Karunapura

Karunapura

Karunapura

Suburb of Mysore city, India

Karunapura is a suburb of Mysore city in Karnataka state, India.[1][2]

History

Karunapura was established by the Wesleyan Missionaries in 1898 pestilence in Mysuru. The people who lived near Veeranagere when deadly plague took many lives at the end of 19th century. The Maharaja decided to move them from the highly insanitary and infectious area to a better place by offering the poor vacant sites on the outskirts. Rev. Holdsworth, in whose wife's name stands the popular Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, now governed by Church of South India, were granted a piece of land and settlement was named as Karunapura, meaning the City of Mercy.[3][4][5][6]

Location

Located between Veeranagere, Narasimharaja Mohalla, Gayathripuram is one of the old localities in Mysore.

References

  1. [1]
    "N.R.MOHALLA,Mysuru". Star of Mysore. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Mysuru Bishop bereaved". Star of Mysore. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    "MCC clears encroachment by Karunapura Church". Star of Mysore. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    "93 religious structures classified as illegal". Star of Mysore. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Wesley Cathedral, Yesu Karunalaya celebrate anniversaries". Star of Mysore. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    "X-mas celebrated in city". Star of Mysore. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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