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Cox town – a melting pot of Cultures s b niveditha

introduction history Commuting ways

Sarvagnanagara, commonly known
as Cox Town is a suburb located North
in the Bangalore Cantonment,  named
after the last Collector and District
Magistrate of the Bangalore Civil and
Military Station, Alexander Ranken Cox
(A R Cox), Indian Civil Services.
It is one of the suburbs which came out of
the plan to de-congest thickly populated
areas of the Bangalore Cantonment after
the bubonic plague. Agricultural fields
were converted for this purpose, and town
was planned according to modern hygienic
standards, with drainage and conservancy
conveniences.
British cox town • By Rail
Bengaluru East Rail Way Station ,
Cox Town, like the rest of the Bangalore Cantonment had a distinct British influence on its
Banaswadi Rail Way Station are the very
culture. It was common sight to see families taking out pedigree dogs out for walks in the
mornings. Westen attire was also common. English vegetables, meat, pastry, Indian crispies nearby railway station to Cox Town.
were readily available, with coffee and dosa costing only one quarter anna. Butlers were • Bus Stops near Cox Town
dressed in their best, and orthodox people wore a coat and tie along with their Indian Banasawadi Railway Station , Cox Town ,
attire. ITC Factory , Jeevanahalli . 

Demographics, People and culture

Like in other suburbs of the Bangalore Cantonment, Cox Town has Kannada as a local language but also has a large Tamil population. They trace their ancestry to the large number of Tamil soldiers,
suppliers and workers who were brought into the Bangalore Civil and Military Station, by the British Army, after the fall of Tippu Sultan. Cox Town along with other suburbs of the Bangalore Cantonment
 was directly under the administration of the British Madras Presidency till 1949, when it was handed over to the Mysore State. The large Tamil population co-exist peacefully with Anglo-Indians and
other communities, making Cox Town a melting pot of cultures. The residents of Cox Town follow a liberal 'live a let live’ attitude, with suburb still retaining much of its green cover, without excessive
commercialization.
Cox town market Sindhi colony Military heritage
The old British era Cox Town Market was Sindhi Colony is a quite residential area of Cox Town, located between Assaye Road and Wheeler Road, with
demolished by the BBMP in 1999 after
Many roads in Cox Town are named after battles
majority Sindhi residents. The Sindhi trace their ancestry from the Sindhi Hindu Refugees who fled the newly in which the Madras Sappers took part in. Assaye
evicting the traders, replacing it with an formed Pakistan after the Partition of British India, in the face of Hindu-Muslim riots in Sindh. The Colony has 60
office block. The promised new Cox Road is named after the Battle of Assaye, Meanee
houses, a Sindhi Temple, Community Hall and Sindhi Society. Most of the original inhabitants crossed into India
Town Market has not come through, and
through Rajasthan, going towards Bombay and finally settling down in Bangalore Sindhi Colony. The Mysore
Avenue is named after the Battle of Meeanee and
the traders are forced to ply their trade the Malakand Lines Training Grounds is named
on the footpath and streets, State Government allocated the land for the Sindhi migrants, offering land at subsidized prices. The Sindhi
Cooperative Housing Society was established to help community members buy land and build houses. Most of the after the Siege of Malakand - All battles in which
endangering pedestrians and worsening
traffic jams Sindhi are into business and run well known businesses such as Kids Kemp, Bhagatram Sweets and Favorite Shop. the Madras Sappers took an active part.

Problems and redesigning

• SANITATION CRISIS
• Smelling water from the tap due to the dead end of their lane is a 6 foot
deep storm water drain now clogged which has resulted in inundates
houses during rains.
• Unused toilet complex has become an empty goodown with shady
business happening.
• ABSENSE OF SERVICE ROADS engrails sanitation and drainage problems.
• LOST MARKET PLACE
• NARROW KILLER ROADS