Indiranagar

For other uses, see Indira Nagar.

Indiranagar ಇಂದಿರಾ ನಗರ
neighbourhood
Hundred Feet Road, the main commercial area of Indiranagar
Indiranagar
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Urban
Metro	Bangalore
Government
• Body	BBMP
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	560038
Vehicle registration	KA-03
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangalore Central
Vidhan Sabha constituency	C.V. Raman Nagar
Planning agency	BDA

Indiranagar is a medium-sized neighbourhood in east Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is bounded by the Ulsoor to the west, Domlur to the south, Byappanahalli to the north and Vimanapura to the east. Indiranagar is one of the most expensive localities in Bangalore.

History

Indiranagar was formed as a BDA layout in the early 1980s, and was named after the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi. In the beginning, the locality was primarily a residential area. The area was dotted with large bungalows and independent houses, mostly owned by defence personnel. The Information Technology boom in Bangalore in the late 1990s converted Indiranagar and its two arterial roads (100 Feet Road and Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road) into a commercial area. Today, Indiranagar is an important residential and commercial hub of Bangalore.

Hundred Feet Road, Indiranagar: Shop till you drop

Indiranagar is divided into 2 stages, with the 1st stage being the largest. Unlike the southern and western areas of Bangalore which have a predominantly Kannada speaking population or the northern parts of Bangalore which have large populations of Muslims and Tamilians, Indiranagar is a cosmopolitan locality with people from all parts of India living in harmony with each other.

Community

The Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha organizes Music & Dance programs. It also conducts promotional activities, seminars, puppet shows and annual cultural programs like vocal and instrumental music concerts. Sangeetha Sabha constructed Purandhara Bhavan which promotes performing arts, theater and drama. Close to the Sangeetha Sabha one can find the Indiranagar Club spread across 2.5 acres of land. Membership fee is high at 10 lakh rupees and the club boasts of some of the best gym and work out equipment, yoga clubs, tennis courts, basketball ground, billiards tables, an exclusive cards room and a small library. Indiranagar has the Defence Colony Playground, located next to the Defence Colony Children's Park and the Old People's Park; the Defence Colony Park maintained by DECORA is close by. There are three big schools: National Public School, Indiranagar, The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore and New Horizon Public School within the residential locality, as well as the Sri Rakum School for the Blind.

Transport

Indiranagar flyover on inner ring road

Indiranagar Metro Station

The Namma Metro Purple Line runs through Indiranagar and has two stations within the neighbourhood – Indiranagar and Swami Vivekananda Road. Indiranagar is well connected to most areas of Bangalore with the buses of the BMTC, which also maintains a bus depot in the area.

Localities

Localities of Indiranagar include HAL 1st, 2nd and 3rd Stages, Defence Colony,Jeevanbheemanagar, Kodihalli, Old/New Thippasandra, GM Palya, CV Raman Nagar, Old Madras Road, Ulsoor, Domlur, Old Airport Road, Ejipura and another very prominent locality is Koramangala that has a direct connectivity to Indiranagar via a multi-lane Inner ring road.