Visveswaraya, an engineer of considerable renown
who turned statesman, was an innovative thinker and an indomitable trail-blazer.
As Dewan of the princely state of Mysore he promoted and encouraged industry,
both in the public and private sectors, in pre-independence Bangalore.
Today, Bangalore is the country's boom city with eight huge industrial
belts housing well over 10,000 industries.
Amongst the leading research institutions it is home to are the world-renowned
Indian Institute of Science, the National Institute of Mental Health and
Neurophysics, the Indian Space Research Organization, the Indian Institute
of Astrophysics and Aeronautical Development and the Raman Institute of
Physics.
Aptly named the 'Garden City', it boasts of an amazing number of flowering trees and parks. With splendid pink cassias and golden acacias blooming, with jacarandas flowering in purple majesty and the gul-mohurs lighting the roads with their flame-orange brilliance, the city is a sheer delight to simply wander around in.
Bangalore can be the ideal starting point of an exciting exploration of the fascinating, architecturally-rich heritage of Karnataka; every important tourist attraction in Karnataka is within a day's journey reach. While Bangalore has its share of ancient forts and temples, it is also the perfect spot for soaking in the sun and local colour at the finest and friendliest of hotels. And it is shopper's paradise where Karnataka's fabulous traditional silks, coffee, jewelry and handicrafts can be bought at sleek, reliable shops.
Located at an altitude of 920m. (3,021 ft.), it boasts of delightful weather all year round, registering a mean temperature of 27.1 C (80.8 F) in the warmest month of April and 20.48 C (68.8F) in the coldest month of January. Evenings are cool the year-round. Bangalore receives both the south-west and the north-east monsoons, getting an average rainfall of 87 cms. October, November are the rainiest months. Often referred to as the 'Fruit market of the South', the lush, fertile soil of the Bangalore region produces in abundance a variety of fruits and vegetables- grapes, mangoes, banana, custard apple, sapodilla, jackfruit, melons, guavas.
Having spent the most crucial part of my life in bangalore, I could go on and on describing Bangalore to its slightest detail. But words seem in inaffable to complete the picture. If you haven't been to Bangalore ever, I'd suggest you put it on your "places to go in this life" list.
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