Banglore’s Open Coffee Club
Feb 23rd
An overview of OCC meet of the year 2009.
It was a great learning opportunity for everyone who was there. OCC meet-up was held in the office of CoreObjects, many thanks to them for being welcoming. The guest speaker of this meet-up was Mr. Neetibodh Agarwal, he has spent most of his professional life building software products. Currently he works at CoreObjects taking care of Delivery, Business Development and Strategy. It was a 2 hour talk on challenges people face while starting a business or developing a product. More >
Renaissance art gallery in Bangalore
Oct 27th
Bhaskar Rao
Renaissance Gallerie, a Indian Art Gallery, where one can easily find Indian Art, Online Art, Indian Fine Art, Realistic Art of India and Indian Paintings Online, opened its doors in 1993 to usher in a new order of art and culture. Promoted by Shreen Malani, Renaissance Gallery, a Art Gallery of Bangalore, has built its foundations on the promotion of artists and the inculcation of art-appreciation among its populous.
Renaissance Gallery, Art Gallery of India, exhibits paintings and sculptures of artists both famous and promotional. It takes pride in introducing Famous Paintings India, Modern Paintings India and at least two new artists every year and catering to India’s best during the remainder of the time. More >
Memories of Deepavli Past
Oct 20th
My brand new clothes that I will wear tomorrow sit neatly in a box in front of the altar (the mantapa) in the prayer room, as do my brother’s and my parents’. The heady aroma of our favorite sweets that mom has made, Mysore Pak, Coconut Barfi, Besan Unde, has been taunting us all day long. The prayer room has been cleaned, the idols washed and the pooja (ritual) items readied for prayers tomorrow. Fresh flowers, coconuts and betel leaves are arranged neatly in two or three plates for the prayers and to give away to guests that will arrive all day long the next day. More >
NEERUNDU NILAMUNDU
Oct 20th
NEERUNDU NILAMUNDU a film by Bala Kailasam
The word ‘reforms’ with respect to Government functioning is almost always understood only in its economic context as disinvestment and privatization. Very rarely it is understood as the reform of the functioning of the individuals within the Government, and a change in the form and style of Governance. It is taken for granted that such a mission is impossible!
Bangalore night life
Oct 20th
Cinema
Movies are popular in Bangalore and theatres playing the latest English, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada flicks abound. You can catch some of the latest flicks in theatres around the city.
Nightclubs
Bangalore has a vibrant night life. Discos and nightclubs are popping up all across the city to keep up with the needs of the young and trendy crowds that the city attracts. Choose from a range of lounge bars, discotheques and nightclubs. More >
Top 5 Veggie restaurants
Oct 20th
India can be called world capital for veggie food. Bangalore is one of the most visited place by foreigners. This is the review that might help many.
Halli Mane, Malleswaram 4th cross area
- Reasonable rates
- Many select items
- Original Karnataka items
- Range
Upahara Darshini, NR Colony
-Select items eg upma is loaded with ghee or some bad fat like vanaspati
-Idli Smells great although it has artificial stuff More >
Expat in Bangalore
Oct 20th
I found this interesting blog on pervez.blogspot.com about an American living in Bangalore. I thought all of you would enjoy it too:
I spent a couple of days last week in Delhi attending the TiECon – the annual TiE summit for the Delhi chapter. For those who are not familiar with this organization, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) is the largest organization of its kind with a mission to grow and foster entrepreneurship. It was an exciting and intellectually stimulating event. Speakers at the conference included India’s home minister, Chidambaram, UK Consul General Richard Staggs, CEO of GenPact Pramod Bhasin and many others. There were nearly a thousand delegates including potential and successful entrepreneurs, investors, students and media.
It was heartening to see so many young and budding entrepreneurs with great ideas for solving real world problems, creating wealth and changing the world. There was unbounded excitement even in these tough economic times. In fact, the general theme at the conference was starting and running new ventures during difficult times. The current global crisis has not dampened the enthusiasm of these young business professionals in this part of the world. On the contrary, it is giving birth to smarter startups that will learn resilience and tenacity and some may grow up to be the next HP or Google. More >
Bangalore will soon have zero-garbage zones
Oct 20th
Bangalore: Very soon, the entire stretch from Mayo Hall till the BBMP head office near Hudson Circle will be a Zero Garbage Zone.
After the pilot project in Gandhinagar still waiting to be officially unveiled by the chief minister, this BBMP plan now goes east. Similar initiatives are being prepared for areas like Sanjaynagar and Jeevan Bima Nagar.
While the plan (see box) and areas seem to be clear, the cost factor and sustainability in the long run are rather challenging, considering there’ve been similar efforts earlier. A few like the ‘litter cop policy’ never took off. “We’ll still give it another try though it’s too early to unveil further plans,’’ BBMP commissioner Bharat Lal Meena. More >
