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For enquiries on advertisements : Contact Us Deccan Herald » Metro Life - Thurs » Detailed Story STREET SMART - RAMANA MAHARSHI ROAD Meditate on a fast lane Michael Patrao A short but significant stretch of road between Cauvery theatre circle and Mehkri Circle is the Ramana Maharshi Road. This is a short but significant stretch of road between Cauvery theatre circle and Mehkri Circle. The road progresses into Bellary Road and further to the National Highway leading to Hyderabad.This is also the road many, if not all, will have to take to reach the Bangalore International Airport to be commissioned next year. One side of the entire road forms the wall of the Bangalore Palace property, where many an exhibition and convention take place. Many weddings and other functions also take place in a portion of the Palace Grounds. Another part of the Grounds houses the Princess Academy for equestarian activities.Where the name came from?The road gets its name from Ramana Maharshi Shrine located on this road. The shrine, dedicated to Ramana Maharshi, is a unique structure of an ancient cave. The spacious hall is made of polished granite. It can accommodate 300 devotees. The modernistic architecture has grass growing on the slopes. The affairs of the shrine are managed by the Ramana Maharshi Centre for learning. The centre propagates the teachings of the Maharshi through its publications, library and music.Weekly discourses and discussions are held at the shrine on Saturdays and Sundays. Just close to the shrine is a sprawling park maintained by the Bangalore Bruhut Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Inside this park is one of the four Kempegowda towers erected over 400 years ago.IT here tooThe road has a few corporate offices and IT companies like Aditi Technologies and Talisma Corporation. Kengal Hanumanthaiah, a former Chief Minister and architect of the Vidhana Soudha lived in a bungalow, “Kengal Krupa”on this road.Today it serves as the office of DNA, an entertainment and event management company, run by Hanumanthaiah's grandson, T Venkat Vardhan. DNA has brought in some of the biggest musical stars to Bangalore like Bryan Adams, Roger Waters, Deep Purple, Elton John, Scorpions among many others.Another notable bungalow on this road is that of late T P Isaar, a former Chief Secretary, who is best known for his book on Bangalore called, ‘The City Beautiful’ and ‘Blossoms of Bangalore.’A bit of historyThe origin of M Enayuthulla Mehkri Circle, popularly known as Mehkri Circle, goes back to the 1930s. Mehkri built a reputation for social service and personal integrity. He served as the Municipal Commissioner of Civil and Military Station (popularly called the Cantonment).He also served as a councillor of the Bangalore City Corporation for 16 years. He was the only member from Karnataka on the Advisory Council, Freedom Fighters Cell of the All India Congress (I) Committee. He was also the president of Karnataka Freedom Fighters Association. Besides he was the honourary general secretary of the Muslim Orphanage from 1942 to 1959.In the mid-1930s, Mehkri, a businessman, was jailed during the freedom movement and spent six months in Madras Central Jail in the company of C Rajagopalachari and E V Ramaswamy Naicker. He was moved by the plight of the bullocks which carried heavy loads up the steep climb from Hebbal lake to what is now called Mehkri Circle.He levelled this stretch of the road at his own cost. This good work came to the knowledge of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar, through his Dewan Sir Mirza. He persuaded him to accept a refund of the expenses he had incurred on the work. In appreciation the Maharaja also named the Circle on Bellary Road-Ramana Maharshi Road junction as M Enayathulla Mehkri Square.It was inaugurated in April 1937 by Lord John Hope, the then Governor of Madras. Later R M Patil, Minister for Home and Municipal Administration, through a notification in the State Gazette notified it as Enayathulla Mehkri Circle in 1965.The C V Raman Avenue begins from the Mekhri Circle point leading towards Indian Institute of Science and Tumkur Road on one side and Cantonment Railway station on the other side.This junction used to be traffic intense until they made the underpass and the trucks were banned on this road after the Outer Ring Road became functional. With the underpass, the traffic bottleneck has been removed to an extent, but a sea of vehicles zoom along Ramana Maharshi Road especially during peak hours. comment on this article Other Headlines Amenities only on paper In father's footsteps Great fashion fair, amen! 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Guest guest Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Dear Michael, Thanks for this. I have been to this shrine in Bangalore, and taken satsang there. Satsang was given by A.R.Natarajan. He asked that Nome speak as well. A.R.Natarajan calls Nome, " Ramana Prasad. " The shrine is a place of peace within busting Bangalore, and very well taken care of. It is worth visiting. The RMCL (Ramana Marharshi Centre for Learning) has done a very nice job with the shrine. Also, fyi, RMCL does have a web site, http://www.ramanacentre.com from which they offer the many Ramana books that the publish. Not two, Richard , " Michael Bindel " <michael.bindel wrote: > Thursday, October 4, 2007 > > Site Web > > > Home | About Us | Contact Us | Archives | Feedback | Career Avenues > > > > > > > > > > News > > National > > State > > District > > City > > Business > > Foreign > > Sports > > > Comments > > Edit Page > > Panorama > > Net Mail > > Your Take > > Infoline > > In City Today > > HelpLine > > Daily Almanac > > Festivals of India > > Weather > > > > Leisure > > Crossword > > Horoscope > > Year 2007 > > Weekly > > Daily Astrospeak > > Calendar 2007 > > > > Supplements > > Economy & Business > > Metro Life - Mon > > DH Avenues > > Cyber Space > > Metro Life - Thurs > > DH Education > > ENGLISH FOR YOU > > > Metro Life - Fri > > Open Sesame > > Metro Life - Sat > > Living > > DH Realty > > Fine Art / Culture > > Articulations > > Entertainment > > Science & Technology > > Spectrum > > Sportscene > > She > > Sunday Herald > > Hi Life > > Reviews > > Book Reviews > > Movie Reviews > > Art Reviews > > > > Columns > > Kuldip Nayar > > Khushwant Singh > > N J Nanporia > > Tavleen Singh > > Swami Sukhabodhananda > > Bittu Sehgal > > Suresh Menon > > Shreekumar Varma > > Movie Guide > > > > > > Ad Links > > Deccan > International School > > > > Real Estate Properties in Bangalore > > > > Deccan Herald > Now Available > Globally > in Print Format Others > > About Us > > Subscription > > > Send your Suggestions / Queries about the Website to the > Webmaster > > > > ----------------------- > To send letters to Editor : > Letters to Editor > You are welcome to post your letters/responses to NETMAIL here. > > > > For enquiries on advertisements : > Contact Us > > > > > > Deccan Herald » Metro Life - Thurs » Detailed Story > > > > > STREET SMART - RAMANA MAHARSHI ROAD > > Meditate on a fast lane > > Michael Patrao > > > > A short but significant stretch of road between Cauvery theatre circle and Mehkri Circle is the Ramana Maharshi Road. > > > This is a short but significant stretch of road between Cauvery theatre circle and Mehkri Circle. The road progresses into Bellary Road and further to the National Highway leading to Hyderabad. > > This is also the road many, if not all, will have to take to reach the Bangalore International Airport to be commissioned next year. One side of the entire road forms the wall of the Bangalore Palace property, where many an exhibition and convention take place. Many weddings and other functions also take place in a portion of the Palace Grounds. Another part of the Grounds houses the Princess Academy for equestarian activities. > > Where the name came from? > > The road gets its name from Ramana Maharshi Shrine located on this road. The shrine, dedicated to Ramana Maharshi, is a unique structure of an ancient cave. The spacious hall is made of polished granite. > > > It can accommodate 300 devotees. The modernistic architecture has grass growing on the slopes. The affairs of the shrine are managed by the Ramana Maharshi Centre for learning. The centre propagates the teachings of the Maharshi through its publications, library and music. > > Weekly discourses and discussions are held at the shrine on Saturdays and Sundays. Just close to the shrine is a sprawling park maintained by the Bangalore Bruhut Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Inside this park is one of the four Kempegowda towers erected over 400 years ago. > > IT here too > > The road has a few corporate offices and IT companies like Aditi Technologies and Talisma Corporation. Kengal Hanumanthaiah, a former Chief Minister and architect of the Vidhana Soudha lived in a bungalow, " Kengal Krupa " on this road. > > Today it serves as the office of DNA, an entertainment and event management company, run by Hanumanthaiah's grandson, T Venkat Vardhan. DNA has brought in some of the biggest musical stars to Bangalore like Bryan Adams, Roger Waters, Deep Purple, Elton John, Scorpions among many others. > > Another notable bungalow on this road is that of late T P Isaar, a former Chief Secretary, who is best known for his book on Bangalore called, `The City Beautiful' and `Blossoms of Bangalore.' > > A bit of history > > The origin of M Enayuthulla Mehkri Circle, popularly known as Mehkri Circle, goes back to the 1930s. Mehkri built a reputation for social service and personal integrity. He served as the Municipal Commissioner of Civil and Military Station (popularly called the Cantonment). > > He also served as a councillor of the Bangalore City Corporation for 16 years. He was the only member from Karnataka on the Advisory Council, Freedom Fighters Cell of the All India Congress (I) Committee. He was also the president of Karnataka Freedom Fighters Association. Besides he was the honourary general secretary of the Muslim Orphanage from 1942 to 1959. > > In the mid-1930s, Mehkri, a businessman, was jailed during the freedom movement and spent six months in Madras Central Jail in the company of C Rajagopalachari and E V Ramaswamy Naicker. He was moved by the plight of the bullocks which carried heavy loads up the steep climb from Hebbal lake to what is now called Mehkri Circle. > > He levelled this stretch of the road at his own cost. This good work came to the knowledge of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar, through his Dewan Sir Mirza. He persuaded him to accept a refund of the expenses he had incurred on the work. In appreciation the Maharaja also named the Circle on Bellary Road- Ramana Maharshi Road junction as M Enayathulla Mehkri Square. > > It was inaugurated in April 1937 by Lord John Hope, the then Governor of Madras. Later R M Patil, Minister for Home and Municipal Administration, through a notification in the State Gazette notified it as Enayathulla Mehkri Circle in 1965. > > The C V Raman Avenue begins from the Mekhri Circle point leading towards Indian Institute of Science and Tumkur Road on one side and Cantonment Railway station on the other side. > > This junction used to be traffic intense until they made the underpass and the trucks were banned on this road after the Outer Ring Road became functional. With the underpass, the traffic bottleneck has been removed to an extent, but a sea of vehicles zoom along Ramana Maharshi Road especially during peak hours. comment on this article > > > > Other Headlines > > > > Amenities only on paper > > In father's footsteps > > Great fashion fair, amen! > > Emergence to perform at Sunday Jam > > Meditate on a fast lane > > Grin and beer it > > Designed just for you > > Wear that glitter > > SHOP TALK > > BUZZ IN BANGALORE > > METRO QUIZ > > ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG MINDS > > CAMBUZZ > > PEOPLES PROBLEMS > > A tree-t to watch > > IIT ALUMNI FOR ENTRENEURSHIP > > > > > Ad Links > > > > Flowers cakes gifts to Bangalore Mumbai India > > > > Best Marriage Proposals for all communities & religions at Shaadi.com! Thousands of New members with photos! Join FREE! > > > > Flowers to India, Send Gifts to India, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata > > > > Gifts to India , Flowers to Bangalore India > > > > No minimum balance NRI account > > > > Florist Flowers Gifts Delhi Bangalore Mumbai Chennai > > > > Shop online buy shoes and footwear. > > > > Shop for style, fashion, here. > > > > Flowers to Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune Kolkata. > > > > Send Flowers, Cakes, Chocolate, Fruits to Pune. > > > > Flowers to India , France , Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, USA > > > > Shoes , Apparels , Toys , Web Hosting , Furnitures , Electronics , Phones , Appliances > > > > For Information and Counseling > > > > > > > Copyright 2007, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd., 75, M.G. Road, Post Box No 5331, Bangalore - 560001 > Tel: +91 (80) 25880000 Fax No. +91 (80) 25880523 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Dear Richard thank you for your mail and all informations. Take care of both of you in Ramana michael - " Richard Clarke " <richard Saturday, October 06, 2007 6:21 PM Re: RAMANA MAHARSHI ROAD Dear Michael, Thanks for this. I have been to this shrine in Bangalore, and taken satsang there. Satsang was given by A.R.Natarajan. He asked that Nome speak as well. A.R.Natarajan calls Nome, " Ramana Prasad. " The shrine is a place of peace within busting Bangalore, and very well taken care of. It is worth visiting. The RMCL (Ramana Marharshi Centre for Learning) has done a very nice job with the shrine. Also, fyi, RMCL does have a web site, http://www.ramanacentre.com from which they offer the many Ramana books that the publish. Not two, Richard , " Michael Bindel " <michael.bindel wrote: > Thursday, October 4, 2007 > > Site Web > > > Home | About Us | Contact Us | Archives | Feedback | Career Avenues > > > > > > > > > > News > > National > > State > > District > > City > > Business > > Foreign > > Sports > > > Comments > > Edit Page > > Panorama > > Net Mail > > Your Take > > Infoline > > In City Today > > HelpLine > > Daily Almanac > > Festivals of India > > Weather > > > > Leisure > > Crossword > > Horoscope > > Year 2007 > > Weekly > > Daily Astrospeak > > Calendar 2007 > > > > Supplements > > Economy & Business > > Metro Life - Mon > > DH Avenues > > Cyber Space > > Metro Life - Thurs > > DH Education > > ENGLISH FOR YOU > > > Metro Life - Fri > > Open Sesame > > Metro Life - Sat > > Living > > DH Realty > > Fine Art / Culture > > Articulations > > Entertainment > > Science & Technology > > Spectrum > > Sportscene > > She > > Sunday Herald > > Hi Life > > Reviews > > Book Reviews > > Movie Reviews > > Art Reviews > > > > Columns > > Kuldip Nayar > > Khushwant Singh > > N J Nanporia > > Tavleen Singh > > Swami Sukhabodhananda > > Bittu Sehgal > > Suresh Menon > > Shreekumar Varma > > Movie Guide > > > > > > Ad Links > > Deccan > International School > > > > Real Estate Properties in Bangalore > > > > Deccan Herald > Now Available > Globally > in Print Format Others > > About Us > > Subscription > > > Send your Suggestions / Queries about the Website to the > Webmaster > > > > ----------------------- > To send letters to Editor : > Letters to Editor > You are welcome to post your letters/responses to NETMAIL here. > > > > For enquiries on advertisements : > Contact Us > > > > > > Deccan Herald » Metro Life - Thurs » Detailed Story > > > > > STREET SMART - RAMANA MAHARSHI ROAD > > Meditate on a fast lane > > Michael Patrao > > > > A short but significant stretch of road between Cauvery theatre circle and Mehkri Circle is the Ramana Maharshi Road. > > > This is a short but significant stretch of road between Cauvery theatre circle and Mehkri Circle. The road progresses into Bellary Road and further to the National Highway leading to Hyderabad. > > This is also the road many, if not all, will have to take to reach the Bangalore International Airport to be commissioned next year. One side of the entire road forms the wall of the Bangalore Palace property, where many an exhibition and convention take place. Many weddings and other functions also take place in a portion of the Palace Grounds. Another part of the Grounds houses the Princess Academy for equestarian activities. > > Where the name came from? > > The road gets its name from Ramana Maharshi Shrine located on this road. The shrine, dedicated to Ramana Maharshi, is a unique structure of an ancient cave. The spacious hall is made of polished granite. > > > It can accommodate 300 devotees. The modernistic architecture has grass growing on the slopes. The affairs of the shrine are managed by the Ramana Maharshi Centre for learning. The centre propagates the teachings of the Maharshi through its publications, library and music. > > Weekly discourses and discussions are held at the shrine on Saturdays and Sundays. Just close to the shrine is a sprawling park maintained by the Bangalore Bruhut Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Inside this park is one of the four Kempegowda towers erected over 400 years ago. > > IT here too > > The road has a few corporate offices and IT companies like Aditi Technologies and Talisma Corporation. Kengal Hanumanthaiah, a former Chief Minister and architect of the Vidhana Soudha lived in a bungalow, " Kengal Krupa " on this road. > > Today it serves as the office of DNA, an entertainment and event management company, run by Hanumanthaiah's grandson, T Venkat Vardhan. DNA has brought in some of the biggest musical stars to Bangalore like Bryan Adams, Roger Waters, Deep Purple, Elton John, Scorpions among many others. > > Another notable bungalow on this road is that of late T P Isaar, a former Chief Secretary, who is best known for his book on Bangalore called, `The City Beautiful' and `Blossoms of Bangalore.' > > A bit of history > > The origin of M Enayuthulla Mehkri Circle, popularly known as Mehkri Circle, goes back to the 1930s. Mehkri built a reputation for social service and personal integrity. He served as the Municipal Commissioner of Civil and Military Station (popularly called the Cantonment). > > He also served as a councillor of the Bangalore City Corporation for 16 years. He was the only member from Karnataka on the Advisory Council, Freedom Fighters Cell of the All India Congress (I) Committee. He was also the president of Karnataka Freedom Fighters Association. Besides he was the honourary general secretary of the Muslim Orphanage from 1942 to 1959. > > In the mid-1930s, Mehkri, a businessman, was jailed during the freedom movement and spent six months in Madras Central Jail in the company of C Rajagopalachari and E V Ramaswamy Naicker. He was moved by the plight of the bullocks which carried heavy loads up the steep climb from Hebbal lake to what is now called Mehkri Circle. > > He levelled this stretch of the road at his own cost. This good work came to the knowledge of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar, through his Dewan Sir Mirza. He persuaded him to accept a refund of the expenses he had incurred on the work. In appreciation the Maharaja also named the Circle on Bellary Road- Ramana Maharshi Road junction as M Enayathulla Mehkri Square. > > It was inaugurated in April 1937 by Lord John Hope, the then Governor of Madras. Later R M Patil, Minister for Home and Municipal Administration, through a notification in the State Gazette notified it as Enayathulla Mehkri Circle in 1965. > > The C V Raman Avenue begins from the Mekhri Circle point leading towards Indian Institute of Science and Tumkur Road on one side and Cantonment Railway station on the other side. > > This junction used to be traffic intense until they made the underpass and the trucks were banned on this road after the Outer Ring Road became functional. With the underpass, the traffic bottleneck has been removed to an extent, but a sea of vehicles zoom along Ramana Maharshi Road especially during peak hours. comment on this article > > > > Other Headlines > > > > Amenities only on paper > > In father's footsteps > > Great fashion fair, amen! > > Emergence to perform at Sunday Jam > > Meditate on a fast lane > > Grin and beer it > > Designed just for you > > Wear that glitter > > SHOP TALK > > BUZZ IN BANGALORE > > METRO QUIZ > > ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG MINDS > > CAMBUZZ > > PEOPLES PROBLEMS > > A tree-t to watch > > IIT ALUMNI FOR ENTRENEURSHIP > > > > > Ad Links > > > > Flowers cakes gifts to Bangalore Mumbai India > > > > Best Marriage Proposals for all communities & religions at Shaadi.com! Thousands of New members with photos! Join FREE! > > > > Flowers to India, Send Gifts to India, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata > > > > Gifts to India , Flowers to Bangalore India > > > > No minimum balance NRI account > > > > Florist Flowers Gifts Delhi Bangalore Mumbai Chennai > > > > Shop online buy shoes and footwear. > > > > Shop for style, fashion, here. > > > > Flowers to Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune Kolkata. > > > > Send Flowers, Cakes, Chocolate, Fruits to Pune. > > > > Flowers to India , France , Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, USA > > > > Shoes , Apparels , Toys , Web Hosting , Furnitures , Electronics , Phones , Appliances > > > > For Information and Counseling > > > > > > > Copyright 2007, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd., 75, M.G. 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