Murphy Town, Bangalore
Murphy Town
Knoxpete Hoysala Nagar | ||
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Neighbourhood | ||
Vidhan Sabha ConstituencyC V Raman Nagar | | |
Original Planning Agency | Bangalore Civil & Military Station Municipal Commission |
Murphy Town or Knoxpete, is a suburb located near Bangalore Cantonment, India. It is one of the oldest planned suburbs of the Cantonment, and was earlier known as Knoxpete, and was later changed to Hoysala Nagar. It is located North of Halasuru, with Murphy Road running along its periphery, and is also bounded by Old Madras Road and Kensington Road, with part of Kensington Road overlooking Halasuru Lake Madras Sappers.[1][2]
Knoxpete
In the early 1900s the suburb was known as Knoxpete,
W H Murphy
W H Murphy, served as the Executive Engineer, Municipal Council, Bangalore Civil and Military Station for nearly 25 years. Murphy is credited with designing the sanitation works at
Town plan
Cantonment records indicate that 310 single homes and 108 double homes were built, with cement, bricks and Mangalore tiles. There were large open quadrangles, and the houses were around its periphery, and these open spaces provided space for community and social functions. Space was also provided for Temples, Churches and a Market[1][5] The housing scheme at Hoysala Nagara was based on three defining principles. Firstly, the houses should be 'too good for the classes that occupy them'[8] - the intention was to people to grain self-respect. Secondly, 'the dull uniformity of barracks' must not be implemented - as it proved to be a hindrance to social elevation. Finally, the houses were built with scope for further expansion if economic conditions improved.
The Houses had postal addresses named as "SQUARE" (instead of Lane, Street or Cross) based on 9 numbers of the Squares consisting of Houses making it a Proper square, with Each of the "SQUARE" having a playground for recreational use of the Residents ( Hence you see the locality producing so many National level Footballers & Hockey Players even till date).[1]
Residents of Hoysala Nagara
Like in other suburbs of the
Like other poverty stricken areas of the world, Hoysala Nagara, along with
The local school bearing the plaque ‘1913 Elementary School’, used to a Tamil Medium School, which has now been converted to Kannada Medium. The school has an old dilapidated building called the 'Evelyn Barton Welfare Centre’, which has since been closed as its too dangerous. According to the Principal of the School, local residents prefer to give their children English Medium Education from the numerous other schools nearby.[8]
The Hoysala Nagara Market is known for its Meat shops selling Chicken, Mutton, Beef and Fish.[8] One of the shops in the Hoysala Nagara Market, VM Stores is 100 years old, and is one of the oldest stores in the Market.[3] Most of the shops 8x10 ft2, and the rent is minimal at INR 110. However, if a shop ownership is transferred, then the rent gets increased to INR 1000.[12]
Present state
In November 2014, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) decided to raze 18 old markets (including Hoysala Nagara Market).[13] This move has been opposed by heritage lovers, INTACH Bangalore and other groups.[14][15] A campaign was being led by Kiran Natarajan, Bangalore's well known architect to stop the demolition of heritage markets.[16]
In 1998, the BBMP renamed Murphy Town as Hoysala Nagar, after an ancient Kingdom which ruled the Deccan.[1][3][17]
Landmarks of Hoysala Nagara
- Good Shepherd Church (New Church was built in place of the Old Church during early part of 2000)
- Hoysala Nagara Market
- Hoysala Nagara Government School
- Many Hindu Temples built around the 1940s and 1950s still exist.
- Chariots Festival of Hindu Local Deities taken on Procession during Flower Bloom season in April month.
- Hoysala Nagara Play Ground (also called as Police Ground or Ambedkar Play Ground)[18]
See also
- Pulakeshi Nagara
- Sarvagnanagara
- Ferdinand Kittel Nagara
- Cooke Town
References
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- ^ a b c d Ramesh, Niranjana (8 August 2012). "Going to town with a colonial legacy". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Srivatsa, Sharath S (31 October 2007). "Bangalore calling: it all goes way back…". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Steve, Arul (17 April 2013). "Specialization On Social And Cultural Indifference Among Kgf Tamil Migrants". Word Press. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Harshitha, Samyuktha (1 June 2013). "The Mootocherry of Bangalore". Suttha Muttha. Blogspot,com.au. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Kulkarni, Pavan (15 April 2015). "Murphy Town market gets into heritage list, BBMP won't redevelop it". No. Bangalore. Citizen Matters. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Ramani, Chitra V (28 November 2014). "18 'old' markets to make way for new structures in Bangalore". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Phadnis, Renuka (13 December 2014). "INTACH campaigns against BBMP'sdecision to demolish 18 markets". The Hindu. No. Bangalore. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Aravind, Indulekha (20 December 2014). "Bengaluru's heritage markets to give way to faceless malls". No. Bangalore. Business Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Stop the plan to demolish 18 'old' markets and replace them with malls!". Change.org.
- ^ Narasimhan, Sakuntala. "Road names change, roads don't". Citizen Matters. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Damodaran, Akhila (11 February 2016). "Bengaluru City's British Town". No. Bangalore. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.