Nagarbhavi

Nagarabhavi (also referred to as Nagarbhavi)is a residential area of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Located in West Bangalore, Nagarabhavi is located between Mysore Road and Magadi road.

It is surrounded by Vijaynagar on the north, Bangalore University and Chandra Layout on the east, Magadi road on the north and Sir.M.V.Layout on the west, and Kengeri to the south. Nagarabhavi is broadly divided into two areas, called Nagarabhavi 1st stage and Nagarabhavi 2nd stage.

Traditionally known as the home of Bangalore University, the area also has the National Law School of India University, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology and Dr. BR Ambedkar School of Economics.

Nagarabhavi 1st stage comprises the localities of Maruthinagara, Kalyana Nagara, Nagarabhavi Village, Canara bank Colony, Bhairaveshwara Nagar and Moodala Palya.

The nearest metro station are Vijaynagar and Attiguppe. It is near access the Outer Ring Road which makes commute possible.

The BDA (Bengaluru Development Authority?) has divided Nagarabhavi 2nd stage into blocks 1–12. Residential localities like Annapoorneshwari Nagara, Vinayaka Layout, ITI Layout, MPM Layout, NGEF Layout and Papareddy Palya form a part of this area.

History
In Kannada, the language of a majority of people in the state, Nagarabhavi means "a well of snakes". It is not conclusively known, however, why it is called so. One school of thought is that the name is due to the high number of snakes present in the area. Also, some believe that it is called a "well" because of the surrounding hillocks that are no longer present due to urbanization. Nagarbhavi got its prime importance due to the establishment of Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) in 1973.