Bengaluru is chaotic, complicated, and occasionally infuriating. It is also extraordinary. This is a small record of what makes it worth it.
Beat the Rush
Corridor status, Namma Metro network, and Bangalore traffic wisdom
Namma Traffic
The only time Bangalore roads truly breathe. Early risers own the city.
Purple Line
East Bangalore (Whitefield, IT corridor) to West (Kengeri, Mysore Road). The city's spine.
Bengaluru Today
From Deccan Herald & Citizen Matters
The Green Heart of India
Lakes, parks, forests: Bengaluru's extraordinary natural abundance
Ulsoor Lake
Home to migratory birds and a beloved rowing club since 1890. The heart of central Bangalore's green escape.
Nandi Hills
60km from Bangalore at 1,478m. Tipu Sultan's summer retreat is now Bangalore's favourite weekend sunrise spot.
Bengaluru Green Map
Tap any dot to explore a lake or park
Kannada Gottha?
A new Kannada word every day. Learn, share, celebrate.
“ಮಸಾಲೆ ದೋಸೆ ತಿನ್ನೋಣ”
Masāle dōse tinnōṇa
Let's eat masala dosa
A new word every day. Come back tomorrow for more Kannada.
Silicon Valley of the East
The companies that changed how India and the world works
ClearTax
Made filing income tax returns simple for millions of Indians who found it baffling
Archit started it after watching his father struggle with a paper tax return in San Francisco. Now files returns for 6 million people.
Bengaluru on GitHub
Top repos from Bengaluru developers
Bengaluru Then & Now
Namma Metro First Run
Bengaluru's Metro made its first journey: the city went underground and grew up. Now connecting millions every day.
Person of the Day
N.R. Narayana Murthy
Co-founded Infosys with ₹10,000 borrowed from his wife. Built a global IT empire from a Bengaluru garage.
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong.”N.R. Narayana Murthy
Before It Became a Startup
Rare photographs from the 1790s to early 1900s. One image a day.
Then
South Parade
Now
Mahatma Gandhi Road (MG Road)
The grand promenade of British Bangalore. Horse carriages, colonial bungalows, and the crisp air of the Cantonment. Today it is the city's most famous commercial street.
Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain · A new photograph every day.
Know Your City
Bengaluru By the Numbers
The city's heartbeat, counting in real time