Bengaluru – Silicon Valley of India

Awe-inspiring skyscrapers, futuristic IT zones, mushrooming businesses and impossibly clean roads, sprawled over 740 sq. kms. housing 8 million ambitious but friendly people, together comprise Bengaluru city. The various attributes of the city led to Bengaluru being dubbed as Garden City, India’s Silicon Valley, Pub Capital Of India, Fashion Capital Of India, Floriculture Capital and Science Capital Of The Country.

Bengaluru owes its name to a kind old lady who rescued a Hoysala king from the pangs of hunger by serving him some cooked pulses. As a token of appreciation for this deed, the king named his region Benda Kaaluru (city of boiled beans). The city’s history has been constructed by a number of note worthy kings belonging to the Hoysala dynasty and the Vijayanagar empire, and British governors. A number of monuments and palaces glorify various events that took place over the ages.

Bengaluru has metamorphosed from the peaceful abode of quiet retired souls to the headquarters of loud, fast-paced, tech-savvy professionals. The Bengaluru City seems to have a knack for adopting cutting-edge technologies that inevitably boost its developmental pace – its streets were the foremost to be illuminated by electricity in India, and the foundations of the country’s first aircraft manufacturers, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), were laid here.

Bengaluru is India’s premier IT hub, housing the highest number of software companies in India. That the city attracts IT professionals like bees buzzing about a flower has been proved by a survey conducted by Aspiring minds Research Cell, where in Bengaluru is stated to be the preferred workplace of 72% of fresh IT graduates. The city’s IT sector records exponential growth that is unparalleled by any other Indian state.

Sound educational systems are a pre-requisite for development, and Bengaluru is home to hundreds of schools and colleges boasting commendable infrastructural facilities. From elementary schools to PG colleges, one is guaranteed to find an educational institution that caters to all their needs. The superior educational system of Bengaluru is the reason that the city is credited with cultivating most of India’s Nobel Prize nominees.

Bengaluru is enlivened by the zealous, mall-hopping, club-crashing youth of the city, who zip by the streets as though they were a part of a Grand Prix. The city is home to the most effervescent clubs, whose dance-floors are set on fire by the state’s best DJs, live musicians and bands. There is no dearth of entertainment for the people of Bengaluru, thanks to the 90-odd cinema halls and multiplexes peppered over the city. The multi-lingual state celebrates all festivals with great gusto, and numerous cultural organizations strive to regenerate the ebbing interest in the Indian tradition by conducting various entertainment programmes aimed at different audiences.

Over 230 hotels in Bengaluru (both budget and 5-star) cater to the needs of business and leisure travelers. Arranging sight-seeing trips has been made easier than ever as most of the accommodation facilities consist of a travel desk. Bengaluru is a city that features on the itinerary of all those visiting India, for its cultural diversity, rich heritage and wondrous modernity.