Bangalore

Pyramid Valley International – Maitreya Buddha Pyramid

Pyramid Valley International is situated in a serene valley surrounded by greenery and small hills. The campus is spread over…

Tipu Sultan Summer Palace

A palace for different seasons could only be afforded by the kings and queens. Every historic place you visit, you…

Mallur Krishna Temple – Ambegalu Navaneeta Krishna Temple – Ramaprameya Temple

Aprameyo hrishikeshah Padmanabho mara prabhuh | Vishwakarma manustvstha Sthavishtah sthaviro dhruvah|| -Verse from Vishnusahasranama (1000 names of lord Vishnu) Mallur…

Bangalore – Bengaluru

Bangalore is the capital city of Karnataka and IT capital of India. Kempegowda was a Palegar of Vijayanagar empire who…

Bannerghatta National Park

Bannerghatta National Park spread over 25,000 acres was established in the year 1974. It is situated 22 km south of…

A Young QA Assistant

As we waited for the signal to turn green at South End Circle, Bengaluru, I noticed a girl about 7…

Vasantha Vallabharaya Swamy Temple, Bangalore

The Vasantha Vallabharaya Swamy Temple is situated on a small hillock in Vasanthapura layout in Bangalore city. This temple is…

Gowri Ganesha Festival

Dear Readers, Happy Gowri Ganesha Festival.

Lumbini Gardens

Nagavara Lake has had a makeover from the lake authority of India and is now known as Lumbini Gardens. The…

Muthyala Maduvu or Pearl Valley

This is a waterfall 40 Kms away from Bangalore. Since the water droplets falling from the rocks shine like pearls,…

Big Banyan Tree

Known as “Dodda Aalada Mara” in Kannada, this big banyan tree is 380 to 400 years old.  It is situated…

Pichkoo Bus

Spitsville… yes… accepted…. but this incident by far takes the trophy.  The other day as usual there was a traffic…

Footpath or Tyrepath

Pavements are called footpaths in India and except for the foot every goddamn thing is seen on them. You will…

Kyon Queue?

Kyon Queue? in Hindi it means “Why Queue?”. Just barge in irrespective of how many people are waiting in the…

Temple Devotees Woes

In India people throng temples when happy, sad, elated or depressed to offer obeisance to the power above us. It…

Rollercoaster Roads

Riding a two wheeler in Bangalore is nightmarish what with poorly lit roads filled with pot holes and the other…

Spitsville

It is very common to see a lot of people riding two wheelers commuting to their work place. Well-dressed women…

Bangalore – LalBagh

Lalbagh is a Botanical Garden situated in South Bangalore, India. The garden was commissioned by the ruler of Mysore, Hyder…