Bangalore

Bangalore's new mapping is the immensely readable "The promise of the metropolis: Banglore's Twentieth Century" by Janaki Nair.

on a personal level, Bangalore city is imageable for its "snack houses" esp dominated by the Mavelli Tiffin Rooms (MTR) and the new crop of Adiga's.

Other mnemonics include Ulsoor lake, the Visvesvarya towers - a Brutalist Architecture by Charles Correa, the Grid planning of Malleswaram on undulating terrain, the eerie Chowdiah Auditorium- design like a violin, Brigade and MG Road.

Gangaram's is perhaps THE DUSTIEST bookstore i have ever been too. illiterate and unfriendly staff. no discounts if one is willing to purchase a damaged book. they'd rather let the book die than sell it to someone keen on buying it.

Reliance's Time Out- another Gangaram in the making tho the Crossword model is quite evident. spunky. well stocked. but then again... illiterate staff who are probably there for the money and are of no use when it comes to tracking a book.
one cant expect "for the people" from the Ambanis (mukesh/ anil/dhirubhai).

Saw the first mall where a decent sized atrium was "protected" with high railings and a cablenet hanging at first floor level. apparently, a child fell from one of the upper stories and died and the mall management was held responsible.

the onus of preventing such accidents in the future lies with 3 parties: the people who design, the people who manage/own the place AND the people who use such places.

memories of Sherlock Holmes- a pub near MEG Centre at Ulsoor, remains a yardstick for guaging the "value" of a pub. havent been thr in a long time tho.

tantalizing yardsticks to seek out the city.