Jaya Prakashnarayan Nagar ( popularly known as J P Nagar is a residential and commercial locality of South Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is surrounded by Jayanagar

Jayanagar

Jayanagar is a residential and commercial neighbourhood of the city of Bangalore in Karnataka, India. It is sub-divided into ten blocks, most of which comprise residential areas. A prominent shopping complex is located in Jayanagar IV Block. Jayanagar IV Block also houses one of Bangalore's...

, Banashankari, Bannerghatta Road

Bannerghatta Road

Bannerghatta Road is a Karnataka State Highway which connects Bengaluru City through Bannerghatta village, Jigani and finally reaching Anekal. It starts from Adugodi, and ends at the Bannerghatta National Park, after which it is known as Jigani-Anekal Road.Bannerghatta road previously had the...

 and BTM Layout

BTM Layout

BTM Layout is a neighbourhood in Bangalore, Karnataka, India....

.

J P Nagar was created during the period of Ramakrishna Hegde

Ramakrishna Hegde

Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms and as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Union government.-Early life:...

 as Chief Minister of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

. In the beginning, this locality was basically a residential area. The area was dotted with bungalow

Bungalow

A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...

s and independent houses. The Information Technology boom in Bangalore in late 1990s and early 2000 converted it into a semi commercial area.

J P Nagar is home to many prominent singers, actors and artists. Well known residents of this locality include Kannada

Cinema of Karnataka

The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...

 actor and politician Ambareesh

Ambareesh

Malavallii Huche Gowda Amarnath or M.H.Amarnath born 29 May 1952 at Maddur Taluk in Mandya District of Karnataka State is a Kannada film actor...

, playwright and actor Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...

, former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, former Indian cricketer Javagal Srinath

Javagal Srinath

Javagal Srinath is a former Indian cricketer. He was a frontline fast bowler for the Indian cricket team until his retirement, being the second Indian pace bowler after Kapil Dev to take 200 Test wickets. One ball that he bowled during the 1996 tour of South Africa measured...

 and actress Tara. The well known theatre for arts, Ranga Shankara

Ranga Shankara

Ranga Shankara is one of Bangalore's best known theatres. It is located in the south Bangalore area of J.P Nagar and is run by the Sanket Trust...

is housed in J P Nagar.