Celebrations..

Kids save firecrakers from festival seasons to enjoy them on birthdays, this was the atmosphere in my neighbourhood from the kiddo gang one evening....

One for the road...

The new entrants in the small car segments use busy malls to attaract the buyers, looks like this family has just completed the 'look n feel' experience...

Evening Rains

Its raining almost all evenings for past few days, the temparatues are settling down easy in the nights, rain is yet to pickup the momentum and the mercury keeps touching 30 deg celcius...

Getting hooked..

Walking past the wall of goodies, the brand recall is just irresitible, this young viewer might get converted to an impulsive buyer...

IPL Mania...

The IPL-ware is famous and this stall in alocal mall is making most of it, available in all teams, all colurs and all sizes...

Gulmohur Magic...

The Summers great gift is gulmohur, the vibrant red mesmerizes me anytime, I feel thats why monsoon loves summer and comes early to see this magic saluting a seasonal handoff...

Work Day...

Working on small house constructions, a gang of labour is busy half way through. Most of the middle class households get their construction work done thorugh unorganized labour who migrate from remote places and make a living in the city pockets getting on the daily wages...

Taxi Taxi...

The point to point taxis are aplenty, the new airport outskirts of the city fueled lot much focus on many to get tinto franchise of taxis and other organized players too invested in them. It is now a common sight to see them standing on strategic locations around...

Indian fast food...

Hot Sambar being poured in the serving shelf, the canteeen business in the city is blooming, more and more organized players are gettign into the indian fast food arean, this is no exception...

Fruits n Fruits..

The blend of varieties one can see in the superstore is amazing, the straberries are stacked besides mangos, waletrmelons befriend oranges, the cold storage era has taken over the seasonal fruits across seven seas...

Fresh Cucumbers

Commonly known as "Mangalore Cucumber" , an essential ingradient of southern cooking. This vegatable is always in demands for its required presence in sambar and various 'palya's ( veggies) the stacks of these disappear on few minutes of market opening...

Summer Colors...

It's yet to start for a full fledged monsoon, the summer colors are still reflected on the city-scapes, this purple is no exception...

Morning Walks

Resumed my morning walk after a two week break due to work travel, early morning this busy 12th Main has a clam and quieter look and provides a pleasure walk before sun heats up the city again and trafic starts buliding up...

Masala Dosa...

Crispy n Spicy Masala Dosa served with hot sambar and coconut chutney. What a great breakfast for a lazy weekend morning....

Fish Tales...

To buy or not to buy! the expressions on the customer face while inspecting a big fish at a wholesale Russel market early morning....

Green love...

Monsoon is knocking the door and nature lovers aspire to go green, these new pots are seen stacked for sale around the city roadsides. The original traditional earthen pots are now gettign friendly with concreate the trends are changing...

Roadside Reads...

The market area street vendors display of variety of books, a typical mix of demand and supply. few regional, learnign a language, cookery, jokes, nursery books, spread is amazing..

Go Green...

Perhaps the new buzz line of today, Going green is interpreted by many brands as launch vehicles to connect with consumers and make merry...

Affordable eating...

There are opportunities for everyone, the most affordable food options and unbelievable prices do exist in the city, this menu of one such place vouch for the same, a full meal can cost as little as 10 rupees ( 20-25 cents) and thus in demand...

Summer songs..

Summer evenings are made lighter by this artist performing for a garment showroom opening, more and more shop owners are getting creative and offer such treats for the customers..

Summer Shopping..

The city is still in a grip of scorching sun, the rising mercury is pushing shoppers to venture out only after sunset and the commercial street being a major shopping area is witnessing flocks of shoppers in late evenings pushing the shops to remain open as late as they can, unusually...

The Ham Shop..

The wall paintings besides the store works as an illustrated menu card , a widely accepted practice seen around…

Filling in…

More and more women are now taking up the un-conventional jobs, the city keeps evolving onto the newer paradigms and range of opportunities thereof…

Home food..

The demand creates supply, and the passion for home cooked regional food drives the demand to a niche appetite.. This “Marathi” food joint I visited recently provides me some connect back to Mumbai..

Auto stand..

The rains are yet to pick up the pace, the summer heat is lingering around and the auto drivers find it easy to remain in the shade, the business as usual…

Pav Bhaji…

Not a local street food dish for this region but widely adapted and relished by the immigrants and locals by now, the famous “Pav-Bhaji” is a combination of multiple ingredients like potatoes, tomatoes, cauliflower, cooked together in butter with spices and served with hot crispy breads…@ V V puram food street…

After a Run..

Weekend runs are normal and widely seen, the busybees at work get some good time for exercising with long walks, runs followed by some fresh juices …

Beeds n Buttons..

Trends are friends! The beeds n buttons from this small shop that encourages many to get into their creative thinking. Typically it is believed as a great hobby turned career to be in the costume designing were the patterns, colors and styles do matter the most...

Mangos for pickles…

The unripe mangos arrive to markets early summer and are in demand for variety of Indian dishes, they are an essential part of many chutneys, pickles and even squashes..

Selling Watermelons…

The summer was easy as the melons were around, the demand for this sweet watery fruit continues around thus sold in various markets even as late as the monsoon that has arrived in the city!!