R2I - 1 Year later - Part 2

3 months ago I wrote the part 1 of how things were after a year of R2Iing. And here’s the 2nd part, a “tad” late.

Politicians: The thing about them, I realise is that they are all the same; culture, nationality, race, nothing seems to matter. Before going off to the US, I […]

When it rains it pours!!

Bangalore has been getting some really good rains of late. It has been pouring long and hard. If you are home, it is wonderful of course - sipping tea, enjoying the rains from within the comforts of your home, music in the background, etc.
But what happens to the roads - public’s best friend? The city’s […]

6 months later - An R2I look back

We recently completed 6 months of stay in Bangalore. Overall, I don’t think there were any major surprises. But for a person planning on an R2I, I think what would be of more interest are the things that we missed the most on returning. I expected to miss and do miss all of the following:

Roads […]

Greater Bangalore

The State Government has set in motion the proposal to constitute a Greater Bangalore Authority by merging the following areas: 1. The areas already in the jurisidiction of BMP 2. City Municipal Councils (CMC) of * Rajarajeshwarinagar * Dasarahalli * Bommanahalli * Krishnarajapuram * Mahadevapura * Byatarayanapura * Yelahanka 3. Kengeri Town Municipal Council (TMC) […]

Powercuts, a part of life

On returning, one must get used to power cuts all over again. Simply put - Not nice! Everything comes to a stand still. Since, I depend on the laptop and Internet for most everything, the powercut really brings everything to a grinding halt. The battery on my laptop does not have too much life in […]