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Revenue sites morph into layouts, yet kids cannot play

This is the concluding part of a series on the history of Bengaluru localities that don’t usually get written about

20 September 2019, 06:17 IST

Revenue sites morph into layouts, yet kids cannot play

Revenue sites morph into layouts, yet kids cannot play

Revenue sites morph into layouts, yet kids cannot play

20 September 2019, 06:17 IST

The unseen Bengaluru of lost water tanks & tiny streets

China Mieville’s Hugo Award-winning novel ‘The City & The City’ is a crime thriller set in two cities — Beszel and Ul Qoma — that share the same geographic area. But unlike ‘twin cities’ of the real world, there is a twist.

12 September 2019, 03:07 IST

The unseen Bengaluru of lost water tanks & tiny streets

The unseen Bengaluru of lost water tanks & tiny streets

The unseen Bengaluru of lost water tanks & tiny streets

12 September 2019, 03:07 IST

Jayanagar: The first South B'luru locality to go modern

In the 1990s, a decade in which I still used to voluntarily attend family functions regularly because they promised great meals, and more importantly because I had no alternative, most of these functions were organised at a place called Prasanna Kalyana Mantapa in Jayanagar 1st Block, quite close to the Ashoka Pillar.

04 September 2019, 20:19 IST

Jayanagar: The first South B'luru locality to go modern

Jayanagar: The first South B'luru locality to go modern

Jayanagar: The first South B'luru locality to go modern

04 September 2019, 20:19 IST

Bengaluru’s circular town planning wonders

Bengaluru has grown beyond Kempegowda's history-suffused 'pete' and the British cantonment. But that does not mean the 'newer' areas of the city are lacking in history. This series attempts to spotlight the history of localities that don’t usually get written about

29 August 2019, 06:59 IST

Bengaluru’s circular town planning wonders

Bengaluru’s circular town planning wonders

Bengaluru’s circular town planning wonders

29 August 2019, 06:59 IST

Koramangala’s link to Kempegowda’s Bengaluru

Ask anyone who has moved to Bengaluru in the last decade or so what the city’s most happening locality is, and a majority of them might answer Koramangala. It has among the densest concentration of places to eat out, and one can get by easily without having to know the local language.

22 August 2019, 12:51 IST

Koramangala’s link to Kempegowda’s Bengaluru

Koramangala’s link to Kempegowda’s Bengaluru

Koramangala’s link to Kempegowda’s Bengaluru

22 August 2019, 12:51 IST

A Hebbal hamlet that gave Bengaluru its name

Before the likes of Silk Board and Tin Factory became Bengaluru’s marquee traffic jams, Hebbal flyover was Bengaluru’s introduction to complete gridlock, a daily massive traffic jam that would guard the city from the north, deterring anyone that wanted to enter unless they had plenty of patience.

22 August 2019, 11:57 IST

A Hebbal hamlet that gave Bengaluru its name

A Hebbal hamlet that gave Bengaluru its name

A Hebbal hamlet that gave Bengaluru its name

22 August 2019, 11:57 IST

Looking beyond Vijayanagar’s GPS-friendly grids

Bengaluru has grown beyond Kempegowda's history-suffused 'pete' and the British cantonment. But that does not mean the newer areas of the city are lacking in history. This new series will put the spotlight on the history of localities that don't usually get written about. These are tales from a newer city, juxtaposed with the old, with lores of their own.

07 August 2019, 20:27 IST

Looking beyond Vijayanagar’s GPS-friendly grids

Looking beyond Vijayanagar’s GPS-friendly grids

Looking beyond Vijayanagar’s GPS-friendly grids

07 August 2019, 20:27 IST