OTC Road
At the Aastana-e-Hazrat Khwaja - Syedshah Sharfudeen Khadri Shaheed Shrine. Next to Luciya Hotel.
February 3, 2009
February 2, 2009
MG Rd.
Excuse me, Bearer.
Also read, Caffeine Rush Hours. The Bangalore Coffee House, an iconic witness to history, downs shutters.
February 1, 2009
Church Street / St. Marks Rd.
January 31, 2009
Hosur Road
Discovered! A new urban animal species.
And i'm not joking. A new species of ants was actually discovered within Bangalore city limits in 2006 at IISc. The ant species is named after the city and is called Dilobocondyla bangalorica. And if you are crazy about ants, and if you live in Bangalore or anywhere on the Deccan peninsula, this colourful, informative and easy-to-use book should be your bible - On A Trail With Ants: A Handbook of the Ants of Peninsular India by Ajay Narendra & Kumar SM. To order your copy, email: antbook.india@gmail.com
January 30, 2009
Wheeler Road
Old Bangalore buildings are protected by ramparts. I'm sure that our man Tipu Sultan gave them Brits the shivers, a long time after he was defeated in 1799.
A Church on Hospital Road, Shivajinagar.
See other buildings with ramparts
A Church on Hospital Road, Shivajinagar.
Opera Theater.
See other buildings with ramparts
January 29, 2009
January 28, 2009
Yeshwantpur Market Road
An observation: Red coloured clothes are preferred by vegetable and fruit sellers in Yeshwantpur market. It seems to be a sure way to attract customers.
January 26, 2009
9th Main, 4th Block, Jayanagar
The chaos and colour of Indian roads finds its reflection on our signboards. Here, what was once a simple parking sign finds itself transformed, smeared with almost war-like paints.
January 24, 2009
January 23, 2009
MMR Lane, Kalasipalaya ಕಲಾಸಿಪಾಳಯ
For the best deals in steel furniture, head for the this galli in Kalasipalayam filled with sheet metal workshops. Ask for Mariswamy Mutt., this lane is next to it, a short hop from the long distance bus stand.
January 22, 2009
January 21, 2009
January 19, 2009
January 18, 2009
January 17, 2009
Tumkur Road (NH 4)
SWR, Yeshwantpur Railway Station (YPR). Also posted on Clicketey Clicks - Indian Railway pictures.
January 16, 2009
January 15, 2009
KR Market
A scrub bath, fresh paint for their horns and sweet jaggery instead of sweat. Today is Maatu Pongal. Bangalore's bulls get the day off for their yearly day of pampering.
What? The bull's got his hooves painted, why not my nails?
January 14, 2009
January 13, 2009
Malleswaram Playground (5th Cross)
An artist prepares for the annual Janapada Jathre that is being held at the Malleswaram Maidan.
January 12, 2009
1st Main, Seshadripuram
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Lure of Bangalore series: Daily wage workers from different parts of India, waiting for work.
Across India, in every city, there are designated spots where skilled and unskilled workers wait to be picked up by contractors. So if you have are looking for skilled labour or if you have a skill that will earn you a day's work, this place in Seshadripuram and hubs like Jalahalli Cross (Near Peenya) are for you. If you are in Mumbai, you would have seen the major hub on SV Road, near Andheri Station or outside any major suburban train station.
This is a typical picture of India's Daily Labour Exchange.
After reading the above, Priyank adds a non-trivial trivia. He says that in Mumbai, the unskilled workers are usually from UP and Bihar and they form a separate group outside MIDCs (Industrial estates). They do the risky jobs and the rate of compensation in case of death is Rs.10,000/- (unverified). The case can't be very different in Bangalore. Cheap labour comes from the north these days for most jobs not just in Bangalore, but also in the fields of sugarcane-rich Mandya.
January 11, 2009
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