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 […]
Whitefield Bangalore Neighbourhood Guide
Whitefield gets mentioned in two very different kinds of conversations about Bangalore. In one, it is the tech corridor, the cluster of IT parks, SEZs, and corporate campuses in East Bangalore where a significant portion of the city’s technology workforce reports every weekday. In the other, it is a residential area with one of the […]
Best Places to Visit Near Bangalore for a One Day Trip
One of the underappreciated advantages of living in or visiting Bangalore is the range of destinations accessible within a two to three hour drive. The Deccan Plateau, the edge of the Western Ghats and the historical landscape of the Mysore region all begin within reach of the city. You do not need a weekend to […]
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 […]
Famous Food Places in Bangalore
Longevity in the restaurant business is difficult under any circumstances. In a city that has changed as rapidly as Bangalore, it is close to remarkable. The famous food places in Bangalore that have been operating for decades have done so not through luck but through a combination of consistent food, a loyal customer base, and […]
Bengaluru Deep Tech Solving Engineering Challenges
Bengaluru is the only city in India that has the combination of research institutions, defense and aerospace history, deep engineering talent and investor patience needed to support a genuine deep tech startup ecosystem. The city hosts ISRO headquarters, the Indian Institute of Science, ARTPARK and a growing cluster of companies working on problems that take […]
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 […]
Jayanagar Bangalore Guide to Streets and Markets
Jayanagar does not have the startup associations of Koramangala or the cafe and nightlife reputation of Indiranagar. What it has instead is something that those neighbourhoods have had to work harder to hold onto as they grew in prominence, the quality of a place that was designed for the people who live in it and […]
Best Season to Visit Bangalore and Plan Your Trip
Bangalore’s climate is one of the most consistently mentioned reasons people move to the city and keep coming back to visit. At around 920 meters above sea level on the Deccan Plateau, the city avoids the extreme heat and humidity that define the weather experience in most of South India. The temperature range through the […]
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 […]