Posts : Language and Culture

Cosmopolitan

R.Krishnamoorthy - 31-MAR-2008

Banagalore is supposed to be a cosmopolitan city, but though i have no inhibition against any language, I find it difficult to travel by Bus ,as the Name Boards are only in Kannada. Having a side by side English & Hindi Board will help all and one, Indians as well as Foreigners

Increase in Rowdism and Goondaism in Bangalore

Vasanth - 5-APR-2008

Animal/bird Sacrifice in temples

namithavarma - 1-FEB-2008

I would like to know how rampant animal/ bird sacrifices in the temples of the city/ Karnataka is. I am a journalism student and am interested in knowing if this is practised in spite of regulations against it.

How democratic are we?

blrsri - 18-JAN-2008

When we were talking about the KL monorail, one of the other most glaring topics on monorail came up to my mind. This was about the Seattle monorail. This was voted out by the public of Seattle. Financial reasons was stated as the reason. Again when I was in Boston, a Bangladeshi lady came to me for a signature campaign. She needed this to set up a hotel in Boston. Why arent we using this in the biggest democracy in the world? Shouldnt we use the public opinion more for implimenting something?

Bisi Bele Makes It To WSJ

tsubba - 27-OCT-2007

The Dish: Bisi Bele Bath A Lot Goes Into Bangalore's Favorite Meal By MARGOT COHEN October 26, 2007

Normal Theatres Giving Way to Multiplexes - Is this a good sign?

Vasanth - 29-SEP-2007

Nowadays, normal movie theaters are disappearing, especially in MG Road - Cantonment area leading to multiplexes. These multiplexes are so expensive, it will create a lot of imbalance between the rich and the poor. Why countries like America has become so successful is that the gap between the rich and the poor is less since most of the things are affordable by a common man.

Bangalore We Love

tsubba - 23-AUG-2007

akshath a pic that brought a smile to my face.

Regional groups clash?

silkboard - 19-AUG-2007

How do you like a news item like this (labourers clash at Bangalore):

Bangalore memories

GVK - 12-AUG-2007

A post by my blogger friend Abraham Tharakan on Banglore memories ought to interest long-time residents. Here is Mr Tharakan's post:

ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿಮಾನ - ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಪದಗಳೇ?

shas3n - 7-AUG-2007

ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಹೆಬ್ಬಾಳ ಕೆರೆಯ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮೇಣದ ಬತ್ತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ನಡೆಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆವಲ್ಲ, ನೆನಪಿದೆಯೆ?