An unexpected slice of colonial history surfaced in the city when the corporation workers dredged out a plaque that is nearly 150 years old.
During the dredging, removal of silt and strengthening of stormwater drain that passes through Shivajinagar, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) workers pulled out a stone slab and a pillar attached to it. The slab is inscribed in three sides, in English, Tamil and Urdu — which residents point it to the ‘unusual’ demographics of the area. The English inscription reads: “This stone laid across the main channel in 1868 and worn by the feet of two generations, was set up to mark the opening of the bridge and road on the 15th February, 1928.” Ajmal Pasha, who hawks knicks-knacks on Quadrant Road, said the slab had been found in a depth of at least 15 feet.
