Bangalore - The Unique Cosmopolitan City

By Author: Rashmiranjan Patil
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Bangalore, the IT city, is the capital of the Karnataka state situated in the southern part of India. This cosmopolitan city exhibits diverse culture and tradition. The city is also known by the 'Garden City' as the city is home to lot of gardens and parks. The city is comfortable to live in and the people are very hospitable to deal with too. This city is often called the 'The Pensioner's Paradise'. The nice climate throughout the year makes many investors in India and abroad to start up several companies especially in the field of Information Technology. Bangalore, officially called Bengaluru, is a fast growing industrial city in Asia.

The history shows the name Bengaluru is derived from benda-kaal-uru which means the place of boiled beans. The legend behind the name is that the tired and hungry king Veera Bhallala II lost his way in a forest and was offered boiled beans by a poor old lady. Happy and satisfied by the hospitality of the lady, he called the place the name benda-kaal-uru and later became Bengaluru. The city was under different rulers and the British took over the city from Krishnaraja Wodeyar II. Wodeyars ...
... contributed much to the development of the city of Bangalore like gardens and parks but the modern facilities like railway, post office and other departments were built during the British rule.

Bangalore Packages are the best option to enjoy the main attractions in Bangalore which include Lal Bagh, Cubbon Park, Bangalore Palace, The palace of Tippu Sultan and Vidhan Soudha and many other gardens and parks. Lal Bagh is a famous botanical garden established under the rule of Tipu Sultan. This garden holds a huge collection of tropical plants and trees with abundant greenery. Flower shows are organized in Lal Bagh annually which attracts tourist as well as students from different cities. Cubbon Park is a beautiful place in the heart of the city of Bangalore which has an area of 300 acres, consists of numerous varieties of flora. Cubbon Park is named after Sir Mark Cubbon, a commissioner of British India.

The climate of Bangalore is very pleasant and even in the summer the maximum temperature is around 35 degree Celsius. The winter is best time to visit the city as the temperature never drops below 10 degrees. Though it can be visited throughout the year but from September to February is the ideal time to travel around the city.

As the city has diverse culture and tradition, there are a lot of restaurants with a variety of foods can be found in the main city. Apart from all types of Indian cuisine, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Thai, Portuguese, Japanese and continental foods are available in the restaurants.