today is a far cry from its former state of glory.

In the hustle and bustle, and grime and dust of K.R. Market and its surroundings, lies the relic of the once-grand Bangalore Fort ( kote in Kannada). The ramparts of the fort stretched beyond Town ...