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| == At Present days == | == At Present days == | ||
| Today, the erstwhile Cantonment area of Bangalore comprising Ulsoor, Shivajinagar, Benson Town, Richard’s Town, Frazer Town, Austin Town, Richmond Town, Cox Town, Murphy Town and others still boast a large Tamil populace<ref>{{cite book|title=Tamil area|page=5|url=http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05172004-231956/unrestricted/4.pdf}}</ref> ,<ref>{{cite web|title=discoverbangalore|url=http://www.discoverbangalore.com/granite.htm}}</ref> |
Today, the erstwhile Cantonment area of Bangalore comprising Ulsoor, Shivajinagar, Benson Town, Richard’s Town, Frazer Town, Austin Town, Richmond Town, Cox Town, Murphy Town and others still boast a large Tamil populace<ref>{{cite book|title=Tamil area|page=5|url=http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05172004-231956/unrestricted/4.pdf}}</ref> ,<ref>{{cite web|title=discoverbangalore|url=http://www.discoverbangalore.com/granite.htm}}</ref> | ||
| == Largest ethnolinguistic minority in Bangalore city == | == Largest ethnolinguistic minority in Bangalore city == | ||
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At Present days
Today, the erstwhile Cantonment area of Bangalore comprising Ulsoor, Shivajinagar, Benson Town, Richard’s Town, Frazer Town, Austin Town, Richmond Town, Cox Town, Murphy Town and others still boast a large Tamil populace ,
Largest ethnolinguistic minority in Bangalore city
In 1991, Tamils constituted the largest ethnolinguistic minority in Bangalore city making up 21.38% of the total population. Today, Tamil speakers form an estimated 25-30 percent of the population of Bangalore city. As of 1971, Tamil formed the second-largest mother tongue in Bengaluru .
Thigala
The Thigala (or Tigala) are a Tamil social group found in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and particularly the city of Bangalore.
Kempe Gowda
He built the Bangalore fort and the town in 1537 A D. And moved his capital from Yelahanka to the new Bangalore. Some believe that Kempe Gowda, the founder of Bangalore city, was a Vanniyakula Kshatriya from Kanchipuram district.Yelahanka is referred Illaipakka Nadu in the Tamil Incription,10th century Chola temple,Domlur,Banglore.
References
- Tamil area (PDF). p. 5.
- "discoverbangalore".
- "REUTERS". REUTERS. Mon Feb 5, 2007.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - P. Padmanabha. Census of India, 1971. Manager of Publications. pp. 668–669.
- People of India. p. 1423.
- Landscapes of Urban Memeory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-tech City.
- "History of the temple Incription".