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Just about few weeks ago, Police had installed two signature campaign boards at the entrance of Brigade Road near the Arts and Crafts junction and Opera junction where people signed in favour of the helmet campaign then. This RTO drive on the awareness on wearing Helmets have been nulled by the recent news.
Despite statistics and the opinion of doctors, the Karnataka government has backtracked once again on the implementation of the helmet rule for two-wheeler riders. Lives, which could have been saved, will continue to be lost as wearing a helmet on the state's roads will continue to be optional.
Making a living was never a challenge for creative minds, Home decor simplified via these golden hanging's with mirror work and sold directly to the consumers by this street vendor. In a short span of 15-20 minutes he managed to sell all of these...
A large section of street vendors in urban areas are those with low skills and who have migrated to the larger cities from rural areas or small towns in search of employment. These people take to street vending when they do not find other means of livelihood. Though the income in this profession is low, the investment too is low and the people do not require special skills or training. Hence for these people, men and women, street vending is the easiest form for earning their livelihood.
Moreover, as such hawkers have no other means of livelihood, they too have no option but to carry on with their trade, even if it means facing police beatings and harassment by municipal staff, who have a vested interest in keeping the vendors insecure and grovelling. They use the illegal status of the vendors to fleece them of a good part of their earnings. National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) was initiated by SEWA in September 1998 to bring together the street vendor organisations of India so as to collectively struggle for macro-level changes which had become imminent to support the livelihood of around 10 million vendors which stood severely threatened due to outdated laws and changing policies, practices and attitudes of the powers that be. More >>
Rakhi or Raksha is a sacred thread embellished with sister's love and affection for her brother. On the day of Raksha Bandhan sisters tie Rakhi on their brother's wrist and express their love for him. By accepting a Rakhi from a sister a brother gladly takes on the responsibility of protecting her sister. In Indian tradition the frail thread of Rakhi is considered stronger than iron chains as it binds brothers and sisters in an inseparable bond of love and trust.
Rakhi Festival holds immense significance in Indian cultural ethos. The custom of celebrating Rakhi started in Vedic times and even today brothers and sisters consider it must to celebrate the occasion in traditional manner. When brothers are away sisters send Rakhi to them and express their love. Accepting the Rakhi with grace brothers send Return gifts to their sister. This loving gesture goes a long way in strengthening brother sister relationship and building stronger family ties. The importance of Raksha Bandhan is same as Diwali festival in India. More >>
Temple architecture in the Hindu tradition is connected to astronomy and sacred geometry. The temple is a representation of the macrocosm (the universe) as well as the microcosm (the inner space).
A basic Hindu temple consists of an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, in which the image is housed, often with space for its circumambulation, a congregation hall, and possibly an antechamber and porch. The sanctum is crowned by a tower-like shikara,as shown here.
The earliest temples were built with perishable materials like timber and clay. Cave-temples, temples carved out of the stone or built with bricks came later. Heavy stone structures with ornate architecture and sculpture belong to a still later period. In spite of the basic pattern being the same, varieties did appear, gradually leading to the evolution of different styles in temple architecture. More >>
Roadside Modern "Bindi" Stall on commercial Street.... Married Hindu women traditionally wear a bindi on their foreheads. The traditional bindi is made with red sindoor powder or perhaps a black ointment. It is applied over the ajna, or forehead chakra, a center of bodily and spiritual energy that represents the third, or "spiritual" eye in Hindu belief.
The bindi is believed to prevent the loss of "energy", as well as bringing spiritual protection against demons or bad luck. See tilaka for further discussion of the spiritual meaning of the bindi. More>>
Overlooking through the window of BMTC bus, girl seems amazed to look the city galore. The Government introduced "Grameena Saarige" ( Rural transport) for the rural areas close to the city, these buses help them commute in and out of city with an ease which without them was challenging.
Today, they are the only profit making urban sector public corporation in India. BMTC has become the first public sector city transport carrier to introduce Air Conditioned Volvo Buses. BMTC plans to introduce more such buses to ease passenger discomfort. It has also introduced slew of measures to improve efficiency and women emancipation by making it mandatory that 33% of BMTC staff need to be women. Probably only city in India having lady conductors.
Around 41 per cent of Bangalore's population depends on the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses. While the future holds the promise of a Metro Rail system, some experts say that the planned Metro network does not seem to fit in well into the overall transport plan. It is a different story that the city lacks an integrated transportation plan. more>>
Drinking is an age-old habit, evident from the numerous allusions to ‘tipsy’ gods and demons in epics and myths. Alcohol pervades, satisfies and plagues the world. It has been looked upon as a necessary social evil from times immemorial.
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". Besides the swank pubs which are the toast of the city, smaller bars have sprung up along the high ways causing accidents to rise on these already dangerous roads.
"Drinker's city" Bangalore is evolving a new trend in the economics of alcohol, apparently an increasing number of habitual middle class drinkers deposit a certain sum estimated to cover their drinking for the month in advance to the wine shops. This is intended to avoid the periodic arguments with their wives over the money demanded for drinking! Budget for wasteful expenses in order to avoid arguments - how ingenious!
The famous "pub culture" of Bangalore seems to have a lot of scary fallouts.A study taken up by the Psychiatry De-addiction Unit of Nimhans in 2003 revealed that an increasing number of young women in Bangalore may be heading towards the peril of alcoholism, starting as young as 15 or 16.
Knife sharpner at work, get the edge sharpened or get one new... Knives are sharpened by grinding against a hard rough surface, typically stone, or a soft surface with hard particles, such as sandpaper or a razor strap. The smaller the angle between the blade and stone, the sharper the knife will be, but the less side force is needed to bend the edge over or chip it off.
In general, the harder the material to be cut the higher the angle of the edge. The composition of the stone affects the sharpness of the blade (finer grain produces sharper blades), as does the composition of the blade (some metals take/keep an edge better than others).
Honing stones (also called whetstones) come with coarse and fine grits and can be hard or soft describing whether the grit comes free. Arkansas is a traditional source for honing stones, which are traditionally used with water or honing oil. India is another traditional source for stones. Ceramic hones are also common, especially for fine grit size. Water stones (both artificial and natural) come in very fine grits. They are stored in water, and develop a layer of slurry which dulls the edge if the blade is honed as if honing into the stone. Generally, these are more costly than oilstones. Coated hones, which have an abrasive, sometimes diamonds, on a base of plastic or metal are another kind of hone. Sharpening blocks made with corundum are available, but expensive. More >>
The Bangalore Cantonment Station is the most central station in Bangalore and is the entry point for trains to go from Bangalore to other cities in India. Cantonment was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of 13 miles2, extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tanneries in the north to Agram in the south. By area, it was the largest British military cantonment in South India.
The British garrison stationed in the cantonment included three artillery batteries, and regiments of the cavalry, infantry, sappers, miners, mounted infantry, supply and transport corps and the Bangalore Rifle Volunteers. The Bangalore Cantonment was directly under the administration of the British Raj, while Bangalore City itself was under the jurisdiction of the Durbar of the Kingdom of Mysore.
The names of many of the cantonment's streets were derived from military nomenclature such as Artillery Road, Brigade Road, Infantry Road and Cavalry Road. The city of Bangalore still retains many of the colonial names of its streets. More >>
Panipuri, or Pani puri, is a snack synonymous with the beaches of Mumbai, now has even started being visible on Bangalore streets like this on on MG Road. However, it is also very popular in all other parts on India known by many names like golgappa (plural golguppe) in North India, Foochka (Puchka) in West Bengal, Gupchup in some central parts of India like Hyderabad. More >>
It is made from small, round, puffed, hard puris which form the 'container' or shell, and mashed potatoes and cooked chick-peas along with some finely cut onions, with salt and pepper added, and the chutneys are the stuffing. Normally, there are two chutneys, the hot and the sweet, each in a large round mud (or, nowadays, metal) vessel; although sometimes there is only one. This snack is not just delicious, it is also fun to make and eat. Here is the recipe...
Woodys at Commercial Street is a welcome eaterie in the whole Street. It makes a lot of business sense for the restaurant from the locational point of view as there are no other good hotels nearby (Disclaimer – Atleast nothing visibly and till the time we visited the place). Part of the Woodlands group of hotels, Woodys is their chain of restaurants with the other restaurant outlets of the group situated at Jayanagar in Bangalore and Kodaikanal in Tamilnadu. The hotel has a big “W” as its logo and uses green colour as its theme.
The Woodys outlet have separate provision of ‘self-service’ and ‘service’ areas. If you are in a hurry, then ‘self-service’ area is what you should be looking for. The service area is well ‘manned’ and the service is also quite prompt. The menu is exhaustive and has almost all the varieties of both North Indian and South Indian food.
