I have been to around 35 countries and 200 cites including Rio De Janeiro, New York, London, Paris, Dubai, Singapore, Johannesburg and others. But for me till today Bangalore is the best place to live in and this is the city I consider home. There is no other place that gives me the same feeling of belongingness and comfort.
Bangalore is modern but it also has a quaint old-world feel to it.
There are plenty of malls but still we have places like Malleswaram and Basavanagudi where we get to witness the old city. These places are colourful, old-fashioned, filled with temples, fresh vegetable markets and pulsating with energy.
What make Bangalore special is its people. They are easy to get along with and accept you as you are. It’s a friendly city and tourists feel at home here. Bangalore’s openness to innovation is remarkable.
The cultural and intellectual landscape is rich, with great art, literature and science that have developed within the city.
Bangalore is emerging as a hub for world music. As a cosmopolitan city it has attracted the world's best musicians performing diverse genres of music including Jazz, Pop, Rock, fusion and many more.
Being in Bangalore one can today savour all kinds of genres. At the same time the city also has a large audience for Carnatic classical music.
Throughout the year we have various sabhas like Bangalore Gayana Samaja, VPM Cultural Academy, Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira, Nada Surabhi Cultural Association, Karnataka Gana Kala Parishath hosting Carnatic classical concerts. Being in Bangalore I can be a routed classical musician and a world musician at the same time. It is the weather that has attracted people from different parts of the country to Bangalore. My friends who live in other cities too opine the same.
The reader is a resident of Thyagarajanagar