Whitefield (Bangalore), First established in 1882

1882. Whitefield , Bangalore

132 years ago in 1882,  David Emmanuel Starkenburgh White (D.S.White) set up a self-sufficient Euro-Asian and Anglo-Indian settlement(village) east of Bangalore.

1882 – April 07th, His Highness Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, the Maharajah of Mysore granted 3,900 acres of land for the Association in Mysore State (now Karnataka State).

D.S.White was founder and President of the Anglo-Indian Association of Madras. He was also instrumental in setting up the Coorg and Mysore branch.

Whitefield, Pincode-560066, Bangalore

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