Bengaluru is in a Catch-22 situation. It attracts and welcomes the world while the density of the population adds to its woeful lack of adequate public infrastructure. Naresh Narasimhan, leading architect and urban planner. He tells Sandhya Mendonca why he loves the city and why he works hard on many fronts to make it liveable
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Like most people who found time hanging heavily on their hands during the past year and took to cooking, fitness, music or the ilk, SG Vasudev too found something to occupy his time. But unlike most people, this eminent artist’s preoccupation has resulted in 60 works of art, 40 of which are currently on
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On a cool and crisp Sunday morning, nearly a hundred CXOs in Bengaluru, turned up ready to push pedals and ride their hearts out for a cause. Flagged off by Bhaskar Rao, Additional Director General of Brigade Signature Towers, the riders cycled through the verdant green countryside of Hoskote. The inaugural ‘Signature Ride –
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The Good City takes you to V V Puram in Bangalore where the winter special hyacinth bean, locally popular as Avarebele, has a street food festival in its honour for 17 years in row. Also, don’t miss the quick guide to popular dishes! Read the article & see the video* too The Sajjan Rao
Read MoreOne of the highlights of the Navaratri Dasara celebrations in Mysore is the bombe habba or the festival of dolls. In the days when the city was ruled by the Vijayanagar kings, the rulers showered their benevolence on their subjects, and the people reciprocated by displaying dolls decked up in regalia, and offered prayers for
Read MoreThree institutions in Bangalore are charting new territories in understanding biological science. This cluster of research institutes with the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) as the nucleus, are adding to the city’s scientific eco-system. Working at the forefront of biology across several levels, they follow diverse models, and promote innovation and entrepreneurship in this field. Read
Read MorePradeep Kar, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director of Microland and serial technology entrepreneur The entrepreneurial climate of Bangalore created legendary start-ups in the 1990s. Today, the city is abuzz again with successful start-ups across diverse verticals and starting a new business has never been easier here. Read more in the BEST OF Bangalore Innovation Edition,
Read MoreAshok Soota “Innovation is a lifetime survival strategy. If you are not adopting the latest disruptive technologies, you will be disrupted”, said Ashok Soota, Executive Chairman of Happiest Minds. Speaking about ‘Innovation as a key business differentiator’ at the launch of the international book BEST OF Bangalore Vol. 2 Innovation Edition, Soota asserted that innovation
Read MoreUnbelievable as it might appear to people who have waded through years of red tape, the Government of Karnataka has introduced an online system that addresses problems and helps resolve them within a fortnight. What’s more, it is a single-window system that spares people of the ordeal of running between different government departments. Dr. Shalini
Read More“The spirit of innovation is the most important aspect of the city” according to Sandeep Maini. He is the Chairman of the Maini Group of Companies, which was started in 1973 by his father, the pioneering industrialist Sudarshan Maini. A premier engineering and manufacturing entity, the Group has a global presence in sectors like Automotive
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