Kadugodi is a suburb located in Whitefield, Bangalore in the state of Karnataka, India. The area is said to have been founded over 1000 years ago by the Chola dynasty

Deciphering the name Kadugodi: Kadugodi is a combination of two words kadu and kodi. Looking into the Kannada grammar we understand that, when two words are joined, the first letter of the second word transforms into the next consonant. Hence Kadu+Kodi (ಕಾಡು+ಕೋಡಿ) becomes Kadugodi (ಕಾಡುಗೋಡಿ). Kodi means a sluice gate that spills excess water when an inflow reaches more than the safe sustainability of a tank. This spillage flows through a canal to join another lake or river. Tanks may have one or two such exits depending upon the size and volume of the tank. Coming to the word kadu, it refers to forest and also graveyard. We understand that this has come from the sluice gate that was situated in the direction of a graveyard. And with time this area would have grown as a village. Like this we have Adugodi (ಆಡುಗೋಡಿ) and Hebbagodi (ಹೆಬ್ಬಗೋಡಿ). Of course, the place names symbolises our proud heritage