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Are you being overcharged for your private LPG?; Bengaluru before BDA; When students teach themselves

February 25, 2016 News Desk

You might to getting cheated by your private LPG dealer. Here’s how you can make sure you are not being overcharged. Read about an alternative school where students are teaching themselves. How was Bengaluru before the BDA came along? All this and more…

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Riding the rails

September 14, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

The author reminisces about a time when steam engines ruled the rails, and when the ‘backside gate’ of the City railway station was still the entrance.

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Environment

Ganeśa’s tank

June 30, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

In yet another trip down memory lane, the author talks about a lake he grew up around and the ‘Government Rains’ of the 1960s.

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Prasanna Ganapati, c/o Cycle Shop Thimmayya

May 5, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

Kathri. Scissors. That was the connection that first brought this man into my life. In my salad days, learning to ride a bicycle was not quite what it is today. One did not have access

Society

In pictures: Bengaluru, through the years…

April 23, 2015 Rahul Ravi

Have you ever visualised how the cityscape has changed through the years? Here’s a look at some iconic pictures of Bengaluru and what they have evolved to today.

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Society

Doctor, doctor!

March 25, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

I come from a family that can only be described as bonkers. Come April, amma would ask (I wish I could capture the exact tone of the original Tamizh in English; alas, it’s not to

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Society

Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam and love affair with Sanskrit!

March 11, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

There were days when you could hear Venkateshwara Suprabhatam in MSL’s voice every morning. How could this affect one’s learning? Reminiscences of old Bangalore, National High School and more.

Society

Heritage walk around Cubbonpet Market offers a peek into old Bengaluru

January 16, 2015 Aruna L

Going on a heritage walk can throw up some delightful insights into Bengaluru’s history.

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