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Indiranagar | |
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Neighbourhood | |
| Indiranagara | |
  Indiranagar | |
| Coordinates:12°58′12″N77°39′00″E / 12.9699°N 77.6499°E /12.9699; 77.6499 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bengaluru Urban |
| Metro | Bangalore |
| Ward | 58, 80, 88, 89, 112 |
| Named after | MK Indira |
| Government | |
| • Body | BBMP |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560038 |
| Vehicle registration | KA-03 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bangalore Central |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | C.V. Raman Nagar, Shantinagar |
| Planning agency | BDA |
Indiranagar (officiallyIndiranagara), is an affluent, mid-sized neighbourhood in eastBengaluru, Karnataka, India. Indiranagar is one of the most expensive cosmopolitan neighbourhoods in Bangalore.[1]
The Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha organises music and dance programs. It also conducts promotional activities, seminars, puppet shows and annual cultural programs, such as vocal and instrumental music concerts. Sangeetha Sabha constructed Purandhara Bhavan, which promotes performing arts, theatre and drama.[citation needed] Close to the Sangeetha Sabha is the Indiranagar Club, spread across 2.5 acres of land. The membership fee is high at 10 lakh rupees, and the club boasts of some of the best gym and workout equipment, yoga clubs, tennis courts, basketball ground, billiards tables, an exclusive cards room and a small library. Indiranagar has the Defence Colony Playground, located next to the Defence Colony Children's Park and the Old People's Park; the Defence Colony Park maintained by DECORA is close by.[2][3] In addition, Indiranagar is also famous for having a 100 ft. road, which has several high-end fashion brands as well as bars and pubs.
Indiranagar was formed as aBDA layout in the late 1970s, and was named after the famous Kannada authorM. K. Indira. In the beginning, the locality was primarily a suburb, dotted with largebungalows and independent houses, mostly owned by defence personnel and public sector employees.
The Information Technology boom in Bengaluru in the late 1990s converted Indiranagar and its two arterial roads (100 Feet Road and Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road) into a semi-commercial area. Today, Indiranagar is an important residential and commercial hub of Bengaluru.[citation needed]
Indiranagar is divided into 2 stages, with the 1st stage being the largest. The villages which existed prior to the formation of Indiranagar such as Binnamangala, Lakshmipuram, Motappapalya, Appareddy Palya, Doopanahalli,Kodihalli and Thippasandra as well as the neighbouring BDA layouts such as HAL 2nd Stage and HAL 3rd Stage are often considered as a part of Indiranagar.[citation needed]
Localities of Indiranagar include Indiranagar 1st and 2nd stage, HAL 2nd and 3rd Stages, Doopanahalli, Motappapalya, Defence Colony,Kodihalli[citation needed]
TheNamma MetroPurple Line runs through Indiranagar and has two stations within the neighborhood –
It was the first section of the Bangalore metro to be operational.
Indiranagar is well connected to most areas of Bengaluru with the buses of theBMTC, which runs on 3 major roads of Indiranagar: CMH road, 80 feet road and 100 feet road.[4]
CMH road:
80 ft Road:
100 ft Road:
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