Jayanagar is one of the oldest localities of Bengaluru. Jayanagar used to be well known for its rose garden in the nanda road. Jayanagar has many temples and ragi gudda is a famous temple near the central mall today. The locality has many parks where as kids we used to be taken to play during… Continue reading Jayanagar
Indiranagar has always been a part of the rich history of Bengaluru. Primarily, during the 90’s the locality had huge bungalows, which bring a nostalgic feel. Huge, white bungalows once dawned this locality. Indiranagar is surrounded by posh localities like the ulsoor, CV Raman nagar, old madras road etc. The few bungalows left today definitely… Continue reading Indiranagar
Holige is the sweet preparation that is prepared during the time of deepavali in the homes of us Kannadigas. The preparation is made of maida and jaggery. Holige is also known as obbattu. Holige is served hot with ghee to give it a classic combination. Holige used to be primarily prepared with either dal or coconut.… Continue reading Holige
Oh! what to say about the park. The park was the first fantasy park for Bengaluru and Mysuru. Situated towards Mysuru, this was a true fantasy park for the 90’s kids. It featured all water slides, dashing cars, a giant wheel, and other really exciting rides and an aqua dance floor, dragon’s dungeon etc. It… Continue reading GRS Fantasy Park
Frankies are a western version of the the rolls and wraps. The modern Benglurean needed a food that would stay in tact during the commute to the office. This lead to the evolution of the frankies. Essentially, Frankies are made up of all purpose flour, round shaped rotis that house a variety of veggies and… Continue reading Frankie and French fries
Enne Badnekai is a spicy gravy dish that is eaten with rice, various forms of rotti, mudde (ragi ball) etc. This is prepared with masala and tastes delicious with rice and ghee. The gravy is coconut based and has a number of spices to it. Badnekai or brinjal is cut into 4 and the masala is… Continue reading Enne badnekai
Dodda alada mara or the big banyan tree is a 400 year old banyan tree which had spread across 3 acres of land. the original tree gave way in the early 2000’s and now the tree looks like its many trees spread over the area instead of just the one which stood there. Our school… Continue reading Dodda alada mara
Chikpete is one of the oldest business centers of Bengaluru. This marketplace plays host to various kinds of businesses. The shops here range from Sweet stalls to Spice stalls, bangle shops to saree shops, rice traders to oil traders, plantain leaves to coconut shops and what not. Almost all of the buildings in this locality… Continue reading Chikpete
Basavanagudi is one of the oldest localities of Bengaluru. Basavanagudi is famous for its Bull Temple which an iconic temple which has the bull or Nandi as called by kannidigas, which is a close devotee and attendant of Lord Shiva. The temple is named after its monolith of Nandi or bull. The temple is said to be… Continue reading Basavanagudi
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – the most common phrase bengalureans heard during the 90’s. The phrase is in reference to the health benefits of eating apples. Apples have phytonutrients that help regulate sugar level Flavonoids help regulate blood sugar as well. the true health benefits provided by apples is that it… Continue reading an apple a day keeps the doctor away
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