‘W—SHROLNIO AHL HONOUNL AOTVONVE NVSVH TN1ZV4 Bangalore “Ghrough the Centuries HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS BANGALORE-41, INDIABangalore Through The Centuries, written by Mr, M. Fazlul Hasan, gives an inte- resting narrative of . « historical events. in twenty luminous chapters, The book has an admirable collection of representative data, It also deals with other aspects of local history. The variety and richness of Bangalore’s cultu- ral heritage has been brought out in good detail. ‘he author, who has consulted many historical works available on the subject in preparing his manuscript, has evinced keen interest in bringing to light many rare paintings and photographs of old Bangalore, Indeed, it is difficult to find a better book on Bangalore than the present one. DHARMA Vita Gocernor of Mysore (From the Foreword) Front cover Storming of the Halsoor Gate, and death of ‘Colonel Moorhouse (See page 104) From a painting by Carr. Auta (1792) (Photograph: Courtesy, The Commandant, M.E.G. and Centre, Bangalore)Bangalore, the ‘Garden City’, is the vibrant heart of Mysore State. Sprawling and always in a state of perpetual growth, it presents vista of countless multicoloured buildings, glittering parks, nasrow streets, well laid roads and superh public edifices lying unobtrusively around. Here, people drawn by countless forces are butfetted about in the whirlpool of its life Behind this facade of Bangalore’s modern appearanee lies a glorious past which, if it some- what appears to be far removed from the present time, nevertheless almost insensibly blends into it, ‘he massive walls of Bangalore's once superb fort have crumbled with the vicis- situdes of time and the requirements of a growing city, except for a small portion which still remains and reminds on» of the glory that was. Great historical events and political up- heayals which have taken place here, in the years gone by, have left am indelible impress and to a large ¢xtent have a direct bearing on its growth and development as the metrapolis of the State