Bangalore is the capital and largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. With a population of over 6 million, the city is the 3^rd largest city in India and 27^th largest city in the world. Bangalore is of the more ethnically diverse cities in the country, with over 62% of the city's population comprising migrants from other parts of India. Historically a multicultural city, Bangalore has experienced a dramatic social and cultural change with the advent of the liberalization and expansion of the Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing industries in India. IT companies in Bangalore employ over 35% of India's pool of 1 million IT professionals. Karnataka or Karnātakā (ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... In general, liberalization refers to a relaxation of previous government restrictions, usually in areas of social or economic policy. ... Category: ... Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is the leveraging of technology or specialist process vendors to provide and manage an organisations critical and/or non-critical enterprise processes and applications. ...

Garden City

Commercial Street is an important commercial area in Bangalore

Bangalore is known as the Garden City of India and has two nationally recognized botanical gardens — Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park, which attract a lot of visitors through the year. The city was the recepient of the Indira Priyadarshini Vruksha Mitra award in the late 1980s, in recognition of its extensive green cover. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 913 KB) Commerical Street, Bangalore Picture taken by GatesPlusPlus. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 913 KB) Commerical Street, Bangalore Picture taken by GatesPlusPlus. ... Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) (pronounced // in Kannada and // in English) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... For the chosen plaintext attack used by the British during World War II, see gardening (cryptanalysis). ... Lal Bagh Botanical Garden is a prestigious, educative and a beautiful garden in Bangalore, India. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Religion

The people of Bangalore are called Bangaloreans and the definition permeates class, religion and language. Deepavali, the "Festival of Lights", transcends demographic and religious lines and is celebrated with great vigor. Dussera, a traditional celebratory hallmark of the old Kingdom of Mysore is another important festival. Other traditional Indian festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi, Ugadi, Sankranthi, Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas are also celebrated. Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. ... Diwali taking place in a rural area Dīpãvali (also transliterated Deepavali; Sanskrit: row of lights) or Diwãli (contracted spelling) is the Hindu festival of lights, held on the final day of the Vikram calendar, one type of a Hindu calendar that is followed by North Indians. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 AD by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. ... List of festivals is a link page for any established festival or carnival anywhere in the world. ... Ganesh Chaturthi is the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha. ... // Introduction Ugadi (literally - the start of an era) is the new years day for the people of the Deccan region of India. ... Sankranthi, or Sankranti, is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for the farmers of India. ... Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر), often abbreviated as simply Eid, is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Jesus Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ...

Entertainment

Brigade Road, Bangalore is an important commercial and entertainment center

Bangalore is home to the Kannada film industry which churns out about 80 movies each year and is the fifth largest movie industry in India, in terms of revenue. The Kannada Movie Industry has spawned a different colloquial type variety altogether, commonly referred to as Bangalore Kannada. Image File history File links Image taken from http://www. ... Image File history File links Image taken from http://www. ... ... A colloquialism is an informal expression, that is, an expression not used in formal speech or writing. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Cuizzine

The diversity of the cuisine available is reflective of the social and economic diversity of Bangalore. Roadside vendors, tea stalls, South Indian, North Indian, Chinese and Western fast food are all very popular in the city. Udupi restaurants, are very popular and serve predominantly vegetarian cuisine. The Chinese food and the Thai food served in most of the restaurants are customized to cater to the tastes of the Indian population. A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning cooking; culinary art; kitchen; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. ... A vendor is one who sells something. ... Tea stalls are small-time vendors who primarily sell tea, coffee and milk along small road-side shops in India. ... A map of Southern India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The term Western world or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Udupi is a temple town located in Udupi District, Karnataka state near the city of Mangalore on the south west coast of India. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ...

Some of the renowned traditional Bangalore vegetarian restaurants are MTR (Mavalli Tiffin Room), Vidyarthi Bhavan, Udupi Krishna Bhavan, Ramakrishna Lunch Home, New Krishna Bhavan, Janatha Hotel, Central Tiffin Room, Restaurants at Janardhana Hotel and Chalukya Hotel and Ullas to name a few. The masala dosa - rice pancake smeared with red chilly chutney and stuffed with potato curry, 'set dosa' - 3 medium sized dosas, 'benne masalae' - thick rice pancake prepared with butter - are some of the local favorites and few stake the origin of these dishes from Bangalore. Bisi Bele Bath, Rava Idli, the spicy Uppittu/Uppuma - served as Khara Bath in most of the restaurants are some of the other local favorites.

Some of the bakeries in Bangalore are also quite popular for a quick snack.

Sport

Cricket in Bangalore, just as in the rest of the nation, is the most popular sport. Significant numbers of India's national team have come from Bangalore, including Gundappa Viswanath, Rahul Dravid, Venkatesh Prasad, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Erapalli Prasanna and B.S. Chandrashekar. Many of the city's children play Gully cricket on the roads and in city's many public fields. Bangalore's main international cricket stadium is the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, which hosted its first match in 1974 and was the venue for the India-Pakistan cricket quarter-final during World Cup 1996.International Cricket was played at the Central College grounds before moving to the current venue. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Gundappa R. Vishwanath (born 12 February 1949) is an Indian cricketer, commonly regarded as one of the four great Indian batsmen along with his brother-in-law Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (born January 11, 1973 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is an Indian cricketer, and the newest captain of the Indian cricket team. ... Anil Radhakrishna Kumble (pronounced COOM-bley) (born October 17, 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer and has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 1990. ... Javagal Srinath (born August 31, 1969) is an Indian cricketer. ... Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna (born: May 22, 1940) is a famous cricket player from India. ... In cricket, other than Test matches, One day International matches and First class matches, other forms of the sport do exist They are: // Short form cricket Cricket is also played in several different shortened forms, designed to pack as much action as possible into an hour or two. ... M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is Bangalores test cricket venue. ... Cricket World Cup 2007 logo The ICC Cricket World Cup is the world championship of one-day cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test-playing nations, as well as several representatives from other cricket-playing nations who qualify through a series of qualifying matches. ...

Social and Night life

Bangalore has an active night culture and is home to over 200 clubs and bars. The city is also referred to by many as the "Pub Capital of India". Popular nightspots in Bangalore include Pecos, The Club Inferno and TGIF. Bangalore has a number of elite clubs, like the Bangalore Golf Club, Bowring Institute, Karnataka Golf Association, the Karnataka State Cricket Club and the Bangalore Club which is so exclusive, it has a 25 year waiting list and counts among its previous members Winston Churchill and the Maharajah of Mysore. Pecos is a popular pub in Bangalore, India. ... Tgif (pronounced t-g-i-f) is an Xlib based interactive 2-D drawing tool under X11 on Linux and most UNIX platforms, developed since 1990. ... Located in Bangalore, India, the Bangalore Club is a club, but is much like a miniature city, with supermarkets, recreational facilities, libraries and auditoriums, not to mention a number of bars. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... 1. ...

See also

• Bangalore
• Kannada
• Karnataka