About Bangalore

What do you call a congenial, captivating, cosmopolitan confluence of software and shopping malls, electronics and environment friendliness, salubrious climate and cleanliness, modern outlook and old worldliness, precision engineering and pubs? You call it India's best city for business. It is also called Bangalore.
Opening lines of Business Today's survey on India's best cities for business, December 1998.

Ask anybody from Bangalore what he or she thinks about this city, and in all probability, the answer will be "the best city in the world". Everyone has a different reason to love this city, which leads India in technological and cultural development. Today it is the fastest growing city in Asia with a burgeoning population of nearly four million. It is a city for all seasons. Come any time of the year - Bangalore is beautiful.

The city center is home to many famous places including the shopping destinations like Commercial Street, M.G Road and Brigade Road- where bargain buys and top-end luxury clamour for the attention of the customer. The city also called as the Pub city has some of the most interesting places to hang out- from malls to pubs to clubs.

Take a stroll in evergreen Cubbon Park spread over an area of 500 acres dominated by the imposing granite building, the Vidhana Saudha, the public library, a children’s park and an aquarium are located here. Adjoining it are the government museum and the industrial and technological museum. Or take a leisurely walk around the Lal Bagh the 250-acre botanical gardens laid out by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan over 200 years ago. Here is a magnificent Victorian style glass house where flower shows are held twice a year, August and January. You will instantly fall in love with the quaint charm of these places that have earned the city its most famous sobriquet yet- Garden City.

The other areas of the city are also equally interesting- with a park and a mall dotting almost every neighborhood. Koramangala, Jayanagar, Indiranagar, Kammanahalli, J.P Nagar are some of the most cosmopolitan residential areas where all the facilities of modern stress free living are available at a stone’s throw distance. The city is also a hub for students who come specifically to study at many of the premier institutions like IISC, IIM etc. that offer courses on a variety of subjects.

The uniqueness of Bangalore can be attributed to the open-minds and progressive nature of its citizens. It is a true melting pot of different people, cultures, and languages. Bangalore is probably the only city in India in which you will hear Tamil or Telugu or Hindi spoken as much as the native  language, Kannada. The city is also home to some of the most high tech industries in India. As a result of its cosmopolitan nature, Bangalore attracts people from all over India and is among the fastest growing cities in Asia.
 
Bangalore has a moderate climate throughout the year due to its elevation (1000m). It is also blessed with a large number of lakes and parks within city. Nature loving citizens have planted many trees along the roads, which has enabled the city to maintain its green looks and the title “garden city” despite its rapid expansion. All in all it is a wonderful place for any kind of person - traditional or modern, as the city has something on offer for everybody.