"The name Bangalore is an anglicised version of the city's name in the Kannada language, Bengalūru. The earliest reference to the name "Bengaluru" was found in a ninth century Western Ganga Dynasty stone inscription on a "vīra gallu" (ವೀರ ಗಲ್ಲು) (literally, "hero stone", a rock edict extolling the virtues of a warrior). In this inscription found in Begur, "Bengaluru" is referred to as a place in which a battle was fought in 890. It states that the place was part of the Ganga kingdom until 1004 and was known as "Bengaval-uru", the "City of Guards" in Halegannada (Old Kannada."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangalore
I have continued to read Friedman's The World is Flat. We'll see how his thesis holds up as I meet technical writers and IT people here. Friedman did a lot of his interviews here in 2004 and 2005. He is clearly a cheerleader for the efficiencies that the IT industry has found in moving jobs to the locations in the world where the work can be done most cheaply.
My initial reaction to the sights, sounds, and smells of this place is that it bears some resemblance to Africa's largest city, Cairo, where I lived for some time.
Tomorrow is Republic Day in India. I hope to watch a parade here in the city. From TAJOnline: "26th January 1950 is one of the most important days in Indian history as it was on this day the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly sovereign state. In this day India became a totally republican unit. The country finally realized the dream of Mahatma Gandhi and the numerous freedom fighters who, fought for and sacrificed their lives for the Independence of their country. So, the 26th of January was decreed a national holiday and has been recognized and celebrated as the Republic Day of India, ever since. "
I just went for a walk on MG road. A young man asked me the location of a certain disco. I told him that I was a visitor and had no idea and wished him and his friends good luck with meeting some girls tonight.
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