Experts around the world are pointing out that this decade is India’s decade. The World Bank report says ‘India will remain one of the fastest growing economies’ despite challenges across the world and is set to become the third largest economy in the world by the end of the decade. One of the factors supporting these predictions is the [...]
India’s economic growth story will be written by urban cities. Over 70% of India’s GDP and new jobs are expected to come from cities by 2030. And Bengaluru is at the forefront of this growth. According to Oxford Economics, the city will top Indian cities in terms of GDP in 2035 touching $283 billion by that year. While the [...]
November 25th, 1949: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee, presenting the final draft of the Indian Constitution to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of constituent assembly Government of India in 2015 notified that 26th November of every year would be celebrated as Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas. The day holds significance since on this date, in 1949, the [...]
The earliest evidence of the existence of a place called Bengaluru comes from a stone inscription found at Naganatheshwara Temple, Begur. The hero stone dating back to 890 AD, written in Halegannada mentions that Buttanapathi, a warrior, died in ‘Bengaluru Kadana.’ This 1,100 year old relic, important in tracing the city's history, is today in a state of neglect. [...]
