Vimanapura
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Vimanapura is an eastern suburb of 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...

 in 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 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 so called because it is near Bangalore HAL airport. Vimanapura houses many of the HAL
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited based in Bangalore, India, is one of Asia's largest aerospace companies. Under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence, this state-owned company is mainly involved in aerospace industry, which includes manufacturing and assembling aircraft, navigation and...

 offices and the HAL hospital. The busy Old Airport Road goes through it.

It is about 7 miles east of the old center of Bangalore.

Its name is Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 for "Airplane Town"; see Vimana
Vimana
Vimāna is a word with several meanings ranging from temple or palace to mythological flying machines described in Sanskrit epics.-Etymology and usage:Sanskrit vi-māna literally means "measuring out, traversing" or "having been measured out"...

.

Many business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...

es are based there.

The Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the Indian armed forces. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict...

 has a base there.

It is well connected by many BMTC
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is a government agency that operates the public transport bus service in Bangalore, India.-History:...

 buses. From Kempegowda bus station (Majestic bus stand), one can take route number 333 buses for reaching Vimanapura. One of the main roads here is Suranjan Das road. This road connects the Airport road
Airport Road, Bangalore
Old Airport Road is a major road in Bangalore. It was renamed from Airport Road after the new Bengaluru International Airport was opened. It begins from the junction of Trinity Church Road and Victoria Road and goes to HAL Bangalore International Airport...

 to Old Madras road. On one side of this road are the HAL quarters (housing colony) and on the other side are the HAL offices. This road also has the HAL hospital, HAL market, BEML, and also in the middle has Sadbhavana Park, with a beautiful walking track.

Examples of organizations with premises in Vimanapura

  • Indian Space Research Organisation
    Indian Space Research Organisation
    The Indian Space Research Organisation is an independent Indian governmental agency established in 1969 for the research and development of vehicles and activities for the exploration of space within and outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Headquartered in Bangalore...

  • Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine
  • Air India
    Air India
    Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited . The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman...


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