GROWTH OF BANGALORE FROM A SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE

Bangalore today is one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city was ruled by the Cholas, Gangas, Nolambas, Hoysalas and the Vijayangara Empire who have shaped city by building Temples, agraharas and tanks. Kempegowda a feudatory of the Vijayanagara Empire taking advantage of the political and economic environment built in Bangalore in 1537. After Kempegowda the Marathas, Hyder, Tipu Sultan and the British also have contributed to the growth of Bangalore as a commercial and military centerre. An attempt is made to understand Bangalore as a ‘space which is socially produced'. The paper focuses on the growth of Bangalore city and how different hegemonic groups have produced their own space giving the city multiple layers of identity