Bangalore Travel and Tourism Guide

Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) is the political and economic capital of Karnataka state. This rapidly growing cosmopolitan city is variously touted as the "Garden city", "Pub city" and "Silicon Valley" of India. Recent years have transformed the city into a hub of economic activity with the mushrooming IT and BPO firms. Bangalore is also famous for its myriad of pubs and clubs around the central location of M.G.Road (Mahatma Gandhi Road).

History:
Once on a hunting expedition King Ballala of the Hoysala dynasty lost his way in the jungle. Deep inside the jungle, lived an old woman who took pity on the hungry and tired hunter. The old woman was poor and had nothing else to offer but boiled beans. But the king was so pleased with her hospitality that he named the entire city as bele-benda-kalu-ooru, means, the place of boiled beans. Today the name has been shortened and anglicised after the British influence to be called Bangalore.

Locations of interest :
Vidhan Soudha,M.G.Road and Brigade road - the commercial area. Cauvery emporium on M.G.Road is a government run regional handicrafts store.
Cubbon park and Lal Bagh botanical garden. Glass house at Lal Bagh, which hosts a major flower display atleast twice an year.
Bull temple, Ganesha temple , Gavi gangedeshwara temple in Basavanagudi. ISKCON temple
Tipu's summer palace. Bangalore palace.Ulsoor lake.Wonder La amusement park.
Malls: Forum, Garuda etc.
Pubs and Restaurants in Indiranagar, Kormangla, etc.