{"id":197702569,"date":"2026-07-29T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passantblr.blog\/?page_id=197702569"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:58:09","slug":"authors-from-bangalore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/passantblr.blog\/?page_id=197702569","title":{"rendered":"AUTHORS FROM BANGALORE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A page dedicated to Bengaluru&#8217;s authors and their literary works. For far too long, Bengaluru has been viewed merely as a city of work and weekend getaways. This page seeks to challenge that perception by celebrating the writers, poets, and thinkers who have shaped the city&#8217;s rich literary heritage.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>M Fazlul Hasan<\/strong> <br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"515\" height=\"388\" data-attachment-id=\"197702574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/passantblr.blog\/?attachment_id=197702574\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg?fit=515%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"515,388\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg?fit=515%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg?resize=515%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197702574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg?w=515&amp;ssl=1 515w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>M. Fazlul Hasan (1923\u20131991) was a Bangalore-based historian, lawyer, and civil servant whose pioneering work transformed the study of the city&#8217;s past. Though not formally trained as a historian, he devoted decades to researching Bangalore&#8217;s history, culminating in his landmark book, Bangalore Through the Centuries (1970). Widely regarded as one of the foundational works on the city&#8217;s history, the book continues to inspire historians, researchers, and heritage enthusiasts today<\/em><br><br><strong>Book by Author &#8211; <em>Bangalore through the centuries<\/em><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fazlul-Hasan-Bangalore.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Fazlul Hasan - Bangalore.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-14106bfd-cb4e-47d2-acd4-8954c7dd3f05\" href=\"https:\/\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fazlul-Hasan-Bangalore.pdf\">Fazlul Hasan &#8211; Bangalore<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/passantblr.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fazlul-Hasan-Bangalore.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-14106bfd-cb4e-47d2-acd4-8954c7dd3f05\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A page dedicated to Bengaluru&#8217;s authors and their literary works. For far too long, Bengaluru has been viewed merely as a city of work and weekend getaways. This page seeks to challenge that perception by celebrating the writers, poets, and thinkers who have shaped the city&#8217;s rich literary heritage. M Fazlul Hasan M. 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