Bangalore - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

About Bangalore - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Bangalore (Renamed Bengaluru) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Mysore Plateau in south-western Karnataka. Bangalore has an estimated metropolitan population of 6.5 million (65 lakh), making it fifth-largest metropolitan area.

Bangalore Yesterday:
Though historical references to the city predate 900, a written history of continuous settlement exists only from 1537, when Kempe Gowda I, whom many regard as the architect of modern Bangalore, built a mud fort in the city and established it as a province of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Bangalore Today:
The establishment and success of business software services firms in Bangalore after the liberalisation of India's economy has led to the growth of India's information technology industry. Bangalore is referred to as the Silicon Valley of India and accounts for 35 percent of India's software exports. Home to prestigious colleges and research institutions, the city has the second-highest literacy rate among the metropolitan cities in the nation. However, as a large and growing metropolis in the developing world, Bangalore continues to struggle with problems such as air pollution, traffic congestion, and crime.

Bangalore's Rs. 260,259 crore (USD 51.9 billion) economy (2002-03 Net District Income) makes it a major economic centre in India. Indeed, Bangalore is India's fourth largest and fastest growing market. Bangalore's per capita income of Rs. 2.9 lakh (US$ 6,460) is the highest for any Indian city. The city is the third-largest hub for high net worth individuals (HNWI / HNIs), after Mumbai and Delhi. Bangalore is home to over 10,000 individual dollar millionaires and around 60,000 super-rich people who have an investable surplus of Rs 4.5 crore and Rs 50 lakh respectively.

Bangalore Tomorrow:
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