M N Krishna Rao Park, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru

M N Krishna Rao park is one of the well known landmarks in Basavanagudi,

Bengaluru, named after Sri M N Krishna Rao, who was the acting dewan of

Mysore in (1941) and a philanthropist. He had been honoured with the title of

‘Diwan Bahadur’ by the British Government. Mr Rao had made a generous

donation for the construction of the park as well as a pavilion inside the park.

The pavilion is now a library. 

This park is a place which we frequented as children. We also used it as a

shortcut to reach N R Colony from Lalbagh west gate. 

I visited the park last evening after a very long gap. The major part of the park is

(and has always been) a playground and it was being used to its capacity with at

least twenty different groups playing cricket there. Infact, the entire park was

nothing but a big playground, containing few trees, during my childhood. Now,

In keeping with the trend existing in almost all public parks, most of the remaining

part is used to build a walking track and children’s play area. 

But there were one of two corners which did look like a park and also looked

very appealing to me. It was not only because there were less or no people

there but because of the great trees. Old, beautiful and majestic. 

I spent about half an hour there taking the scene in and taking these pictures. 

Since it is time consuming to put the pictures in the sequence I want them to be,

I haven't done that. I have left them as they appeared !

One of the old trees which attracted my attention.

A less frequented path. I love the granite slabs

Another beautiful tree

And one more

Quiet and peaceful "Kallu Mantapa". The building beyond that is the library

A nice corner

A place where many young ones were exercising, trying acrobatics, practising a play etc etc. Don't know what exactly it is but seems to be a place for the young ones to mingle and do what they feel like !

Play area for small children

A corner of the park looking like a park !

Bust of Sri M N Krishna rao

Play ground - Mostly Cricket