Bangalored!

- While the rest of India drives on the left side of the road; Bangaloreans drive on what's left of the road. - In the rest of India, there's no flyover with a traffic intersection; in Bangalore, they have a traffic signal and criss-crossing traffic atop a flyover. - In the rest of India, one-way roads mean traffic can only move one way; in Bangalore, there are two ways traffic can move on a one-way road. It's easier to smile at the above traffice jokes than being stuck in the infamous traffic of the city.My only hope to this madness is that everyone accepts we dont have civic sense.Forget the governing bodies taking any initiatives,we as people have never tried to make a difference coz we just dont seem to have the time.If even a few people try not to be in such a tearing hurry,we could make things more pleasant on the roads. Keeping my expert comments on one side(we all have something dont we?)...here is a good article on the one way system: Source: Times of India,Jun 200...

Ahem,this one's finished it's circulation in email forwards a million times over.I would hence like to paste this here and check a few years later if any of it still holds good?(or it it it ever had:).I wouldn't argue with the facts about two wheelers and traffice density though! Source: Karnataka Tourism website -Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growh within a span of 20 years [as of 2005] -Bangalore has the highest number of 2-wheelers in the world. -Bangalore has the dubious reputation for the highest 2-wheeler thefts. -Bangalore has the highest number of pubs in India. -Bangalore has the highest number of breweries in the world. -Bangalore has the highest number of public sectors and government organisations in India. -Bangalore has the highest density of traffic in the world. -Bangalore is considered the fashion capital of the East comparable to Paris. -Bangalore has the highest number of Anglo-Indians in India. -Bangalore was the first city in India to ...

Ok,I know its not a new thing about Bangalore being famous for it's export of roses(one would wonder where is the place?)..Here is an interesting article from the local newspaper- Deccan Herald from Feb last year.Every Valentine's day ,expect such an article in all the local newspapers(year over year:) Love blooms in Bangalore roses From Bala Chauhan DH News Service Bangalore: In the global hierarchy of rose cultivation during the Valentine’s season, Bangalore ranks “second” in the world, producing as it does 28 million stems after Ecuador’s 55 million and well ahead of Pune’s 2 million. The global market of roses during the Valentine’s season, beginning February 2 to 10, is “180 million stems out of which 30 million stems are from India. Red roses comprise 80 per cent of this chunk. The consumption of roses in the domestic market is 10 million stems, out of which 90 per cent is red,” says Ramakrishna Karuturi, managing director, Karuturi Networks Limited, a leading flower ex...

Air India and Indian Airlines were the only two carriers that were having international flights out of Bangalore until recently.Post 2000,major international airlines started flying directly out of Bangalore to their hubs,opening more doors of opportunities for the city.To the best of my knowledge Lufthansa,Malaysian Airlines,Royal Nepal Airlines were the first few entrants.One no longer had to go to Chennai or Mumbai to get that connecting flight abroad. It makes me proud to see so many airlines making a beeline for Bangalore..coz there sure are loads of passengers.Lets keep our fingers crossed for the long awaited,much promised,supposed to be world class - Bangalore International Airport @ Devanahalli :) Airlines flying out of Bangalore as of now!! 1) Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle) 2) Air India (Chicago-O'Hare, Dubai, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Jeddah, Riyadh,Kuwait) 3) British Airways (London-Heathrow) 4) Emirates (Dubai) 5) Gulf Air (Muscat, Bahr...