Historic Bengaluru neighborhoods and the stories behind their names

Bengaluru has evolved from a ‘City of Lakes’ and the ‘Garden City’ to the ‘Silicon Valley of India’. The city's foundations were laid by Kempe Gowda, a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire, in 1537. The oldest reference to Bengaluru is found in a stone inscription in Begur dating back to 890 CE. The city's neighborhoods include areas like Yelahanka, Jayanagar, and Begur, which have historical connotations.