Sobriquets for Blore

Here are some of the multiple sobriquets/nicknames kept for Bangalore.They keep changing and the old one's no longer hold good!

1) Garden City : this one must be the most popular.Somebody once told me the nickname stuck during pre-independence era where most houses in the city had a garden.I dont know how far this is true but i am sure it hardly applies to the current era!And you thought,it was only because of Cubbon park and Lalbagh this is a Garden city,eh?

2)Pensioner's paradise: this one's a popular one of yesteryears where many people preferred to live in Blore after retirement.The pensioners though now have long and gone:)

3)Pub City: It must have been pretty prestigious(and shady too) to be called the "pub capital of India" back in 80's - 90's.Today,the shutter shuts at 11:30pm.Go to a friend's place instead!And yeah,beware of the cops on streets at late night waiting to fine drunkards.

4)Silicon Valley of India,IT City: I will pass this one.You know the story.

5)Fashion Capital of India :Dont know if this is a publicity stunt or if it's really true.

6) Stone city: This one I bet you didnt know.But yes,the city supposedly has huge granite deposits.It's a fact and I havent made it up.

7) Air-conditioned city: Either this is a joke or global warming is more than just a serious issue in the papers.I know 2007 hasnt been a bit cool from day one.Thanks to rapid industrialisation and huge increase in traffic,Bangalore just cannot claim this anymore.This nickname however belong to a long bygone era.The fireplaces of the big 19th century bungalows bear testimony to colder winters.It also explains why the British shifted their troops to the cool climate of Blore from Sriranpatana in 1809 and made it a cantonement.

8) Public sector city:This would be appropriate to an extent given so many prestigious public sector units set up back in 70-80's.To name a few : HAL,ISRO,HMT,DRDO,BHEL,BEML

9) Bio tech mecca :This definitely sounds like a superb marketing,branding effort to promote the city as a bio-tech capital.Ofcourse,we have "Bio-con" to prove this right to some extent.

10) Lead city : Not all nicknames need to be positive.Here's the darker side of the city.The air here is apparently loaded with lead that it has started telling quite early on its residents, particularly in the blood samples of youngsters. Read more..

That's it for now.Let me know if you can come up with more:)!