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I was coming back from the Central Business District, and waiting for a friend to pickme up at the junction of Richmond Road, where Brigage Road starts calling itself Hosur Road. Right next to Thom's Hotel, I looked in the cool greenery of All Saints' Church, and on an impulse, walked inside.What an oasis of peace it is! True, the roar of the traffic is unrelenting...but the beautiful, low-set church, and the huge trees (there is one huge Millingtonia, or Sausage Tree, in full bloom and fruit just now) and the birds in them give the effect of stepping into…

I was coming back from the Central Business District, and waiting for a friend to pickme up at the junction of Richmond Road, where Brigage Road starts calling itself Hosur Road. Right next to Thom's Hotel, I looked in the cool greenery of All Saints' Church, and on an impulse, walked inside.What an oasis of peace it is! True, the roar of the traffic is unrelenting...but the beautiful, low-set church, and the huge trees (there is one huge Millingtonia, or Sausage Tree, in full bloom and fruit just now) and the birds in them give the effect of stepping into…

As I drove past on M G Road, I realized that what we always refer to as the "Thomas Cook" building has also come down, and is just a shell awaiting demolition. So I thought of quickly taking photographs of  some  of the beautiful old buldings that still stand in this area.Here is the "Sadhwani's" building, with its lovely old monkey-top still intact:Then, of course, the Cauvery Handicrafts Emporium, dating from a time when there was no demand for vertical spaces:On Brigade Road stands this beautiful example of Bangalore architecture:And one of the queens of Cubbon Park, the Central Library…

As I drove past on M G Road, I realized that what we always refer to as the "Thomas Cook" building has also come down, and is just a shell awaiting demolition. So I thought of quickly taking photographs of  some  of the beautiful old buldings that still stand in this area.Here is the "Sadhwani's" building, with its lovely old monkey-top still intact:Then, of course, the Cauvery Handicrafts Emporium, dating from a time when there was no demand for vertical spaces:On Brigade Road stands this beautiful example of Bangalore architecture:And one of the queens of Cubbon Park, the Central Library…

The well-known wildlife photographer, Sudhir Shivaram (you can visit his photosite athttp://www.thejunglelook.comand see his varied images)gave a presentation-cum-workshop on the various aspects of digital photography, at the Canon Retail Lounge at Brigade Towers on Brigade Road, on Sunday, 18th February 2009.Here's the Canon Lounge:Here's Sudhir, giving his presentation:The audience consisted of a mixture of wildlife lovers and photographers!They were very appreciative about Sudhir's presentation, and said that they found him very approachable.This is part of Canon's ongoing initiative to engage the public in all aspects of digital photography. For more details on this, visithttp://www.canon.co.in/CanonInNews.asp?work=details&NEWS_ID=173&News=press⊕

The well-known wildlife photographer, Sudhir Shivaram (you can visit his photosite athttp://www.thejunglelook.comand see his varied images)gave a presentation-cum-workshop on the various aspects of digital photography, at the Canon Retail Lounge at Brigade Towers on Brigade Road, on Sunday, 18th February 2009.Here's the Canon Lounge:Here's Sudhir, giving his presentation:The audience consisted of a mixture of wildlife lovers and photographers!They were very appreciative about Sudhir's presentation, and said that they found him very approachable.This is part of Canon's ongoing initiative to engage the public in all aspects of digital photography. For more details on this, visithttp://www.canon.co.in/CanonInNews.asp?work=details&NEWS_ID=173&News=press⊕

After a long time, I went to attend a concert in the centre of town. Shankar Mahadevan, Sivamani, Zakir Hussain and Selvaganesh were playing/singing, and it would be interesting, I thought. I did, also, get some nice images...But, I reckoned, without the truly terrible traffic jam, that held us up all the way from the Johnson Market signal to Richmond Road, at which point, we got off the auto and just started walking towards Museum Road, where the concert was being held at the St Joseph Boys' School grounds.The wisdom of holding such a popular event in the middle of…

After a long time, I went to attend a concert in the centre of town. Shankar Mahadevan, Sivamani, Zakir Hussain and Selvaganesh were playing/singing, and it would be interesting, I thought. I did, also, get some nice images...But, I reckoned, without the truly terrible traffic jam, that held us up all the way from the Johnson Market signal to Richmond Road, at which point, we got off the auto and just started walking towards Museum Road, where the concert was being held at the St Joseph Boys' School grounds.The wisdom of holding such a popular event in the middle of…