What is "malmaddi"

Malmaddi is a residential area in Dharwad city, Karnataka, India, located near the Dharwad city railway station. The area is mainly inhabited by educated middle-class people. The locality was developed for independent houses ( bungalows) with a courtyard and kitchen garden. This type of layout led to friendship among dwellers and harmony, where people used to know not only neighbours, but the entire locality.

MaLa ( ಮಾಳ ) in Kannada means "place above normal level" (ಎತ್ತರವಾದ ಬಯಲು ಪ್ರದೇಶ ) and maddi (ಮಡ್ಡಿ) in Kannada means "a hillock" ( ದಿಣ್ಣೆ, ದಿಬ್ಬ, ಗುಡ್ಡ ), a small hill. The two words together refer to the location of Malamaddi on a small hill above the normal elevations in Dharwad.It is near to Dharwad Railway Station.