Bengaluru

Bengaluru Weather Change Virus (BWCV)

This word, virus, is extraordinarily common in everyday conversation lately. And I don’t mean only computer and smart phone operating systems. Oh, his Android was attacked by a virus! And such other.

It’s a small world!

All places interact with other places — through the flow of certain resources (air and water, for example) and through the movement of human beings. This is called spatial interaction (spatial is the adjectival form of space).

Syncretic geographies

Syncretic geographies

Syncretism is “the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.” (dictionary.com). In my life, several gurus have taught me the importance of syncretism; chief…

Geometry and geography in Bangalore

Geometry, geography, and Karnātaka sangītam intersect with proper nouns. It may not be what you think. Or what you expect even.

At around 6 am, I was walking along Double (or KH) Road. A car pulled up beside me. In it were a couple; husband…

Sugarcane, spring cleaning, and the solar sojourn

Diabetics may be excused for not being overly enthusiastic participants in the next big festival on the Indian calendar, especially in Karnataka. Throughout India, 14 (or 15 as it is, this year) January is celebrated officially as makara…

The world on Bull Temple Road

I went somewhere interesting on 17 November 2014. It was the annual groundnut festival on Bull Temple Road, Bengaluru.

It started as an annual folk festival and fair. Now, it is international! Every year, the media and various others write about it…