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Richmond Town, Bangalore

Coordinates: 12°57′45″N 77°36′14″E / 12.96250°N 77.60389°E / 12.96250; 77.60389
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Richmond Town, Bangalore
Sir Mirza Ismail Nagara
Neighbourhood
Sacred Heart Church on Richmond Road
Sacred Heart Church on Richmond Road
Map
Coordinates: 12°57′45″N 77°36′14″E / 12.96250°N 77.60389°E / 12.96250; 77.60389
CountryIndia
StateKarnataka
MetroBengaluru
Languages
 • OfficialKannada, English, Urdu, Tamil[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
560025

Richmond Town, is a neighbourhood in central Bangalore. It is named after Thomas Richmond, a barrister in the British India government. "He was an Anglo-Indian philanthropist and the president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association.[2]

A part of the Bangalore Cantonment area, Richmond Town was established during British rule in 1883. During the period, the area mainly consisted of British residents, Anglo-Indians, Muslim traders from Persia, and Parsis. Like Kadamba Nagara, Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar Nagara and Langford Town, this area was known for its colonial design.[3]

In recent years, the locality has seen modernization and increase in real estate demand. Important landmarks in Richmond Town include Bangalore Hockey Stadium and Johnson Market.[4][5]

Notable residents

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Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/7897/1/30_of_1981_%28e%29.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Shekhar, Divya (31 December 2015). "Want to revisit colonial past? Walk down Richmond Town". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ Gautam, Shwetha (6 March 2017). "Resident Warrior: Cosy Cantonment then, busy education hub now". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ^ Altrock, Uwe; Kurth, Detlef; Kunze, Ronald; Schmidt, Holger; Schmitt, Gisela (8 December 2018). Quartiersentwicklung im globalen Süden: Jahrbuch Stadterneuerung 2018 (in German). Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-658-24153-7.
  5. ^ Bhattacharya, Akash (3 October 2010), Johnson Market,Bangalore, retrieved 17 February 2024
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