Kempegowda: Nadaprabhu Kempegowda

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda , a 16th century chieftain of the Vijayanagara empire, is credited as the founder of Bengaluru. It is said that he conceived the idea of a new city while hunting with his minister, and later marked its territory by erecting towers in four corners of the proposed city. Kempe Gowda I was a Vijayanagara governor who founded Bengaluru in the 16th century. He built a fort, temples, and inscriptions in the city and is revered as Nadaprabhu. Kempe Gowda was the founder of Bangalore, which he designed in 1537. He built the four towers to mark the outermost boundaries of Bangalore, today, the city has grown in leaps and bounds, and they stand prominently in the heart of the city. In this episode, we learn about Kempe Gowda the First, also known as Nadaprabhu Hiriya Kempe Gowda , who was a leader from the Sixteenth century and often credited to be the founder of Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore), the capital of Karnataka in India. He is a well known historical…