Matilda

A solo visit to Bangalore was a rather impromptu decision made by my mother who thought I needed a break. I didnt have too many expectations because the friend I was going to visit is in a private firm with demanding office hours. During the bus ride from the airport, I was musing along the lines of having multiple cups of kaapi (filter coffee), reading random magazines and enjoying the pleasant weather. I even downloaded the recent version of Adobe reader to assure myself of some excitement. Staring outside the window, I tried to capture as much as I could as a photograph-in-motion. I noticed that Bengaluru is an urban area which has not yet lived up to the distinction of a 'city'. The land, lakes and trees crave for some me-time but the people consider theirs more important. The IT boom that took birth in this city has now given offsprings in form of malls, highways and countless vehicles. The pedestrians find it hard to walk on the side as there are few roads with pa...