How Pandemics Shaped Bangalore

In 1792, the British departed from Srirangapatna near Mysore to Bangalore for a rather strange reason - To escape the mosquitos. But that wasnt the only deadly thing that shaped the future of Bangalore. This week, in the fourth episode of Exploring your backyard, we turn our eye towards Bengaluru, and how pandemics came to shape the city in ways we could not imagine. Dive in to understand how they gave birth to new areas like Basavanagudi, gave rise to a goddess and her temple, and its connection to an absolutely strange kind of peanuts, all of which you could experience even today.

Check out the other episodes on Bombay Colaba, Mark Twain and Dr. Ambedkar: https://ivm.today/342dDWM Dadar, Railways and Outer Space: https://ivm.today/3xuayw9 Cotton Green, American Civil War and Rise of Bombay: https://ivm.today/3oWu54Q

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