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Startup City – Bangalore June 2 , 2012 Bangalore

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This is a one day event  8.30 AM to 5.30 PM  which is tacking place in NIMHANS Convention Centre,Hosur Road,Near Diary Circle,Bangalore . Some of the top people from the industry is going to speak here are some of the list Ashutosh Lawania Co-founder, Myntra.com Aurvind Lama Director & Co Founder, Travelyaari.com Anisha Singh Cofounder and CEO, Mydala.com And you can watch live product demo , new technology which is making the news and connect with like minded people who are from STARTUP world . If you are one of the start-up guy, then do not miss this event . Here is the official link 

How to go to Ooty from Bangalore ?

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By Road ,we have two routes to reach Ooty from Bangalore. Route 1 Bangalore – Mandya – Mysore –Nanjangud-Gundulpet –Bandipur National Park   – Mudumalai National Park  – Teppakkadu – From Teppakkadu you have two route  (Route1A & Route1B) Route 1A Teppakkadu – Masinagudi – Ooty . This route got 36 hairpin bends !! and the shortest to ooty. Route1B Teppakkadu – Gudalur – Ooty . This is the normal bus route. Route 2 Bangalore –Kanakapura-Kollegal-Chamarajnagar-Gundulpet From Gundulpet  it is the same route –Bandipur National Park – Mudumalai national park – Teppakkadu –Masinagudi or Gulalur - Ooty What to see on the way ? Bandipur national Park and Mudumalai   Wildlife Sanctuary ( both are same forest ) . As this come under two state (Karnataka & Tamil Nadu) it got two name . The drive on this forest is awesome! On the way you can see animals like Elephant , Indian Giant Squirrel, Grey Langurs , Spot...

Greek Gardner

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Today is Earth Day!! . Read an interesting article in Business standard   Greek Gardner  . For people who are interested in apartment garden or roof top garden this blog is a wonderful place to learn things. The man behind all this awesome work is   Manikandan   P . Here is his twitter account  http ://twitter.com/#!/ thegeekgardener Have a look lots   and lots of information!! 

Water for Birds

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It is summer and the mercury level is going high. Please keep water for the birds which live near by you. It will be a great help for this tiny creatures during hot weather when water can be hard to find. Picture from my balcony, this pigeon is enjoying the drink!! Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy- Roger Tory Peterson

The Martins Farm - Bangalore

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If you are looking for a place where you kids can connect with nature, then Martins Farm is the best place. It is located in off Sarjapura Road, Bangalore.   The place was green and clean. Two acres with trees , pet animals like duck, goat, pig, horse, birds and flowers.Area to play for kids,parents /Grand parents can relax on the shady trees. Wonderful place to spend with your family for a day. They are open 7 days a week from 10AM to 6 PM.Give a call and confirm before you go there. Click here to see Martins Farm official website

Place to see near Bangalore – Mysore

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We planned for a one day trip to Mysore . It was a warm and sunny day. Our first stop is at historical town Srirangapatna .Visited cenotaphs and summer palace of Tipu Sultan (1782–1799). “You need to read the history to understand the present “. 'Always there are lot of lesson from the past what we can learn. Next stop is at Mysore Zoo. Good place to visit along with your kids. Mysore Palace. You can spend around 2-3 hr here. The ever green Brindavan gardens. Nice place to spend your evening. And you can enjoy the musical Fountains in the night. It starts around 6.45 PM Over all it was a wonderful trip on a week end :)

Bootstrapping - Talk by Pallav Nadhan Co Founder Fusion Charts

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If you are new to Bootstrapping , then here is the meaning from Wikipedia   "a self-sustaining process that proceeds without external help". Got the opportunity to interact with Pallav Nadhan at startup Saturday 10 March 2012. What a inspiring talk !! Few lines about his company Fusion Charts Pallav co founded the company at the age of 17. 1 billion Charts! 20,000 User!! Customer like Google, Microsoft,Facebook, No MBA  for 3-4 years in his company $5 million revenue today !! Got inspired by user feed back for his product, amazing achievement isn’t it . And I liked his company web site Fusion Charts . See how he is giving importance to his team . First and the foremost you need to have a passion for your product. If that is not there then you lost the battle.

Place to see near Bangalore – Yelagiri Hills !!

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Some time quick plan work best then long plans !! Our trip is one kind of that .We planned the previous night and next day morning we are on the road heading towards YELAGIRI How to get there from Bangalore Yelagiri is around 150Km from Bangalore.Drive towards Hosur on the NH7 . At Krishnagiri   take the Chennai road NH46 drive up to Vaniyambadi . Next to Vaniyambadi toll gate (after 2 KM) you will see the signboard 36 KM  to Yelagiri.It is a underpass road take you to Tirupathur.  5 KM from there the hill road starts !! Place to see in Yelagiri  Punganoor Lake Make sure you start early to reach @ 10 AM , so you can enjoy the boating for 2- 3 hr . We took the pedal boat and I do not want to tell outside it really  tested my stamina to pedal the boat  J .  National Park This 10 acre campus is having a artificial falls , aquarium , Musical fountain ( 2 show @ 7 and 8 PM )and a big landscaping for the kids to run around .This park is r...

Team Anna for Anti Corruption Campaign @ Bangalore

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Support for Team Anna for Anti Corruption campaign is getting bigger and stronger  around India.Do not forget all the Government is made   " by the people of the people for the people " . Here is few Photos taken @ Bangalore Team Anna for Anti Corruption campaign 21 Aug 2011

Rainy Day !!

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@ Bangalore 12 Aug 2011

Bicycle & Bangalore

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If you are planning to buy a new Bicycle this web site got more information :)  http://www.bumsonthesaddle.com/ People started to use bicycle  for commuting to office in Bangalore. Its Eco friendly and  good for the health.  And  lot of activity are happening in cycling during weekends. Do not forget to check their web site :) .

Bangalore Book Festival - 2010

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Date 12 – 21 November 2010 Place : Vishala Vihar ,Palace Grounds ,Bangalore Click here to know more ... Do not miss this !!