Introduction

Bengaluru popularly known as Bangalore, is the capital of the Karnataka. A demographically diverse, cosmopolitan city -Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration. Bangalore has earned the sobriquets "Silicon Valley of India", “Fashion Capital of India”, and “City of Gardens” among others. With its beautiful parks, avenues, multiplexes and historical monuments, Bangalore is undoubtedly bubbling with life and energy. Since the days of yore, Bangalore has welcomed people from all across India.

Brief History

Historical references to the city predate 900 AD. Kempe Gowda, is regarded as the architect of modern Bangalore and established the province of Vijaynagar Empire. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, Bangalore's rule changed hands several times. Later in 1759, Hyder Ali, Commander-in-Chief of the Mysore Army, proclaimed himself the de facto ruler of Mysore. The kingdom later passed to Hyder Ali's son Tippu Sultan, known as the Tiger of Mysore. Eventually after the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War by the Britishers, it became a centre of colonial rule in South India.

Present growth

Bangalore is undoubtedly one of the engines, which is powering India's growth as an emerging economic giant. Bangalore's Rs 260,260 crore (US$ 100 billion) economy makes it a major economic centre in India. Bangalore is the fastest growing major metropolis in India with economic growth of 10.3% The city is the third largest hub for high net worth individuals and is home to over 10,000 dollar millionaires and about 60,000 super-rich people .As of 2001, Bangalore's share of Rs. 1,660 crore (US$ 400 million) in Foreign Direct Investment was the fourth highest for an Indian city.

Best city to live in

~Due to its height, of 949 metres (3113 ft.), above the sea level Bangalore usually enjoys a moderate climate throughout the year.
~ It provides an excellent industrial climate, with trained technical manpower, research and development facilities provided by a number of Central Government laboratories and research institutions, salubrious climate, good transport and communication facilities have combined to make Bangalore a favorite industrial hub.
~ Bangalore steals the march over other Indian cities in the field of telecommunications and electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Automobiles, Apparel Industry, Real Estate, Heavy Industries and several public sector companies etc. Bangalore can boast of bigwigs like Siemens, Motorola, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, GE, Texas Instruments, CISCO, Toyota, Hindustan Motors, Biocon, Hindustan Motors, BHEL, HAL,ISRO etc.
~ India ‘s primer institute and research institutions like Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B),NID( National Institute of India) , National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Garden City College
~Bangalore is well connected with air, rail and road, It is served by the newly built Bengaluru International Airport , which is now the fourth busiest airport and the India Railways networks to all parts of India.

~The diversity of cuisine from Thai to Chinese, French to Italian, Japanese to Mexican is reflective of the social and economic diversity of Bangalore
~Bangalore is also a major center of Indian classical music, dance sports complexes like M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

~The city also has a vibrant theater scene with organizations like Ranga Shankara leading the way. Bangalore is also called as the "Fashion Capital of India" and is one of the premier places to hold international rock concerts. From book readings, to go karting, bowling and bungee jumping, there is something of interest to everyone.