Basavanagudi

A very old, traditional eatery in the heart of Basavanagudi, in the middle of Gandhi Bazar, is Vidyarthi Bhavan We went there this Sunday, and the most popular dish seems to be their masala dosa. This is an incredibly heavy dish to eat, being practically deep-fried, with oil and ghee and "kempu chutney"being smeared inside the dosa, and with a filling of potato palya. These dosas are served by the waiters on plates that are stacked, eight or nine deep, on their arms! Here are some of us, waiting patiently for a table..even at 10 am on a Sunday, the…

  "NAVILAADAVARU" A Kannada film realized by a small group of enthusiasts, produced with just Rs 35,000. After the screening there will be an interaction / discussion on the film.  www.samvaada.com hopes to develop meaningful discussion on this. Seminar Topic: "Navilaadavaru in the context of Endhiran" Date: Sunday 28th Nov 2010, 11am - 2pm @Surana College Auditorium, South End Main Road, Basavangudi, Bangalore. Speakers Include: U R AnanthaMurthy (Noted writer)G B Harish (Writer, Professor, Tumkur University)John Devaraj (Activist)Kesari Harvu (Film Maker, Bhumigita Fame, Theatre Person)David Bond (Film Enthusiast)Shekharpoorna (Film Critic, Editor, kannadasaahithya.com web journal) Special Guests: Lahari Velu (Proprietor, Lahari Audio)Narendra Babu (Film Maker, ‘kabbaddi' fame)  Media Partners TAURIANwww.kannadasaahitya.comLahari Music Contact…

  "NAVILAADAVARU" A Kannada film realized by a small group of enthusiasts, produced with just Rs 35,000. After the screening there will be an interaction / discussion on the film.  www.samvaada.com hopes to develop meaningful discussion on this. Seminar Topic: "Navilaadavaru in the context of Endhiran" Date: Sunday 28th Nov 2010, 11am - 2pm @Surana College Auditorium, South End Main Road, Basavangudi, Bangalore. Speakers Include: U R AnanthaMurthy (Noted writer)G B Harish (Writer, Professor, Tumkur University)John Devaraj (Activist)Kesari Harvu (Film Maker, Bhumigita Fame, Theatre Person)David Bond (Film Enthusiast)Shekharpoorna (Film Critic, Editor, kannadasaahithya.com web journal) Special Guests: Lahari Velu (Proprietor, Lahari Audio)Narendra Babu (Film Maker, ‘kabbaddi' fame)  Media Partners TAURIANwww.kannadasaahitya.comLahari Music Contact…

I went to Basavanagudi and was saddened to find that one more landmark, Cauvery Petrol Pump, had quite literally bitten the dust....In conjunction with BBMP's new policy of not planting any more trees, we are going to have a treeless, desert city of roads alone...⊕

I went to Basavanagudi and was saddened to find that one more landmark, Cauvery Petrol Pump, had quite literally bitten the dust....In conjunction with BBMP's new policy of not planting any more trees, we are going to have a treeless, desert city of roads alone...⊕

Kamalini#37, 17th Cross, Sri Bhooma Malleswaram, Bangalore, Karnataka 560003Phone : 080 23567470, 988674837110th Main, Srinivasnagar, Near Ayappa temple, Banshankari I Stage, Bangalore-50.Ph: 9886748371.The cost varies from Rs.70 to Rs.1000 depending on the size of the Ganesha.Road Perpendicular to Bull Temple RoadNear BMS college of Engineering. Diagonally opposite Halli ThindiNo.3, West anjaneya temple road, Gandhi bazaar, Bangalore- 4Contact: 9342303247 Mr. SeshadriShree Enterprises#32, sweet homes layout, Srinivaspura, Uttarahalli, Kengeri main road, near Srinivas pura bus stopContact: 90366 05321-Mr. RamanGeleyara Balaga, BidadiContact: 9880990014 RaviKumarMany sellers in HAL market,old airport rd,Indiranagar,Pottery town....Sujatha 9886888117 is one sellerUttarahalli, Manju-9986523924Address: #56, Tatana Mane Compound,3rd Main Road, Chamarajpet,…

Kamalini#37, 17th Cross, Sri Bhooma Malleswaram, Bangalore, Karnataka 560003Phone : 080 23567470, 988674837110th Main, Srinivasnagar, Near Ayappa temple, Banshankari I Stage, Bangalore-50.Ph: 9886748371.The cost varies from Rs.70 to Rs.1000 depending on the size of the Ganesha.Road Perpendicular to Bull Temple RoadNear BMS college of Engineering. Diagonally opposite Halli ThindiNo.3, West anjaneya temple road, Gandhi bazaar, Bangalore- 4Contact: 9342303247 Mr. SeshadriShree Enterprises#32, sweet homes layout, Srinivaspura, Uttarahalli, Kengeri main road, near Srinivas pura bus stopContact: 90366 05321-Mr. RamanGeleyara Balaga, BidadiContact: 9880990014 RaviKumarMany sellers in HAL market,old airport rd,Indiranagar,Pottery town....Sujatha 9886888117 is one sellerUttarahalli, Manju-9986523924Address: #56, Tatana Mane Compound,3rd Main Road, Chamarajpet,…

A group of us had gone birding to Bannerghatta on Saturday, the 14th of March...and what better way to wind up a most enjoyable morning than to go to Brahmins' Coffee Bar, that practically-heritage fast-good-food joint, in Basavanagudi?BCB is an outstanding eatery. That is, one has to stand outside to eat, because it's a tiny little joint, which produces its speciality traditional Kannada breakfasts, with the Chutney Master having been doling out chutney for several years....Since there were 9 of us, we had quite an agglomeration of plates, and wanted to eat togther...so we were thrilled when we saw the…

A group of us had gone birding to Bannerghatta on Saturday, the 14th of March...and what better way to wind up a most enjoyable morning than to go to Brahmins' Coffee Bar, that practically-heritage fast-good-food joint, in Basavanagudi?BCB is an outstanding eatery. That is, one has to stand outside to eat, because it's a tiny little joint, which produces its speciality traditional Kannada breakfasts, with the Chutney Master having been doling out chutney for several years....Since there were 9 of us, we had quite an agglomeration of plates, and wanted to eat togther...so we were thrilled when we saw the…