Contraptions

Contraptions

Bangalore Diary

Impressions after a 28-year gap

Venkatesh Rao
Jun 07, 2024
∙ Paid

I’m in Bangalore right now, for the first time since my internship here in 1996. Somehow over a dozen visits to India since then, I’ve never had a reason or excuse to return to the city before. This time there’s a family function.

The city has changed dramatically since I was last here. While I’m mostly hanging out with my Kannada-speaking family in the…

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