Bangalore is the known by various nick-names. Bangalore is sometimes called the Silicon Valley of India or sometimes Bangalore is called the garden city. Overall if you ask any Bangalorean about the city, then the answer will be "Bangalore is the best city in the world". There are numerous reasons why people like Bangalore. Bangalore is one of the major software hubs in India. It has developed into a cosmopolitan. Bangalore is one of the fastest growing cities in Asia with a current population of around six million.
Weather wise Bangalore is one of the best cities. Be it any time of the year - Bangalore is always beautiful. Take a stroll in evergreen Cubbon Park spread over an area of 500 acres dominated by the imposing granite building, the Vidhan Saudha, the public library, a childrens park and an aquarium are located here. Adjoining it are the government museum and the industrial and technological museum. Or take a leisurely walk around the Lal Bagh the 250-acre botanical gardens laid out by Hyder Ali and Tipu. Sultan over 200 years ago. Here a magnificent Victorian style glass house where flower shows are held twice a year, August and January.
The uniqueness of Bangalore can be attributed to the open minded progressive nature of its citizens. It is a true melting pot of different people, cultures, and languages. Bangalore is probably the only city in India in which you will hear Kannada spoken as much as Tamil or Telugu or Hindi. The city is also home to some of the most high tech industries in India. As a result of its cosmopolitan nature, Bangalore attracts people from all over India and is among the fastest growing cities in Asia.
Bangalore has a moderate climate throughout the year due to its elevation (1000m). It is also blessed with a large number of lakes and parks within the city. The nature loving citizens have planted many trees along the roads which has enabled the city to maintain its green looks despite its rapid expansion. Bangalore is therefore aptly called the "Garden City."
Now a days the infrastructure facilities in Bangalore have been strained because of the various job opportunities provided by it. Due to huge opportunities in Bangalore, people keep on pouring in. This has further lead to a boom in the Real estate industry in Bangalore.
Places to SeeMaps of Bangalore.
Information about the Software Technology Park at Bangalore.
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An excerpt from an article written by Sri Chiranjeev Singh, in the "Architectural Heritage and The City Aesthetics of Bangalore", published in 1988 by T.P. Issar.
"Cosmopolitanism of the Indian sort is rootless: it makes for dull cities. Cosmopolitan Bangalore is dull; it is the non-cosmopolitan Karaga-celebrating, Dasaranaama-singing, Vachana-reciting, Rajkumar-cheering, ragi-mudde, anna-saaru-relishing Bangalore which is interesting.Bangalore identifies itself more with Delhi or Bombay than the rest of Karnataka. It is quite in character that when Bangaloreans erected a statue of the founder, Kempe Gowda, they showed him clad in Rajasthani upper garment, Punjabi lower garment and Parsi theatre turban. That indeed is cosmopolitanism. Kempe Gowda in life would have gone around in native 'panche' (dhoti). His descendants prefer to call themselves Arun and Lohit, not Kempa. After all red is red, called by any name.
Like the characters in the Wizard Of Oz, the city seems to be in search of a soul. For a while it looked as if the Kannada Chaluvali - a militant assertion of Kannadiga identity - would be its Wizard of Oz but that did not happen. The movement degenerated into politics.
With the public sector invasion of the city - at the invitation of the state government in most cases - came more outsiders and more industries. The influx continues. Companies continue to move their headquarters from Bombay and Calcutta to Bangalore. Sometimes, one wonders when the reaction would start.
Architecturally also, the City is cosmopolitan. Every style, from Dravidian to modern, neo-classical to neo-gothic, co-exists along with the PWD-gothic. And then there is Vidhana Soudha, which can only be described as classical Kengal. The best example of this co-existence can be seen in the old Residency complex. There you have the most beautifully proportioned and elegant building of Bangalore flanked by a Charles Corea creation on one side and a PWD on the other."
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