Nagarabhavi (also referred to as Nagarbhavi)is a residential area of Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Traditionally known as the home of Bangalore University, the area also has the National Law School of India University, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology and Dr. BR Ambedkar School of Economics.

[citation needed] In Kannada, the language of a majority of people in the state, Nagarabhavi means "a well of snakes".

One school of thought is that the name is due to the high number of snakes present in the area.

[2] Nagarbhavi got its prime importance due to the establishment of Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) in 1973.