Before Karnataka's capital became the Silicon Valley of India, it used to be a charming town which according to legends, got its name Bengaluru, or 'the town of boiled beans', after an old woman served cooked pulses to a lost and hungry Hoysala king.
But now, the city's allure is rapidly fading, what with inadequate infrastructure, increasing crime rates (especially cyber crimes), and the ugly ongoing controversy around Cauvery waters.
HuffPost India has dug out a collection of enchanting archival images that offer glimpses of Bangalore, as it was from the late-1800s to the early-1900s.
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