Whitefield, IT suburb in Bangalore, India
Whitefield is an eastern suburb of Bangalore with numerous technology parks, residential complexes, and educational institutions. The roads connect newer housing developments with older settlement cores, and office complexes rise along wide main roads.
Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar transferred nearly 1600 hectares to the Eurasian and Anglo-Indian Association in 1882 for agricultural settlement. Decades later the area gradually transformed into a technology zone as international companies built offices during the 1990s.
Parts of the area retain names from the era of Anglo-Indian settlers, while technology workers from across the country populate newer neighborhoods. You can see street markets next to modern shopping centers, and small temples open between office towers.
Public buses, auto-rickshaws, and the metro station provide connections to the city center and neighboring areas. Peak traffic hours can extend travel time considerably, so planning outside rush periods helps.
The first major technology center in the region was built here and laid the foundation for later development of numerous other IT sites. Today several of these parks stand side by side and form one of the largest concentration zones for software companies in South Asia.
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