1. Kempapura agrahara (agraharas were settlements of
scholarly brahmins) was founded in Bangalore way back in 1597 by Kempegowda II, a prince
of the Kempegowda family.
2. The Indian Institute of Science - Bangalore, set up in 1904 is one of the oldest
research institutes in India.
3. Bangalore University with 375 colleges 70 PG departments and 3 lakh students is
the largest University in India.
4. 1 in every 3 people, in the developing world is growing up illiterate.
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