Getting Around Bengaluru by Metro, BMTC or Cab?
The best way of getting around Bengaluru is the metro for trips along its lines, BMTC buses for areas the metro does not reach, and cabs only for the last mile or off-peak hours. No single mode wins every trip, so the right answer is to match the mode to your route and the hour […]
What Kind of Neighbourhood Is Basavanagudi?
Basavanagudi is one of the oldest residential areas in Bangalore, developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century as the city expanded southward from its older centre. It looks noticeably different from the rest of Bangalore because the streets are narrower, the trees are older and taller, and many of the bungalows still have […]
Tipu Sultan and the Mysore Kingdom
The period of Mysore rule over Bengaluru lasted from 1758 to 1791 and was one of the most consequential eras in the history of the city. Within those thirty-three years, a mud fort was rebuilt in stone and a botanical garden of international significance was established. Bengaluru was transformed from a regional market town into […]
PG accommodation in Bangalore
PG accommodation in Bangalore is often the first housing option that newcomers consider and for good reason. It removes the complexity of finding a flat, buying furniture, setting up utilities and dealing with landlords. Many PGs in Bangalore include food, Wi-Fi, laundry and housekeeping as part of a monthly package. For someone arriving in the […]
Bengaluru Kannada Literature and Classical Arts
Karnataka has produced more Jnanpith Award winners, India’s highest literary honour, than any other state in the country. Eight Kannada writers have received this recognition. This fact signals something important about the depth and seriousness of the literary culture that has grown out of this region over more than two thousand years. Bengaluru, as Karnataka’s […]
Best Street Food in Bangalore
Street food in Bangalore operates on its own logic. It does not follow restaurant hours, it does not care about presentation and it does not need a social media presence to survive. The best street food in Bangalore has been feeding people for decades through nothing more than consistent quality and the right location at […]
Malleshwaram Neighbourhood Guide
There are parts of Bangalore that feel like they were designed for the city’s present. Malleshwaram feels like it was designed for its residents. That is a distinction worth holding onto as you walk through it. It explains why the neighbourhood works the way it does and why people who grew up there carry it […]
Bengaluru Remains the Top Choice for India’s Tech Talent
Ask any startup founder in India what their single biggest operational challenge is and the answer is almost always the same. Finding and keeping the right people is the priority. Bengaluru has spent three decades building an answer to that problem at a scale no other Indian city has matched. With over 400,000 software engineers […]
Bangalore’s 10 Best Places for Every Traveler
Bangalore holds more variety within its boundaries than most Indian cities of comparable size. In the space of a single day you can walk through a 250-year-old botanical garden, visit a Dravidian style temple, browse contemporary art in a heritage mansion and end the evening at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the city’s lights. The 10 […]
How Bengaluru Startups define the Future of India’s Technology Industry
Bengaluru is no longer just India’s IT city. It has grown into one of the world’s most active startup ecosystems, home to over 16,000 startups, 50 percent of India’s unicorns and a founder community that is building products used by businesses and consumers across six continents. This blog takes a close look at why Bengaluru […]