India, June 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today attended the 517th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Nadaprabhu Sri Kempegowda in Bengaluru and paid rich tributes to the founder of Bengaluru, describing him as a visionary administrator, city builder, environmentalist and social reformer whose ideals remain relevant even today.
Highlighting Kempegowda's remarkable foresight, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan said he laid the foundations of planned urban development through well-designed markets, neighbourhoods, water systems and public spaces. He observed that Kempegowda's interconnected network of lakes and water channels, coupled with large-scale tree plantation, demonst...