Blogs from Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Asia - page 16

This Sunday was Independence Day in India and we went to the flower festival in the Bangalore Botanical Gardens to celebrate. It’s nothing like the 4th, no fireworks or anything, but still pretty fantastic! I asked people who they were celebrating their independence from but was told no one in particular, they were just happy to be independent from someone. Maybe I look British to them. The gardens were wall to wall Indians and 5 white girls. There were so many people jammed into this place that there was a guy beating people back with a stick just to get the crowd under control. Of course, and for no apparent reason, we were escorted right past all the crowds of people and led directly into the park. I felt pretty horrible about it…but not enough that ... read more

Bangalore being my hometown is hence not a place that I have visited.. but I thought I should start with writing about this wonderful city before talking about the other lovely places we have visited. Let me start with the weather.. which is in my view the BEST in the world! The weather makes even other hiccups like traffic, bad roads and pollutions (temporary problems till our metro comes up) tolerable.. Some things I really love about Bangalore is the abundance of good resturants, the cosmopolitan people, and shopping streets and malls.. In other words there is nothing that is not available here which is available elsewhere :) For spots to visit in Bangalore, have a look at the photos posted .. I am not a party animal, so the (so-called) poor night life does not ... read more

Bangalore is more than horrible traffic jam, temples and cows. New urbanization is coming and the city is changing its face. In a step elephant,some say... ok, but progress is a real fact. New information technologies, democracy, english spoken, prestigious academic centres and entrepeneurial indian companies are stepping at slow pace but determinated. Looking back, after a second visit to India, I recognise that Bangalore´s visit was a highlight in my study tour, of the Master in Global Management. In just one week, we learnt much more about India and its profound complexity than the knowledge we could learnt just through formal education. The local realities; diverse social backgrounds; political streams; ancestral knowledges and faiths, were constantly defeating any kind of management rule. Occidental views about logistic, marketing, operations, leadership styles an... read more

Bangalore! For vandana's wedding! After 4 days here finally have some internet! When we first landed i was confused before even going through immigration. There was a bin on the toilet seat?! They didnt check my bags for the chocolate i brought but rather held up bhawan coz he looks like a famous cricketer lol! Outside, from all those stories, i expected to be "hit by the smell", but bangalore airport is new & about half an hour or so from the city. So it was pretty much just like landing in brisbane airport! A friend of mine from delhi was always going on about "taking calculated risks" when crossing the roads in sydney. But when i saw a man walking casually down the right hand lane of the highway i immediately thought he was full ... read more

Hello Avid Readers of Nikki and Gail's JOINT blog (for those of you who thought this was Gail's first novel; we are writing this together). Last time we left off, we were about to embark on our second Death Bus but luckily a pleasant, safe vehicle arrived to take us to Bangalore overnight in luxury. Obviously, 'luxury' means peeing by the side of the road at 4am being eaten on the ass by mosquitoes whilst watched by a load of people on other coaches. Classy. We arrived confident in our first city and thought we'd leave the rickshaws behind and (stupidly) attempted to navigate our way through the streets to our hotel. Yes, hotel! Confidence is a must in these situations and we sauntered up to the four-star hotel looking like shit demanding to see the ... read more