Identifiable brands for my children

The 2 brands that my young children always manage to recognise, irrespective of where they see them, are the Kingfisher airlines and Shahrukh Khan - yes, he is a celebrity, but the way they identify him is the way you would identify a brand.
     
It so happened that we took a Kingfisher airlines […]

Ugadi at Hallimane

The restaurant Hallimane, in Malleswaram is known for its true Karnataka cuisine. We have been there a few times times for lunch and snacks and have liked the way they try and keep the taste simple and authentic. For Ugadi, Karnataka’s New Year, the restaurant announced that it was offering a Ugadi spread yesterday and […]

Bangalore - Living in independant homes and living in gated communities - Pros and Cons

Very recently, one of the readers asked me this “my hubby wants to build an independent house and settle down in Bangalore (now in USA)..but i keep reading in newspapers abt robberies and stuff so am not able to make decision about this . Can u share ur thoughts regarding this.”
This post covers my thoughts […]

R2I - 1 Year later - Part 2

Dear people, here’s the promised part 2 of the one year after returning to Bangalore topic. Read it here.

Ganesha Chathurthi

It is that time of the year when Ganesha Chathurthi is celebrated in full fervor in Bangalore. This time the Gowri festival (previous day of Ganesha festival) was pretty much washed out due to the rains. I am not sure if I have experienced such rains in Bangalore before. Resembled India’s west […]