Richmond Town, Bangalore Explained

Richmond Town, Bangalore
Other Name:Sir Mirza Ismail Nagara
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Coordinates:12.9625°N 77.6039°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Karnataka
Subdivision Type2:Metro
Subdivision Name2:Bengaluru
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Kannada, English, Urdu, Tamil[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code: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]

Notable residents

Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar

Notes and References

  1. https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/7897/1/30_of_1981_%28e%29.pdf
  2. News: Shekhar . Divya . 2015-12-31 . Want to revisit colonial past? Walk down Richmond Town . 2024-02-17 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  3. News: Gautam. Shwetha. Resident Warrior: Cosy Cantonment then, busy education hub now. 8 March 2017. Bangalore Mirror. 6 March 2017.
  4. Book: Altrock . Uwe . Quartiersentwicklung im globalen Süden: Jahrbuch Stadterneuerung 2018 . Kurth . Detlef . Kunze . Ronald . Schmidt . Holger . Schmitt . Gisela . 2018-12-08 . Springer-Verlag . 978-3-658-24153-7 . de.