15 articles tagged with bangalore
As an urban planner who's spent the last decade analyzing how cities function, I approached my two-week winter stint in Bangalore with both professional curiosity and personal excitement. The city that's earned nicknames like 'Silicon Valley of India' and 'Garden...
When I traded my correctional officer uniform for travel clothes last fall, I never expected to find myself deep-diving into the tech ecosystems of Asia's most innovative cities. But there I was, standing in the neon glow of Tokyo's Akihabara...
There exists a remarkable duality in Bangalore that few cities manage to embody so gracefully. As someone who has traversed the boundary between Eastern spiritual traditions and Western professional demands for most of my life, I find this city's juxtaposition...
When my environmental law firm sent me to Bangalore for a conference on sustainable tech practices, I expected nothing but glass-and-steel skyscrapers and coding conversations. Instead, I discovered an unexpected delight: a city where centuries-old temples stand proudly alongside sleek...
Having traversed luxury shopping districts across five continents, I've developed a particular appreciation for markets that balance authenticity with accessibility. Bangalore—India's garden city turned tech hub—offers precisely this delightful contradiction: a metropolitan center where traditional craft markets thrive alongside gleaming...
The 150-kilometer stretch between Bangalore and Mysore isn't just a highway—it's a cultural time machine where centuries of South Indian heritage unfold with each passing mile. Ten years after my transformative journey through Kerala, I found myself drawn back to...
The juxtaposition of ancient wisdom and cutting-edge innovation has always fascinated me, perhaps because it mirrors my own journey between Western medical practice and Eastern philosophical traditions. Nowhere embodies this duality more perfectly than Bangalore—a city where centuries-old temples stand...
Twenty years of covering cricket matches across the subcontinent taught me one thing: India's true complexity reveals itself in the spaces between the headlines. Nowhere is this more evident than in Bangalore (or Bengaluru, as it's officially known), where ancient...
The morning air carries the fragrance of jasmine and incense as I make my way through Bangalore's bustling streets at dawn. It's my third visit to India's Silicon Valley, but this time, I've come with a singular purpose: to look...
I'll never forget the moment my daughter asked me why I hadn't written about solo female travel when so many of my readers were women exploring the world alone. Truth is, while I typically travel with my teenager these days,...
The first time I landed at Kempegowda International Airport, the humid air carrying hints of jasmine and diesel fuel, I knew Bangalore would challenge my perceptions. Five years and seven business trips later, I've developed a profound appreciation for this...
The first time I visited Bangalore, I expected the stereotypical tech hub – all glass and steel, devoid of soul. How gloriously wrong I was. As someone who has wandered through the cliff-side villages of Southern Italy and the ancient...
The first time I rode my Royal Enfield through Bangalore's chaotic streets, I nearly turned around and fled to the countryside. That was twelve years ago, before I understood the pulsing rhythm beneath the city's tech-boom exterior. Now, after countless...
The moment our overnight train pulled into Bangalore City Junction, I knew this weekend would be different from my usual Mumbai routine. The cool morning air (a blessed relief at 22°C compared to Mumbai's perpetual steaminess) carried the unmistakable aroma...
The sun sets over Bangalore's skyline, and as the city's tech professionals power down their laptops, a different kind of energy begins to surge through Karnataka's capital. Having spent years analyzing risk-reward ratios in finance, I've found Bangalore's after-dark scene...