old bangalore

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…

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.

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

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.

Riding the rails

Ganeśa’s tank

Prasanna Ganapati, c/o Cycle Shop Thimmayya

In pictures: Bengaluru, through the years…

Doctor, doctor!

Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam and love affair with Sanskrit!

Heritage walk around Cubbonpet Market offers a peek into old Bengaluru