Richmond Town, Bengaluru

For other uses, see Richmondtown, Staten Island and Richmond Township.

Richmond Town, Bangalore Sir Mirza Ismail Nagara
Neighbourhood
Sacred Heart Church on Richmond Road
Coordinates: 12°57′45″N77°36′14″E / 12.96250°N 77.60389°E / 12.96250; 77.60389
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Metro	Bengaluru
Languages
• Official	Kannada, English, Urdu, Tamil [1]
Time zone	UTC+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

Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "The Karnataka local authorities (official language) act, 1981" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2019.
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