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In 1906 when hydroelectric power was initially being introduced in India, the first city to be electrified was not Delhi or Mumbai, but Bengaluru! A plant in Shivanasamudra provided electricity to Bengaluru for the first time ever and a building located in City Market was chosen to be the first to receive electricity.

The name Bengalurustems from “Benda-kaal-uru” which literally means “town of boiled beans.” Legend has it that Veera Ballala II, a famed king of the Hoysala dynasty, went astray during one of his hunting expeditions and stumbled upon a run-down dwelling where a woman served him boiled beans, which he then coined as Benda-kaal-uru which has subsequently developed to become Bengaluru!.(There is an alternative version of Bengaluru being the City of Guards too)

It is believed that Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, ran four bullock carts in four directions and where they stopped, marked the boundary of the city. It is believed that the starting point was the centre of Chickpete.

Even though this has not been authenticated, the word Malgudi is possibly a combination of the names of two different localities in Bengaluru – Malleshwaram & Basavanagudi. Even though some of the episodes of the TV series were shot in Bengaluru but most of the episodes were shot in Agumbe in Shimoga

Localities (Nagars) like RT Nagar, CV Raman Nagar, JP Nagar & Rajaji Nagar in Bengaluru are named after them.

The Bangalore Club is the oldest and most prestigious club in Bengaluru, founded in 1868. To mark its 125th year anniversary, the club released a book which showed a ledger entry specifying that one of the most iconic Prime Ministers of the UK, Winston Churchill, owes the club a grand total of Rs. 13 in the form of several unpaid bills.

One of the unknown facts about Bengaluru is that it has produced the most number of nominees considered for the Nobel Prize as compared to any other city in India. The most famous of them was Sir CV Raman, who won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the Raman Effect.

In what might be one of the most ironic facts about Bengaluru, Freedom Park was once the location of the Central Jail. It was first built during the Independence movement by the British to imprison the freedom fighters.

Contrary to popular belief, Rava Idli wasn’t invented in Tamil Nadu, but in Bengaluru. During the Second World War, rice, the most essential component in idlis, was in short supply. To cater to the never-ending demand for Idlis, MTR ingeniously thought of using semolina instead of rice, giving birth to the Rava Idli.