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  1. India’s youngest cricketer

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    / January 12, 2012 / 4 Comments
    His coach Ramesh predicts Arya will play for India one day. Perhaps Perth 2027. Arya at 5 years 3 months is, according to Ramesh, India’s youngest cricketer and on Friday, the 13th will play his first match for his club, Stumps Complete Cricket (Stumps CC) against YMCA in Bangalore in...

  2. Cafe Hopping in Bangalore

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    / January 9, 2012 / 4 Comments
    By Deepa Bhasthi There used to be a bus that left early in the morning from near Town Hall in Bangalore and showed a bunch of tourists around the city, a day package (oh how I detest those package tours! Shudder!!). I believe they show you around the parks, museums...

  3. The Great School Chase

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    / December 13, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By S V L Narayan Two days after my granddaughter was born I found my son and daughter-in-law in intense discussion. I asked them whether I could be of any help. I was stumped when my son said that they were worried as they had to think of a suitable...

  4. When movies ruled our life

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    / October 24, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By V Desikan   I live next to a popular mall in Bangalore. It has a six theatre multiplex and screens all the latest movies. The ambience inside is really good. Yet in the last one year, my wife and I have watched just two movies.   Quite a contrast to...

  5. My crush on the ATM never became a love affair

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    / September 4, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan    Arriving at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc, where I did my Masters) for hostel life for the first time, one of my major thrills was to be in possession of a bank account all by myself. It was to be an enjoyable experience, to...

  6. Decoding Bangalore’s green DNA

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    / August 5, 2011 / Leave a comment
    The number of trees in the city may not have kept pace with the number of people but the truth is that Bangalore is not called the `Garden City’ for nothing. To find out the age of a locality in Bangalore, all we have to do is measure the girth...

  7. Fly on the BJP wall in Bangalore

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    / July 29, 2011 / 3 Comments
     By T S Sudhir “Daag achhey hain” seems to be the philosophy of Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. After all, when his white safari suit is already sullied by the soot of Bellary’s mines, how does it matter to him if his critics poke fun at his being choosy...

  8. Wall-mart in Bangalore !

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    / July 25, 2011 / 2 Comments
    In 2009. A strange thing happened to the walls of India. It was the year, Indian municipalities discovered the wall. Across India, city walls were painted to clean up the cities. But behind the Government brush, flourishing is a signature style of each city. Because each city has its own...

  9. Bangalore’s football and cricket cradle

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    / July 19, 2011 / 1 Comment
    By Slogan Murugan The playgrounds in Bangalore and any city in India for that matter, are under serious threat. Forget sport facilities, the least a country needs for a healthy population is open spaces for the young boys and girls to mingle with each other and keep fit. But then...

  10. Bangalore no longer stands tall

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    / July 4, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Slogan Murugan   Doddabettahalli and Chickabettahalli are two small villages on the Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Road (his parents live down the road towards Yelahanka) that connects Jalahalli and Yelahanka New Town.   Doddabettahalli’s claim to fame is its elevation. The Betta at 962 meters is officially the highest place...

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