majestic Archives

Why are items charged above MRP in KSRTC bus stops?

September 18, 2015 Syed Yakoob

Shops in KSRTC bus stops charge more than MRP, but there’s nobody who responds to complaints.

Economy

Theatres to multiplexes: An inevitable transition?

November 13, 2013 Bosky Khanna

Theatres are making way for multiplexes. Changing nature of the crowd, geographic location, type of movies, facilities offered, ambiance, technological innovations – everything plays a role in the way film industry works.

Civic

The oligarchic republic of Bangalore?

May 5, 2013 G V Dasarathi

As many as 33,000 people travel through the airport every day, while 10 lakh people travel through the Majestic area, using buses or trains. The investment on the airport is 100 times the money spent on Majestic. Where do the priorities lie?

Society

Treating Bengaluru to books for decades

July 22, 2012 Abhishek Angad

Sapna Book House is a household name in Bengaluru for almost two decades now. They were there before multi-retail book stores came in. The fact that they are the largest publishers of Kannada books was another reason for their popularity. How are they managing to survive and grow in the e-commerce era?

Bengaluru is losing all its iconic theatres to multiplexes

July 8, 2012 Sudha Narasimhachar

It is sad to see so many leading theatres which entertained lakhs of locals for decades are no longer functioning. Kalpana, Gita, Minerva and the like have vanished from the scene.