New Market or Russell Market of British Era Bangalore, 1933 Postcard
A 1933 postcard of Bangalore’s famed Russell Market, formerly New Market during the British Era Bangalore (Bengaluru). This photo was likely taken after the Russell Market opened in 1933. A building for the open-air market was initiated by the then T B Russell the municipal commissioner of Bangalore.
T B Russell took up the initiative to cover the market with a concrete building. After he retired and moved to England, the market complex with a clock tower opened in 1933. It was named after Russell in honor of his efforts to cover the open-air market with a building. Originally the market was over 200 years old, it existed since the 1820s to cater to the city’s growing needs.
Bangalore was at that time in its 20s. The British established the city after the 4th Anglo-Mysore War in 1799. Russell Market is located in the cantonment area where the British military and civil services resided. The building was of the Indian architectural style unlike the European or Indo-Sarcenic styles usually adopted during the British Raj era. Click image to enlarge.
Did you know – between 5 am and 8.30 am each day, the place is a wholesale market where farmers bring their produce and sell it to wholesale buyers. After the early hours, the market transforms into a retail market.
Past posts – Raja Ravi Varma’s Inspiring Models – 2 Postcards 1900., Fort St George In British Era Madras, 1890 Photo., Mahatma Gandhi On The Streets of Bombay, 1932 Print., Old Newspapers 1866, The Illustrated London News.
