We have been in Bangalore from 9th April 2012. My husband has got an admit to the EPGP course at IIM-B, which started from 16th April. It has been more than 15 days here and we have settled down very quickly. The accommodation has been provided by the Institute and all things are included in the course fees. I have traveled to some places in Bangalore and I have loved the city very much.
The weather is very pleasant in Bangalore and the Bangaloreans say that this has been the hottest summer. Coming from NCR/Delhi, I am loving the weather. I havent yet experienced the traffic yet, which is the sole pain in the neck in Bangalore. But what I have seen is the probable reason for traffic - the width of the road. In Bangalore major roads are as wide as a small lane outside my parent's home in Mumbai! With such narrow roads, there is bound to be traffic jams all over the place. The other day, while I was waiting at the bus-stop on a similar two lane major road, a truck had failed bang in the middle of the road and there were huge traffic snarls on both the sides.
Bangalore authorities should work on a two-pronged strategy to reduce the traffic:
The weather is very pleasant in Bangalore and the Bangaloreans say that this has been the hottest summer. Coming from NCR/Delhi, I am loving the weather. I havent yet experienced the traffic yet, which is the sole pain in the neck in Bangalore. But what I have seen is the probable reason for traffic - the width of the road. In Bangalore major roads are as wide as a small lane outside my parent's home in Mumbai! With such narrow roads, there is bound to be traffic jams all over the place. The other day, while I was waiting at the bus-stop on a similar two lane major road, a truck had failed bang in the middle of the road and there were huge traffic snarls on both the sides.
Bangalore authorities should work on a two-pronged strategy to reduce the traffic:
- Undertake road - widening on major roads
- Disallow vehicles with single commuters - fine heavily if such vehicles are found. This would not ease the traffic but also reduce some pollutants and give the left-over greenery some space to breathe in the oxygen.
Most of the people understand Hindi and some English words, so communication has not been a major problem. There are some instances when communication is a problem, but people go out of their way to understand through hand sign or by getting someone who knows the language. My maid understands Hindi, but cant speak it - so was I told. One day I asked her to change her timings to 6 am instead of 8 am. Next day, she came at 8 am. Again I told her that this was late and that she had to come at 6 am. Next day she again came at 8 am. Now I was exasperated and called up dad, who knows speaking in Kannada, to find the phrase "Come from 6 am tomorrow". Dad told me the phrase and also said that he shall speak to her on phone and explain. She again came at 8 am but had another maid with her. This second maid understood and could speak in Hindi. She clarified what I wanted and explained to my maid. Next day onwards she has been coming at 6 am. I love this enterprising spirit of the people here.
Bangalore promises to be a very vibrant, green and enterprising city, looking forward for an eventful stay here!!!
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