 Inaugurated by Maharaja's of Mysore Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, Rajajinagar Pillar on 03/07/1949.70th birthday to Rajajinagara 

Named after statesman C Rajagopalachari, a plaque in the Rajajinagar pillar indicates that 1,000 acres of land given for the locality was divided into industrial and housing areas.The former consisted of 140 acres for textiles, 220 acres for machinery, 100 acres for chemical plants and 40 acres for the food sector.