impression of Bangalore

At the first look of Bangalore, one may find its passage hazardous through its traffic or the architecture might look outdated but it still has an indescribable charm. Being new to the city of gardens, it was an eye opener to most of us when we went into researching about Bangalore’s history. From having several names of the city like “the city of gardens”,” the pensioners paradise” or the IT hub to being called the town of boiled beans which was named by Kempagowda , the city has its own fervor .

It was interesting to know how the city has developed so much from just a mud fort to such a vast area spreading out in every direction where not even a square inch area is left unused. This shows how kempagowda’s vision is fulfilled and exceeded as he has had sensed that his small town was bound to grow beyond the walls of his mud fort. Today it has places like Jayanagar Complex, the biggest of its kind in Asia, Ulsoor tank as well as the parks and mini forests that are being created. It can surely be called a city of mystical past as till now it retains evidences of Anglo Indians and the Britishers in some sections of the society.

It is surely the most sort out cosmopolitan city in India where people migrate here from all over generally because it’s a home to many well-recognized colleges and research institutions in India.

Being called the most green, liberal and forward-thinking city, In recent years, these attributes have propelled Bangalore to the forefront of the high-tech industry boom in India, and it currently ranks as India's most developed city and one of the world's fastest growing urban areas. Also, it was interesting to know how a caste system existed despite the society being relatively modernized during the British Raj and the attempts made to unite these separate entities by providing them with a social platform that had rather interesting consequences.

Moreover, It did not only have a vivid past but at the same time its present is all the more exciting because of the way it has developed into being called the Silicon valley of India, This perhaps, is due to the influence of various multinationals, as well as, various IT firms that have been established in this city.   I have been able to figure out, what goes behind the scenes in the lifestyles of IT professionals as well as Call Centre employees, Despite the comforts and luxuries available to them in abundance, they seem to lead a very discontented and unsatisfied life. Living under the constant pressure of performing we ll and constantly being monitored for ideal performance, leads to several health perils, in the form of Hypertension and extreme stress.

As Bangalore throbs with life and activities today because of the flow of traffic and the jam of pedestrians on the street, It still has a balance of both the busy fast life with a slow pace.

From knowing the history to living in the present, I felt a major casualty of the expansion of Bangalore has been its open spaces. A city that earlier went by the sobriquet of ‘Garden City’, and was traditionally known for its many parks and lakes, today offers about half of its population less than a single square meter of an open space.