Jayanagar Bangalore, A Neighbourhood that still feels Familiar
Spend enough time in Bangalore and you start noticing how quickly the city changes. A road that was once quiet becomes crowded. An old shop disappears and a new café takes its place. Some areas change so much that people who grew up there hardly recognise them anymore. Jayanagar has changed too, but the feeling […]
What Bangalore Traffic Taught Me About the City
I Thought Everyone Was Exaggerating Before moving to Bangalore, traffic came up in almost every conversation. Friends who had lived here laughed whenever I asked what the city was like. Colleagues would remind me to leave early for meetings. Even someone who had only spent a weekend here had a traffic story to tell. After […]
Why do so many people stay in benglooor?
When I first started thinking about this question, I thought the answer would be easy to find. Bangalore’s struggles are part of everyday conversations about the city. Spend enough time reading conversations about the city and the same complaints appear again and again. Traffic turns short distances into long journeys. Rent keeps increasing in popular […]
What Makes Bangalore Special Compared to Other Indian Cities?
Ask ten people why Bangalore stands apart from other Indian cities and you’ll probably hear ten different answers. Some will talk about the pleasant weather. Others will point to the thriving technology industry or the city’s café culture. Those are all valid reasons, though they only tell part of the story. The real difference becomes […]
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 […]
Must Visit Places in Bangalore for Every Traveler
There are tourist spots in every city that are visited because they appear on every list, and then there are places that genuinely deserve the attention they receive. Bangalore has both, but the must-visit places in Bangalore outlined here fall firmly into the second category. They represent the city at its most historically rich, architecturally […]
What is the history of Lalbagh Botanical Garden?
Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru, Karnataka, was commissioned by Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, in 1760 and later completed by his son Tipu Sultan, who imported rare plants from Persia, Afghanistan, and France to build its botanical wealth. After the fall of Tipu Sultan in 1799, the garden passed into British hands and was […]
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 […]
The Real Story Behind Bangalore’s Food Identity
Every city that has a food identity earned it through a specific history. Bangalore’s food culture did not emerge from a single tradition or a single community. It was built, layer by layer, through a sequence of migrations, economic shifts and social changes that brought new people and new food to the city over the […]
How Bengaluru Healthtech Is Rebuilding India’s Healthcare ?
India’s healthcare problem is not a lack of medical expertise, but a challenge of access and distribution. The country is home to skilled doctors, advanced hospitals and world class research institutions, yet a large portion of its 1.4 billion population still struggles to receive timely and reliable care. In many parts of the country, healthcare […]