Vidyaranyapura is situated in the northern part of Bangalore city in the state of Karnataka, India. Vidyaranyapura, along with several other extensions of the city, comes under a constituency called Byatarayanapura.^{[Ref 7][Ref 8]} It comes under the Greater Bangalore jurisdiction of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).^{[Ref 7][Ref 2]}

Contents

• 1History
• 2Geography
• 3Agriculture
• 4Biodiversity
• 5Notable residents
• 6Location
• 7See also
• 8References
• 9External links

History[edit]

Vidyaranyapura is a colony that was formed in the late 1970s.^{[Ref 3]} It was formerly owned by a rich landlord, who still owns a large mango garden called Dinshaw Estate.^{[Ref 9]} Legends suggest that it may have been a battlefield. This is supported by the name of a nearby place called Dandina Kodigehalli (‘Dandu’ in Kannada means a cantonment or military camp). The township is named after the great Kannada poet, saint, and priest, Vidyaranya.