history

Do you remember the knife sharpeners, kulfi walas/ice cream carts, salt sellers, son papadi sellers, metalware repairmen, etc of yesteryear? Collaborate with us to document their stories.

Old South Bengaluru had its own charm, with well-planned spacious sites which became ‘vataara’s, with multiple families living in one compound. Slowly vataaras are making way for big apartments.

The 50’s was a time when ‘Mental Hospital ‘ was the southeastern corner of the city. When milkmen used to deliver milk to homes. Masala Dosa cost 25 paisa, … but the ‘Vrishabhavati’ was already starting to get polluted.

A young resident of Bellandur looks into the history of his neighbourhood, and finds much to learn from.

Poornima Dasharathi attends a talk on the history of rockets and is surprised to find some of the earliest technology can be traced to its roots in the kingdom of Mysore.

“The Tiger comes to town” project at Bangalore Fort brings Tipu Sultan alive to a new generation. And, perhaps, awakens lost pride in Bangalore’s history.