Bangalored!

Bangalored now   This blog was started nearly 19 years ago, when I needed a forum to express my pride of being a resident of Bangalore city (now known as Bengaluru since 2014). Within a couple of years of starting the blog, I moved to the U.S. which didn’t give me much motivation to post consistently on this site.   I have made several trips since, each time kindling my deep association with the city. Memories of my hometown, just like the older posts on this blog, are frozen in time. Perhaps it will be helpful to refresh them by highlighting the current pulse of this burgeoning city, seen through my eyes. It's safe to say that the most talked about topic in Bengaluru is its snarling traffic. I try to defy this by running errands in the neighborhood by foot. I quickly realize it’s a physical challenge as I am greeted by uneven sidewalks, open manholes, wires hanging loose from a post, and several other life-harming situations. I acknowledge that I am a disparaging NRI wh...