Malleshwaram

Explore Malleshwaram, one of the oldest suburbs of Bangalore, and discover its reasons of foundation, the interesting anecdotes about the famous personalities from this neighborhood and round it up with sampling the flavors of local cuisine. The earliest planned extensions of Bangalore city, Malleshwaram, welcomed educated, upper middle class, predominantly Brahmin immigrants to the city, who made it their home. They introduced the flavors of South Indian food, Hindu influences and the concept of South Indian open markets to this suburb. Among its celebrity inhabitants have been famous personalities from all walks of life, including C. V. Raman, Prakash Padukone, Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Doraiswamy Iyengar and Saroja Devi. Take a leisurely stroll past the old bungalows of the area as you relish this unique slice of South Indian lifestyle.