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Gear up for battle royale
W
ith the elected representatives out of the way, the BBMP has its hands full. Pouncing on the opportunity presented to them, the resident welfare associations of HSR Layout recently met the BBMP administrator Vijay Bhaskar to submit their list of demands. And already, some action is happening on ground. Muniraju, joint commissioner (Bommanahalli) was seen visiting HSR last month and the BBMP administrator’s office has assured the residents of acting on their wishlist. The roads are in bad shape. The drains need to be cleaned to allow for free flow of rain water. The owners of vacant plots who don’t maintain them need to be penalised to avoid garbage dumping and illegal activities in open spaces. The labour camps are growing, and so is the population of pigs. Garbage burning and garbage dumping is a menace that needs to be dealt with a platinum hand. You can join hands with the BBMP and bring the offenders to book. Photograph them in action and post them on the Twitter ID (@bbmpadmn) of the BBMP administrator for prompt action. Similarly, if there is any law and order or traffic issue, try the Twitter handle of the police commissioner (@cpblr). And ofcourse, send them to us, so we can publicly shame the perpetrators (info@residentswatch.in). However, remember this. If you want to cleanse the system, it has to begin from within. Don’t take the law into your hands. Be good yourself before you expect the others to be lawabiding and non-corrupt. Be a sensible neighbour. Segregate your garbage, keep your surroundings clean, don’t violate the building bylaws and alert the authorities when you see any violation. Change from within and you will see the change outside. Good luck with the transformation. Zahid Haroon Javali
Wassup HSR?
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS UNAUTHORISED DUMPING IN SECTOR 3
More than two years ago, the litigated site in Sector 3, behind Kukke Subramanya temple, saw some massive dumping. Some people, claiming to be lawful owners of the sprawling real estate space, resorted to dumping construction debris in a bid to level the tank bed area, despite a court case pending judgement. The BBMP and the BDA was alerted, but nothing happened. Again, last month, one person Janardhan, claiming to be one of the owners of the land, dumped construction debris for two days continuously. He even threatened to beat up a resident activist when confronted. Will the BBMP and the BDA stop passing the buck and clean up its act? Will the debris be removed? And what about the mushrooming labour camp that has turned this side of Sector 3 into an open-air lavatory and dumping ground?
FIVE HELD, GOLD WORTH RS 4.5L RECOVERED
Kadugodi police have arrested five people for chain-snatching. They have also recovered seven gold chains worth Rs 4.5 lakh. The accused are identified as Mohammed Akram (23), Syed Imran and Wasim Khan (23), all from Tannery Road, Mohammed Salim (22) of Govindpura and Syed Asghar (22) of Rashad Nagar. They were allegedly involved in four cases of chain-snatching registered in Whitefield, Koramangala and HSR Layout police stations.
(Source: New Indian Express)
DEMOLITION DRIVE ON ENCROACHED LAKE BEDS EXPANDS; OVER 3,500 BDA PLOTS FACE THREAT
Following Sarakki Lake eviction last month, the demolition drive in Bengaluru has expanded. While several buildings in Banaswadi have been razed, over 3,500 Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) plots face the threat of being wiped out in the coming days. The urban district administration has launched an operation in the state capital to clear the lake beds that had been encroached for the purpose of setting up housing and commercial establishments. The drive has already led to the demolition of several houses and commercial complexes in South Bengaluru and Banaswadi.
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The administration’s next target is likely to be 3,500 sites that are either under development or have already been developed by BDA in 14 layouts. BDA commissioner T Sham Bhat admitted to the encroachment of these lands at a meeting called by Upa Lokayukta Justice Subhash B Adi. The authority said 1₹ 0,000 crore-worth development work is going at these 14 sites, of which three may not have violated the laws as the construction began only after court gave a green signal. These three lake beds may not face demolition. The BDA layouts that face demolition threat include major establishments in Banashankari Stage III, HAL Stage III, two phases of RMV Stage II, HSR Layout, HSR Sector 3, HBR Stage I, East of NGEF, HRBR Block I, Koramangala ST Bed, BTM Stage VI, Nagarabhavi Stage II’s Block 13, Dollars Colony in JP Nagar Phase V, and Banashankari Stage VI’s Block 4. While over 200 buildings, including schools, medical centres and houses, have been demolished in the area surrounding Sarakki Lake, the demolition drive is still in process in Banaswadi. Some Banaswadi buildings have already been demolished, while others face the threat. The officials are now scrutinising the documents provided by the land or building owners. (Contd on Pg 6) ResidentsWATCH
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(Contd from Pg 4) Amid the chaos, the private owners have accused BDA of “cheating” them while selling the plots some 20 years ago. They further said that the government is trying to protect those who were really responsible of the encroachment on lake beds. “Bangalore Development Authority officials have threatened us of demolition in the next 15 days. What were they doing for 20 long years? Didn’t the officials then know we were building on the so-called ‘lake-bed’. They could have not allowed us to build then? We did not know it is illegally built on lake-bed,” one of the residents said. “If we are found guilty on setting up buildings on tank bed, then those officials who gave us permission to build are also guilty. Will the government take action against the corrupt officials and politicians - everyone knows. They just want to protect the big fish.”
(Source: IBtimes)
DEMOLITIONS HALTED; COMMITTEE SET UP
On May 7, 2015, the state government halted all the demolition drive until the Koliwad Committee goes into the details of lake and tank bed encroachment and submits its report. Within a fortnight, the committee set to work. Encroachments around the city lakes are common, but in many cases, government agencies themselves are the encroachers. The revelation came during a day-long inspection of lakes last month by chairperson of the House Committee on Lakes, KB Koliwad, and other members of the committee, including former chief minister Kumaraswamy, former law minister Suresh Kumar, Congress MLAs Sudhakar and NA Haris, BJP MLA M Krishnappa and BDA Commissioner Sham Bhat. The inspection revealed how lakes across the city have shrunk in size and how they are being polluted with uncontrolled discharge of sewage. The inspection that began at Kempambudhi Lake, went through Yediyur lake, Arakere lake in Bannerghatta, Linganahalli Kere, Sarakki Lake, Dorekere Lake, Chikkallsandra Lake and Ittamadu Lake, before ending at Halagevaderahalli. The committee members heard the grievances of the residents, who complained that they are being targeted by the Urban Department despite possessing valid land documents. “We will look into the encroachments, verify the documents and come out with a report, and solutions thereafter. We will be sympathetic while dealing with these issues,” Koliwad said.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
BID TO RAPE MINOR GIRL
A youth attempted to rape a minor girl at Kasavanahalli in HSR Layout last month. According to police, the five-year-old victim and the accused, Venkatesh, reside in the same building. When Venkatesh noticed the victim playing in front of her house, he lured her by offering biscuits. He took her on the first floor and tried to rape her. He let her off as soon as she began crying. When the victim’s mother questioned her, she narrated the incident. When Venkatesh denied after the victim’s mother questioned him, she approached the police, who grilled the accused. Venkatesh confessed to the crime and was arrested and booked under Section 354 IPC and Pocso Act.
(Source: Deccan Herald)
FAKE CERTIFICATES RACKET: TWO ARRESTED
Last month, City Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested two men for handing out fake certificates to students to help them get jobs with private firms in and around the city. Police seized appointment letters, relieving letters, experience certificates, pay slips, a laptop, a printer and five mobile phones from the accused. The arrested are Harish Kumar K N (57), a resident of Basaveshwaranagar, and Srinath (40) of HSR Layout. Another accused, Vinay Angadi, is still at large. Based on a tip-off, the police raided a firm named ‘Be Practical’ on Dr Rajkumar Road in Rajajinagar and found that some of the students were being given fake experience certificates. When the accused were interrogated, they said the prime accused Vinay had started the job consultancy firm four years ago and created fake certificates such as salary slips and relieving letters to give to the unemployed, who wanted to join private companies in the city. Srinath was also running another firm, Global Aspire Education Consulting in HSR Layout. Here, they were giving fake certificates to those seeking job opportunities abroad. He is also said to have cheated some students by claiming that he had links with foreign companies and would charge Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 for the fake certificates.
(Source: New Indian Express)
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Wassup HSR? FAKE AGENT HELD FOR ‘RAPING’ ASPIRING ACTRESS
WHOSE WORK IS IT ANYWAY? BDA AND TRAFFIC COPS AT WAR
The Bangalore City police have arrested a fake film casting agent on charges of raping an aspiring actress and then blackmailing her with the threat of circulating a video of the alleged rape. The suspect was identified as 30-year old Ehsaan, a resident of Bangalore. The suspect met the actress at a party in Mumbai in March and assured her of a role in a regional Kannada film. He invited her to the city, arranged her flight ticket, and booked her a hotel. Once the young, aspiring actress arrived in Bangalore, Ehsaan contacted her and called her for a screen test to the hotel and gave her an advance of Rs 1 lakh through a cheque. Once the young, aspiring actress arrived in Bangalore, Ehsaan contacted her and called her for a screen test to the hotel and gave her an advance of Rs 1 lakh through a cheque. As per the complaint of the actress, the man forced her to consume a drink spiked with sedatives under the pretext of celebrating her entry into the film industry. Subsequently, Ehsaan and two of his friends allegedly raped the girl, a police officer investigating the case said. When the aspiring actress threatened to complain to the police, Ehsaan and his friends threatened to release a video of the rape in the public domain. Fearing for her life, the actress returned to Mumbai. However, when she tried to en cash the cheque given to her by the fake casting agent in Bangalore, the cheque bounced. The actress then reached out to an NGO supporting women in Bangalore and lodged a complaint against Ehsaan in the HSR Layout police station in south east Bangalore. Police arrested Ehsan from Andhra Pradesh last month. They said that Ehsaan was not a casting agent and that he was a businessman. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohini Katoch Sepat, who is supervising the case, said police were looking for Ehsaan’s friends who were a part of the crime.
Sending out a strong message that indiscipline on city roads will not be tolerated, especially in IT corridors that witness high volumes of traffic, the traffic police have slapped a case against BDA staff allegedly responsible for the recent chaos near Ecospace on the Outer Ring Road. Now the BDA and traffic cops are at loggerheads, with the former retaliating by filing a case against the police for taking unilateral decisions while making changes to the stretch that was under BDA’s jurisdiction. The Madivala traffic police have filed a complaint against BDA assistant executive engineer K Sripad Raju and an FIR has been registered under sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation) of IPC and 201 of the Karnataka Motor Vehicle rules. This is the same officer against whom a case was registered last September on charges of bad maintenance of the same road following two deaths, including a techie in Devarabeesanahalli near Ecospace after their car hit a median. “Some locals and AEE Sripadraju carried out work for over an hour on the stretch despite being warned to do it only after consultation with stakeholders. During the work, they blocked the median gap between the service road and main road in front of Ecospace, they have also put centre median cement blocks in front of Gate-2 of Ecospace, and have excavated soil on the BRTL stretch at Bellandur junction on ORR. This led to traffic chaos. The work was carried out unscientifically, and despite advising that it should be stopped as it would affect traffic flow, it went on. Over 80,000 vehicles come out of the campus. It caused a lot of inconvenience to employees. Hence we seek action against those whose illegal action led to the traffic chaos,” K Ravishankar, traffic inspector, Madivala traffic police station said in his complaint.
(Source: New Indian Express)
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Civic matters
BBMP administrator has his hands full
HSR residents submit a memorandum of demands By our correspondent
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ast month, several Resident Welfare Associations of HSR Layout submitted a memorandum of demands to the new BBMP administrator Vijay Bhaskar who promised all help. We urge the BBMP under its new chief to expedite the following problems put forth by various associations:
Vijay Bhaskar, BBMP administrator
HSR Layout can be a model layout, provided the residents behave responsibly and the authorities act swiftly. We urge Mr Bhaskar to take control of the BBMP and make it work through Joint Commissioner (Bommanahalli) Muniraju.
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1. Optic Fibre Cables: BBMP gave the permission for OFC companies to lay the cable across HSR Layout. The administrator promised that the roads would be filled up by the OFC firms, to avoid inconveniencing the residents as soon as the works are completed. 2. Many of the roads in the entire neighbourhood are yet to be asphalted for the last 7-8 years. 3. A systematic and comprehensive cleaning and de-silting of the storm water drains and the Raj Kaluves are yet to be carried out despite several requests in the past few years. Commissioning of culverts is long pending, too. 4. Fill up the potholes and road cuttings in all the roads of HSR Layout after the OFC work is completed. In addition, Residents Watch would like to highlight a few other issues that merit the BBMP chief’s attention: 1. The rampant dumping of construction debris in Sector 3 that happened in May 2015 is yet to be cleared. The BBMP passed the buck to the BDA and the BDA is simply twiddling its thumbs. Executive Engineer Rezwan Baig assured all help by instructing his juniors, but nothing has happened till date. 2. The case is just as bad with the labour camp that is only mushrooming by the day in Sector 3, behind Kukke Subrahmanya temple. Not only has it become an open-air lavatory, but has also led to the migration of pigs into the area. Not to mention, garbage getting strewn all over the place. Baig is yet to come good on his past assurance in the matter. ResidentsWATCH
Know your restaurateur
Mustard celebrates 10 years
Saurabh Sinha’s food enterprise branches out to Koramangala, Sarjapur Road and Hosur By our feature writer
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ast month, Mustard Food Court celebrated its tenth anniversary in HSR Layout. No wonder, proprietor Saurabh Sinha (28) is all smiles. The resident of Sector 7 has other reasons too. His branch in Electronic City completed seven years and his coffeeshop Latte in HSR’s Sector 1
By the end of this year, another branch of Mustard will open on Sarjapur Road. With the world going organic, Saurabh has another grand plan up his entrepreneurial sleeve: open a highway dhaba after Hosur.
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completed five years. That’s not all. His Koramangala branch of Mustard is already eight months old. By the end of this year, another branch will open on Sarjapur Road. With the world going organic, he has another grand plan up his entrepreneurial sleeve: open a highway dhaba after Hosur and before Krishnagiri. “We are looking for two acres of land, so we can grow our vegetables, set a fixed menu and offer veg and non-veg food that is completely organic,” says Saurabh. Mustard is an Indo-Chinese restaurant in HSR Layout that is perfect for dine-ins and home deliveries. Wondering what to order? Saurabh recommends the following for non-vegetarians: chicken biryani, chicken 65, chicken kebab (boneless), chicken wings, organo chicken and chicken lollipop. For vegetarians, there’s Paneer 65 and mushroom hot pepper. Soon, he will start Babycorn Thai Fry and promises a different gastronomic experience. If you drop anchor at Latte, you could go for the bestselling grilled Club Sandwich filled with mayonnaise, butter, mint chutney, onion, capsicum, cabbage or meat. If you are into Tibetan food, you should go for Latte’s vegetarian and chicken momos. Even here, he’s different. “We use skinless chicken keema for a better taste and aroma,” says Saurabh. “For veg momos, we don’t grate but chop the vegetables and roast them in butter before steaming.” Among other recommendations at Latte are veg and chicken pizzas with extra cheese, Chilli Chicken and Frappe. “We use plantation A coffeebeans without Chicory for a stronger taste, unlike the others,” says Saurabh. Bon appetit! June 2015|9
FoodiesDelight HSR Layout is a foodie’s haven. From North and South Indian food to Continental, European and Chinese, HSR Layout is a melting pot of some of the world’s cuisines. The thrill is to also go and find small joints that serve great food.
GROCERIES }} AJFAN DATES ‘N’ NUTS
No 191, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 70220-22107
}} GO 4 FISH
21st Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98442-47000
}} MEAT JOINT
No 53/3, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99642-99933
}} CEREAL FRESH
No 1190, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99727-56401
}} SAFA SUPER MARKET
Shop No 1, BDA Complex % 6561-4275, 96864-47864
}} MK RETAIL
No 485, NIFT, 27th Main, 17th Cross, HSR Layout % 4213-4646
}} M K AHMED SUPER MARKET
• No 58/59, Behind BDA Complex, 17th Cross, 12th Main Road, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-7822 • 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2572-9924
}} SOBHA SUPER MARKET
No 190, 9th Main Road, 14th Cross, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-1026
}} GRAND SUPER MARKET
1695, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-7373, 99000-27373
}} MULTIPLEX HYPER BAZAAR
No 2624, CPWD Quarters, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0277
}} FOOD PALACE SUPERMARKET
1322, Venkatesh Mansion,
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24th Main Road, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-7999 }} NILGIRIS SUPERMARKET
176/243, 9th Main, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 6536-6536
}} EZZEE BUY SUPERMARKET
No 15/2, Yellukunte Village, HSR Layout % 4212-8047
}} MORE
2336, 17th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 97439-91530
}} AISHWARYA SUPERMARKET
801, 19th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-2099/199
FAST FOOD }} SAAHIB
837, 27th Mn, 11th Cr, Sector 1, HSR Lyt % 88845-09999
}} CHICK BLAST
1249, Vittal Square, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 70223-76131
}} FAASO’S
No 2318, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 90193-43939
}} NORTHAM’S PIZZA.PITA
22nd Main, 22nd Cross, HSR Layout % 88671-64415
}} SUBWAY
Near BDA Complex, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-5009
}} GOLI
484, 17th Cross, 27th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99720-50039
}} FIVE STAR CHICKEN
37/38, 14th Main, Sector 7,
HSR Layout % 97390-09388 }} PIZZA HUT
14th Main Road, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0305
}} DOMINO’S PIZZA
1573, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6870-3740, 68886888, 4444-8888
}} PIZZA HUT EXPRESS
2633, 27th Main Road,13th Cross, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 3377-3300
}} US PIZZA
4, 64/65, GF, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6000-0600
}} KFC
30, Opp BDA Shopping Complex, 14th Main Road, HSR Layout % 2572-2530
}} MCDONALDS
1, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-4353
BAKERS & CONFECTIONERS }} PATVILLE PATISSERIE
697/795, 26th Main, 11st Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 81975-97838
}} CALVINS
3, 17th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 4965-2625
}} DOUGHRIGAMI
1197/3, 22nd Cross, 25th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout Tel: 96111-62447
}} JUST BAKE
27th Main, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050
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FoodiesDelight }} SWENSENS
28, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 3221-0218
}} THE FRENCH LOAF
2317, Opp NIFT, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4934-1742
}} K C DAS
1174/2, 17th Cross, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9028
}} DAILY BREAD
154, Bluemoon Log Inn, 9th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 6450-0247
}} CARNIVAL CAKES
1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99167-54689
}} SHREE MITHAI
}} CORNER HOUSE
590, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-7337
1666, TKC Enclave, 27th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout }} SWEET CHARIOT 1174, 5th Main, % 94494-17141, 72592-41707 7th Sector, HSR Layout }} PUROHIT BIKANER SWEETS % 2572-5998 1735, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 92412-69252 }} SHUBH SWEETS & CHATS 2623, 27th Main, }} KANTI SWEETS Sector 1, HSR Layout No 801, Family Super Market, % 6583-0980 19th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-6125
INDIAN }} EMPIRE RESTAURANT
169/A/170, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0878, 4041-4141
}} MARINE FISH
No 1215, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 90351-99634
}} PURNABRAMHA MAHARASHTRIAN RESTAURANT
19th Main Road, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6888-8911
}} WAZWAN
4, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 96118-59851
}} BEEGARAOOTA
519, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-0009, 99168-74081
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17, 18th Main, Sector 3, HSR layout % 6535-1717/1818
}} TANDOOR SHACK
No 1098, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 3232-5031
}} GHALIB
No 1694, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4095-0092/97
}} CHAYAKKADA
No 450, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 25720441, 81979-39437
}} VASUDEV ADIGA’S
1177, Sai Optimus Gold, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2272-4457/58
}} SRI KRISHNA SAGAR
No 809/A, Sector 1, 27th Cross, HSR Layout % 2258-1133
}} ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN
No 27, Ground Floor, BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-5399/6399
}} BANGALORE AGARWAL BHAVAN
Next to Lawrence School, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 93799-12345, 97437-32517
}} PUNJABI TADKA
2733, 27th Main, 16th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96117-65699
}} CHILLYZ FOOD COURT
No 1081/1, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 72591-80006
}} THE MOGHUL’S
447, 17th Cross, 17th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 88926-91164
}} PUNJABI RASOI
1082, 18th Cross, 3rd Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-3043
}} KABAB MASTI
1565, Masti Square, 1st Sector, Service Road, HSR Layout % 77605-38668
}} BANGALIANA
2633, 27th Main,13th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98453-66458
}} IT’S MY MEAL
526/A, Ganesh Complex, 19th
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Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 96321-00235 }} AMMIS BIRYANI
1st Floor, Royal Arcade, next to MK Ahmed, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2571-7777
}} MAST KALANDAR
3, 1st Floor, Sector4, HSR Layout % 3192-5500, 6569-5279
MULTI CUISINE }} CINNAMON
78, Ground Floor, Right Wing, 11th Main, 14th Cross, HSR Layout % 4965-3564
}} GYPSY KITCHEN
1722, 19th Main, 27th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4965-3433
}} FISHERMAN HUT
1779, 19th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4965-3005
}} KITCHEN AFFAIRS
251/A, 19th Main, 17th Cross, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 4965-3074
}} ATITHI
219/2, 1st Floor, 9th Main, 15th A Cross, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 4965-2709
}} ANJAPPAR
25/26, 6th Sector, BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 4965-3140
}} STOP & EAT
1197/1, 22nd A Cross, Sector 3, HSR Club Road, HSR Layout % 96116-37724
}} NOODLE DOODLE
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96862-23357
}} NOSTALGIA
No 433, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98803-18181
}} GRILL N HOG
64/65, Husna Sahar Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4212-2048
}} MISHMASH
2321, 17th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0091, mishmash.co.in
}} MUSTARD FOOD COURT
46, 18th Main, Sector-3, HSR Layout % 6575-4854
}} KUTTANADU
90, 27th Main, Opp HSR Layout Police Station, HSR Layout % 4212-0507, 80959-83146
}} THE LITTLE CHEF
2733, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6435-0423
}} RAYAAN’S
329, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-0454
}} NIZAMS PARADISE
1085, 18th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 3, Opp. McDonald’s, HSR Layout % 6723-2400
}} SHER KHAN
No 150/2, 24th Main Road, 8th Cross, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 2258-9000/3000
}} EARTH PLATE
1, Above McDonalds, 14th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-4114
}} SWATHI SPICE N ICE
145, 1st Floor, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2550-7575, 9900013406/07, swathigroup.co.in
}} KUMARAKOM
23, 14th Main, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 6500-0118, 92437-38111
}} NANDA’S
1558, 19th Main, Outer Ring Rd, HSR Layout % 4209-0505
}} KABAB MASTI
1565, Masti Square, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 77605-38668
}} KOHINOOR
No 426, Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4213-4863
}} TOMATINA
2631, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4242-0606
}} MUGHAL GARDEN
944, 5th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9482
}} TANDOORI CHOPSUEY
435, 27th Main, 1st Floor, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98866-98866 ResidentsWATCH
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}} NAPOLI ITALIAN BISTRO
}} WANGS KITCHEN
}} TASTE OF SOUTH
CONTINENTAL
}} SICHUAN
Behind BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0796 37/38, 7th Sector, 14th Main, HSR Layout % 4915-6350
}} SWATHI SIGNATURE
145, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 99000-13444, 99000-31444
}} SOUTH INN
1158, 5th Main, 20th Cross, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-0213
EUROPEAN }} THE EURO KITCHEN
27th Mn, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050
}} GRIGLIATO RESTAURANT
1562, Mantri Sarovar,Sector 1, Agara, HSR Layout% 2572-6660
646, 12th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0999
}} FISH & FRIES
1677, 27th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98801-16229
AMERICAN }} GREASY SPOON
815, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 90080-07155
2137, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 3925-3925 1552, 19th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 3232-0077/88
}} DRAGON’S KITCHEN
No 764/1, Vishal Towers, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6444-8888
COFFEE SHOPS }} LATTE
No 111, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99455-03908
}} GOLD BEAN
CHINESE
No 457, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-9596
}} LUO HAN (VEG)
666, 27th Main, 13th Cross, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 6450-5304, 99861-92288
}} ESPRESSO CAFE
1172, 24th Mn, 25th Cr, Sector 2, HSR Lyt % 95386-15678
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TotalWellness Sole to soul. That’s what wellness is all about. And thankfully, the neighbourhood in and around HSR Layout, offers these and more. From allopathy to homeopathy; ayurveda to naturopathy, there is a suite of services available for the discerning resident.
BEAUTY PARLOURS }} HAIR SPEAK SALON
No 36, 1st Floor, 80 Ft Rd, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 6566-9944
}} THE MIRRORS
16, 7th Cr, 24th Mn, Sector 1 % 90191-33888
}} MAGIC HANDS
806, 19th Mn, Sector 2 % 99022-69871
}} THE SLIMMING CLUB
No 1114, 1st Floor, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 88677-77255
}} H9 NATURE CARE
}} 1ST GLANCE UNISEX
}} CUBE SALON & SPA
}} NANDITA’S THE BEAUTY ZONE
}} SLEEK SALON
}} JAWED HABIB
}} SCARF UNISEX SALON
}} YLG
}} GOOD LOOK SALON
No 1181, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 96633-59191, 98809-48981 1295, 17th Cross, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 80888-77778
2633, Liss Arcade, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4953-5502, 74066-60462 434, 27th Main Road, HSR Layout % 4213-4462, 98864-63499
24th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 1, }} DIVINE GLOW 1713, 27th Cross, 19th Main, HSR Layout % 96110-23444 2nd Sector, HSR Layout }} TRIMME % 4208-3402, 94498-56163 90, 17th Cross, 14th Main, } } CLEOS Sector 4, HSR Layout 422, 27th Main Road, Sector 94835-29388, 74116-56146 % 1, HSR Layout % 3240-7673, }} BELLEZA 4213-4147 No 112, 17th B Main, Sector 4, } } CLOUD 9 HSR Layout % 97427-47034, 417, NIFT Road, HSR Layout 97419-11044 % 2572-2178, 4202-5326 }} LAKME SALON
l 484, 17th Cross, 27th Main,
Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6638-9590 l 40, 14th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 6066-4444 }} SCISSORS ENRICH
2631, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4242-0606
}} VISION HEALTH CARE
256, 17th Cross, 5th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99025-65657
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}} LAVANYAS BEAUTY PARLOUR
35/A, Sector 3, HSR Layout, % 97314-00400
}} CHIK MIK BEAUTY PARLOUR
2623, NIFT, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3485
1322, 2nd Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99024-00772 No 1181, 1st Floor, 24th Main, 24th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6575-8555 No 1162, 23rd Main, 24th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6579-0648 171, 18th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 88921-73164
}} AJ’S HAIR & SKIN CONCEPTS
No 1062, 1st Floor, 22nd Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6450-4802
}} PEARL’S BEAUTY CARE
347, 9th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 9740420142, 72049-51779
}} STYLE TIPS UNISEX SALOON
55/10, Shop No 7 & 8, Gurumurthury Complex, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4202-7524
}} JULIE’S BEAUTY PARLOUR
L 139, Near Bhagini Hospital, 15th Cross, 5th Main Rd, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-5544
}} GOLDIE LOCKS
}} GREEN TRENDS
}} NATURALS
}} NETHRA’S BEAUTY SALON
112, 17th B Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 97427-47034 3, 2nd Floor, Opp BDA Complex, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 88846-88846, 2572-7738
17th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6568-6686 Liss Cottage, #1718 & 1719, 19th Main, 27th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4114-6776 ResidentsWATCH
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}} AHA UNISEX SALON
421, 27th Main, Sector 1 HSR Layout % 4215-6060
}} SAARC FAMILY SALON
1127, 17th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-2476
}} SUGANS
59/101A, 2nd Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0277
}} KIMERA
Bhagyalakshmi Square, 3rd Floor, 17/N, 18th Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 2572-7444
}} JP PROFESSIONAL
3738, 1st Floor, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99028-07116
}} NATURAL TOUCH
No 53/A, Somasundarpalya,
Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99720-02319
FITNESS CENTRES }} CONTOURS
No 804, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-5105
}} VIVA FIT
433, 3rd Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 94800-10044
}} HSR NUTRITION CLUB
239, 1st Floor, 6th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98862-62473
}} BOOT CAMP
19th Main, Sector 3 % 99000-69882/27827
}} SNAP FITNESS
17-T, 1, 17th Cross, 19th Main Road, Sector 3, HSR Layout
DENGUE
STOP
% 99000-03242, 90081-10110 }} SAMRIDHI
L 149/A, 5th Main, Sector 6, Above Fooddays, HSR Layout % 99010-77202
}} MAGNUM FITNESS STUDIO
810, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99004-10035, 4204-2672/69
}} HSR FITNESS
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 89710-06784
}} GOLD’S GYM
No 2631, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4242-0606
HOSPITALS }} VASAN EYE CARE HOSPITAL
1127/A, Sector 7, HSR Layout, HSR Layout % 3920-7900
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TotalWellness }} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL
}} NARAYANA DIABETIC CENTRE
24th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6791-9191
1, 18th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 7111-2223, narayanahealth.org
1197, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 6050-6688
157/A, HSR Outer Ring Road, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 4111-2604
}} EXCELA MEDICARE
No 1320, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6555-5655, 97408-51726
}} GREENVIEW HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER
20 & 21, Kalpa Vruksha, 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 6792-7777
}} QUEEN’S HOSPITAL
11/B, 19th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-6684, 88845-57171
}} SAKRA WORLD HOSPITAL
52/2 & 52/3, Outer Ring Road, Opp Intel % 74068-00506
}} RAINBOW CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
8/5, Marathahalli-KR Puram Outer Ring Road, Doddanekundi % 4241-2345
CLINICS }} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY CLINIC
43/A, 1st Floor, 6th Phase, HSR Layout % 2572-7331/32/33
}} ASPIRE FERTILITY CENTER
1192, 1st Floor, Sandeep Arcade, 5th Main, 7th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 78130-09090
}} AKSHAYA CLINIC
}} HSR DIABETIC CENTRE
}} DEVI EYE HOSPITAL
Sector 1, HSR Layout, Agara % 99804-78898
}} NATIONWIDE
No 1172, 24th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6565-0030, 90350-77924
}} DR GOVIND’S MEDICAL & DIABETES CENTRE
541, 17th Main, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-5378/6450
Mangammanapalya Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 94486-19404
DIAGNOSTIC LABS }} HEALTH NEST
1162, 24th Main, 24th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99800-31003, 2572-0092
}} V CURE CLINIC & DIAGNOSTICS
No 1000, BDA Complex, 9th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-5191, www.vcure.in
}} SPANDANA
No 816, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 2258-6725
}} SANKALP NETHRALAYA & POLYCLINIC
85/1, 19th Main, 15th C Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0466, 88840-87066
}} THE APOLLO CLINIC
54, 1st Floor, 12th Main Road, HSR Layout % 2572-4235/36
DENTISTS }} SUNKRIS DENTAL HEALTH CARE
4, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Agara, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98860-60757, 9945384748, 2258-4910
}} NH REVIVA
}} CONFIDENT DENTAL CARE
}} EXPRESS CLINICS
}} SMILES N MORE
B #101, 102, 2nd Floor, BDA Complex, HSR Layout, 6th Sector % 6533-6533 244, 17th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-7771 expressclinics.in
}} ENT & CHILD HEALTH CLINIC
434, 2nd Floor, Opp Krishna Sagar, 27th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 6565-0016 No 161, Behind HSR BDA Complex, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-2929, 80500-08383
No 4, 1st Floor, 24th Main,
& 080-41146776, 77604 67772
Rs 999/- Offer
Henna medium, hair wash, green tea facial, U cutting, waxing full arms & under arms Liss Cottage, #1718 & 1719, 19th Main, 27th Cross Sector 2, near IOC bunk, HSR Layout
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}} VASAN DENTAL CARE
1127/A, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 3300-9000
}} KOSMIX DENTAL CLINIC
No 971, Purva Fairmont, 25th A Cross, 22nd Main, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 98862-40419
}} WHITE DENTAL STUDIO
No 51, Behind BDA Complex, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-2355 6454-7070
}} WESTMEAD DENTAL CLINIC
141, 150Ft Ring Road, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2550-6882
}} AESTHETE LIFESTYLE DENTISTRY
No 117, Opp Devi Eye Hospital, 5th Sector, HSR Layout % 98450-85088
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE }} VEDICA AYURVEDIC
No 16, 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2563-6644, 88845-67838
}} DR BATRA’S
No 419, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3860/61
}} EARTH AYURVEDA
No 143, Sector 5, HSR Ring Road % 6570-0609
}} VAIDYARATNAM
No 2335, 17th Cross, 24th
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Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0020, 81051-64638 }} SAMATVAM HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER
No 61, 11th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-1500
}} KEVA AYURVEDA HEALTH CARE
No 600, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 65470744, 80500-56033
}} TRINITY HOMEOPATHY CLINIC
No 727, 11th B Cross, 25th Main Road, HSR Layout % 4213-4070
}} ENERGY NESTS
13A, 4th Floor, 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2563-6666
}} DR SILPA HOMEOPATHY CLINIC
216, near NIFT, 20th Cross, 27th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 93430-14711
}} DR LALITA’S HOMEOPATHIC CLINIC
1694, 1st Floor, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 77607-57025
}} SHATHAYU AYURVEDA
1017, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1171, 99000-55100
}} NATURE’SMART SKIN & HAIR CLINIC
No 440, 28th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99000-95973
}} ASADAL HEALTH CARE
535, 23rd Main, 22nd Cross, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 99807-57756. A special neuropsychiatric unit.
}} ARISE HOMEO CLINIC
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-6240
}} AYUR SHOP
195/1, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 2658-3635
}} FREE HOMEO CLINIC
No 666, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 81975-05434
}} SAYURI HOMEO CLINIC
583, Sparrows playschool, 23rd A Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 88677-55469
PET CLINICS }} PRINCE OF TAILS
1252/C, 11th Cross, 22nd Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 81056-82009
}} MY PETS CHOICE
No 541, 3rd A Main, 16th A Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-6989
}} HERRIOT’S CLINIC & PET SHOP
1, 19th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-4449, 98452-99502
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Know your neighbour
‘Instrumental music is a good tonic for the brain’
Veena Vidwan MKN Acharya on activism, teaching and music
Text & Pics: Zahid Haroon Javali
V Singing, playing instrumental music and listening to music relaxes the mind. It is an art form that gives infinite pleasure to the body and soul.
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idwan MK Neelakantachar Acharya (70) is a multifaceted personality of HSR Layout’s Sector 5. A resident activist and a musician, Acharya has served the government for 33 years in different capacities and retired as Under Secretary from Karnataka Government Secretariat, Vidhana Soudha. He has won the National Award on seven occasions. It was in 1994 that he set up Sri Raghu Institute of Music. So far, over 500 students have benefitted from his teaching of the veena and vocals. At any given point, there are 60 students learning from him. It takes three years to finish the junior level course, six years for senior and an additional five years to become a Vidwath, the highest honour. Over to him… How did you become a musician? I am a musician by legacy. My forefathers were musicians and my mother was a devotional singer. That’s how my foundation for a total commitment to music was handed down to me. When I was six, my father was a sangeetha vidwan. I used to go along with him on concerts, and would ResidentsWATCH
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even sing and play the harmonium. Interest grew and I began to study music through books, did my BA, DOP (office practice and procedure) and fellowship (FSAK). I wrote my KPSC exam and was recruited by the state government in 1970. I began as a stenographer in the revenue dept., moved to the state excise and stayed there for five years. Finding no satisfaction, I moved to the Vidhana Soudha secretariat. What’s your health routine like? Every day, from 6-7am, I go on my walk. I do yoga, stick to non-oily vegetarian food. I am a member of the HSR Laughter Club where we do exercises and laugh our guts out through what is called, Laughter Therapy. What have been your milestones in music so far… Right from the taluk and district level to state and national levels, I stood first in classical music competitions. At the national level, I have won the gold medal on seven occasions for best performance. I have been bestowed titles and mementos by then Karnataka chief minister and governor, professional Gana Sabhas and great musicians like Veena maestro Dr V Doreswamy Iyengar. What are your future plans? I want to uplift classical music and continue to teach people and engage in social service. I want to upgrade the skills of my students, so they can be recognised at the international level, particularly in Veena Vandana like ‘Mysore bani’. For how long have you been living in HSR? I have been here right from 1994. I am proud to be here. I have been associated with social activities serving in different capacities in the Sector 5 Residents Welfare Association. What are your complaints against the MLA of Sector 5? Buses are not frequenting our sector. We have requested for diversions and new routes. The roads are bad, the storm water drains need to be desilted, particularly on the service road along Outer Ring Road. Have any of your workshop students hit the big time? Some of my students have won first prizes in Veena and vocal recitals at the state level and at professional organisations like ResidentsWATCH
Gayana Samaja. Some of the students have accompanied me to concerts. What sort of music can heal the soul? Classical music, particularly instrumental music. This is proven by a doctor at St Johns Hospital who happens to be my student. Music is a good tonic for the brain. It cools a heated brain. It has a soothing influence on the nervous system. Singing, playing instrumental music and listening to music relaxes the mind. It is one of the lamps of human culture that has continued to burn without diminishing its lustre through the ages. It is an art form that gives infinite pleasure to the body and soul.
FAST FACTS r Acharya is the Chairman of Cultural Activities at the Sector 5 Residents Welfare Association where he has previously held positions like President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer r At school and college, he played football, volleyball, badminton; was part of dramas, wrote poems, debated and won many awards & medals r Member of the HSR Laughter Club since 1996 r Elder brother Venugopalachar was the late Mrudanga Vidwan and Acharya’s younger brother Lakshmikanthachar is a violinist; wife Parvathi retired from Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd r First son Dr Narendran is a specialist doctor in the US; second son Chethan works as a technical lead with an MNC in Bangalore; daughter Sushma works as a software engineer in London June 2015|19
Neighbourhood happenings
Sights & Sounds
It’s time to make the most of your weekends. Don’t just sit at home. Take yourself out and your family. Indulge in the many flavours of culture, tradition and lifestyle. Get entertained the way you want. Sign up for a workshop. Fly a kite. Do the rhumba. Chill out. And if you have an event next month, let us know by the 25th of this month (info@residentswatch.in). Happy event-hopping!
STANDBY UP COMEDY
}} BATTLE OF DA SEXES June 26, 7pm Chowdiah Memorial Hall, 16th Cross, GD Park Extension, 2nd Main Road, Malleswaram Tel: 2344-3956
Immerse yourself in Pankaj Udhas’ best ghazals, the proceeds of which will go for the relief and rehabilitation of Nepal’s earthquake victims. Tickets: Rs 2500 & Rs 1500.
THEATRE
}} CHARANDAS THIEF! June 12, 7.30pm; June 13, 3.30pm & 7.30pm Ranga Shankara, 36/2 8th Cross II Phase, JP Nagar Tel: 2649-3982
Tickets are sold only in pairs (male and female only). One ticket is valid for a couple only. The auditorium is divided into two sections - Male and Female who will be seated separately during the show. Age limit: Above 16 years only. Vir Das will have you in splits and splinters. Come and get another perspective on your respective other. Couple tickets: Rs 5000/4000/3000/2000/1500.
MUSIC
}} PANKAJ UDHAS LIVE June 19, 7pm Phoenix Market City: Whitefield, Mahadevapura, Whitefield Road Tel: 6726-6640
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A contemporary representation of Habib Tanvir’s classic play, based on the translation by Anjum Katyal. Directed by Arundhati Raja. Charandas is a thief and a very lovable one. He is a thief who vows never to tell a lie. He also makes three other vows believing that he will never be tested on them. But life is not so easy and takes him on a ride where he is constantly tempted to break each vow. }} BHIMA June 14, 3.30pm & 7.30pm Ranga Shankara, 36/2 8th Cross II Phase, JP Nagar Tel: 2649-3982 The play explores the space between where we come from and where we want to go. The gap between what we are made of and what we are made out to be. How
love can lighten and brighten our lives as much as weigh it down. Tickets: Rs 150. }} CHITRAPATA June 21, 3.30pm & 7.30pm Ranga Shankara, 36/2 8th Cross II Phase, JP Nagar Tel: 2649-3982
Dr HS Venkatesha Murthy’s Kannada play Chitrapata Ramayana is not the story of Valmiki’s Ramayana. This is more of a folk Ramayana. One of Helavanakatte Giriyamma’s poetic works contains some source lines of this. Tickets: Rs 100. }} BHAIRAVEER: THE DARK SPELL June 21, 7.30pm Atta Galatta, 134 KHB Colony, 5th Block Koramangala Tel: 4160-0677 Experience the dark side of love in a soul-stirring English play of friendship between Bhairav and Raghuveer, torn apart by the girl they love, laced with spine-chilling moments of passion, drama and romance. Tickets: Rs 150.
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ADVENTURE
}} ROCK CLIMBING June 13 & 20, 7am onwards Turahalli, city outskirts You can now learn rock climbing by Basecamp Adventures at Turahalli Rocks, which is 8 kms away from Banashankari temple. Here, we will cover the basics of rock climbing, climbing 3 rock faces and rappelling. Anyone between the ages of 5 and 60 is welcome, so be there with your shoes (Bata PT/Canvas shoes), 2 litres of water, snacks, camera and loads of energy. Fee: Rs 500.
}} LADAKH EXPEDITION 2015 June 13, 14, 20, 27, 28, 8am onwards Few places in India are at once so traveler-friendly and yet so enchanting and hassle-free as mountain-framed Leh. Rates differ for riders of bikes and drivers of SUVs. It ranges from Rs 40,000 to Rs 75,000 per person. For more details, visit: bookmyshow.in.
}} DAY OUTING AT RAMNAGARAM June 14 & June 28, 9am onwards Ramnagaram is 50 km from Bangalore. It is inclusive of breakfast, adventure activity, lunch, archery, Hi-Tea, evening trek. No transportation will be provided by Quest Adventures. Participants ResidentsWATCH
are required to reach the campsite using their own transportation. Tickets: Rs 1300 (adults), Rs 650 (kids). }} DAY OUT AT ANTARGANGE June 27, 9am onwards Quest Adventures, Antargange campsite, Vibhuthipura Antargange, Bengaluru, Karnataka 563101 Anthargange is 70 kms from Bengaluru. Starts from 9am till 6pm. Itinerary: Welcome drink, breakfast, warm up session, activity (trekking, rappelling), lunch, fun activity and high tea. No transportation will be provided. Participants are required to reach the camp site using their own transportation. Adults: Rs 1100; children: Rs 550. June 2015 | 21
Back2School
Finding the right school is as important as finding the right job. Education is the gateway to the world. And knowing English is as important as learning your national and regional language. It’s a balancing act and you have to carefully choose your child’s system of education. We make your choosing easier, by listing every good institute in the neighbourhood.
SCHOOLS }} FUTURE NEST
Sector 7, HSR Layout % 4218-3430, 97401-88900 }} STEPPING STONES
No 17/A, 26th Cross, 26th Main, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL L-84/A, 14th B Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout 4th Main, HSR Layout 99455-18541 % Sector 6 % 96221-51234
}} CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL
58/1, 17th Cross, 19th Main, HSR Layout-1st Sector % 2572-3839, 2572-7335
}} CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CA 28, 11th Cross, 22nd Main, Near BMTC Depot, HSR Layout1st Sector % 2572-9281, 2572-9282
}} GNAN SRISHTI SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
19th Main Road, 17th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98453-19944, 2572-2002,
}} NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
32/P2, 17th B Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 25729406/08/10
}} FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CA # 33, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-9825, 2572-9826, 3200-2581
}} LAWRENCE SCHOOL
9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-2777, 98457-60764
}} BETHANY JUNIOR SCHOOL
2337, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3198
}} BANGALORE SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA
529, 16th A Cross, 3rd Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-0735
}} RAVINDRA BHARATHI GLOBAL SCHOOL
29/1, Somasunderpalya, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 73537-77383
}} SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL
27th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 88610-04640
}} JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL
COLLEGES
}} VIBGYOR HIGH
}} OXFORD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
No 4/A, 14th main, HSR Layout 6th Sector % 2297-0133 Royal Placid Layout, Harlur Road, HSR Layout Extension % 96115-69253/54
}} ILMA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
No 112-113, 8th Cross, Mangammanapalya Main Road,
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43893, 99645-89956 }} SHAKUNTALA DEVI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
32/P3, 17th Main Road, 11th Cross, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 98447-90111/ 90333, 2572-4791/92
}} GREATER BANGALORE EDUCATION OF MANAGEMENT
No 90/85/2/2, Sector 1, 21st A Main, 17th Cross, HSR Layout % 2258-0477
}} NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY (NIFT)
CA Site No 21, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 94489-93608, 22552550/51
PRESCHOOLS }} ROOTS MONTESSORI
1136, 17th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 96636-58888
}} YOUR KIDS ‘R’ OUR KIDS
39 MCHS, Sector 4, Opp BDA Complex HSR Layout % 1800-1022-033
}} OI PLAYSCHOOL
1496, 19th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98866-89000
}} CUDDLES
No 79 & 84, 16th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout No 32, 19th Main, 17th B Cross, % 99801-99028 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 3026-6301/16/35/51/91 }} ACE MONTESSORI Sector 1, HSR Layout }} JSS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN % 96633-73111 4/A, 14th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2297-0130, 98866ResidentsWATCH
TO ADVERTISE, CALL 98805-85748
}} CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS
1, MCHS Colony, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6561-5666
}} SUPRA MONTESSORI
No 431A, 25th A Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99863-61430
}} BLOOMING BUDS
1699, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 96110-45196
}} KIDS PARADISE
938, 24th A Cross, 16th A Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 2572-7874, 98800-41148
}} APPY KIDZ CARE
}} TIME KIDS
1385, 25th Main, 26th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98807-54481, 6570-2145
}} BACHPAN...A PLAY SCHOOL
1495/A, 20th Main, 8th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6531-4177, 99000-94177
}} BRIGHT KID
2578, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4953-5512
}} SERRA INTERNATIONAL
#83, 16th cross, 14th main, HSR Layout-4th Sector % 6570-1770, 96207-89992
753, 22nd Cross, 19th A Main, }} NAKSHATRA Sector 2, HSR Layout 821, 8th B Main Road, 21st Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 88802-93997, 96861-83087 % 93791-57547 }} KIDZEE l 2316, 16th Cross, 27th Main, }} BUBBLY BUNNIES Sector 1, HSR Layout, 1090, 8th Main, 19th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 94490-65321 l 493, 16th B cross, 4th Main, Sector 6, HSR % 3241-7727/7728 Layout % 99009-57367 }} I-PLAY I-LEARN }} RISE AND SHINE 93, 14th Main, 17th Cross, 29, 18th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout Sector 7, HSR Layout, Behind % 90082-29306 McDonald’s % 77605-04167 }} GYAN }} SHISHUKUL INDO KIDS 266-67, 15th Cross, 18th Main, 1009, 8th Main, HSR Layout Sector 4, HSR Layout % 988057th Sector % 6536-0614, 48393, 89714-91568 93421-27782 }} BUDDING KIDZ }} KARA 4 KIDS No 9, 24th Main, Sector 2, 64, IAS Officer’s Colony, 15th HSR Layout % 90666-47247 Cross, 4th Sector, HSR Layout }} KIDS VILLE ACADEMY % 2572-6344 No 527, 24th Main, Sector 2,
Montessori School
HSR Layout % 98451-88088 }} SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR BAL MANDIR
45, 12th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0770
}} JOY OF LEARNING
31, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Behind Mac Donald, HSR Layout, Sector 7 % 98456-18181
}} GOLDEN ARCH
363, 23rd Cross, 13th Main, HSR Layout 7th Sector, % 2572-2077
}} CHERUBS MONTESSORI
173, 9th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 98450-34342, 98459-14110
}} PRATHAMA MONTESSORI
1504, 19th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98860-92800, 6571-8399
}} EUROKIDS
Cherry Tree, 1484, 20th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 93421-67266
}} KIDDY BLOOM
1154, 6th Main, 19th A Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99004-22324
}} PODAR JUMBO KIDS
No 667, 9th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 84949-42779
}} GIGGLE WIGGLE
Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98866-87571
Extended Care Facility
29, 18th Cross, 9th Main, HSR Sector 7, Behind McDonalds, Bengaluru-102. Call 77605-04167
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Back2School }} SESAME STREET
}} POORVI TUTORING CENTER
LIBRARIES
}} VIVRITHI
Plot No 5A, Block 5, MCHS Colony, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 96321-05522
}} DISCOVER KIDS
No 27, 18th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 7, behind McDonald’s, HSR Layout % 98806-50266
}} JUST BOOKS
2628, 1st Floor, 27th Main Road, HSR Layout, Sector I, HSR Layout % 2258-7430, 72599-74251
DRIVING SCHOOLS }} MARUTI DRIVING SCHOOL
21st Cr, 8th Mn, Sector 1 % 88840-17222
}} MILLENIUM MOTOR SCHOOL
No 29/1, 24th Main, Agara, HSR Layout % 98865-68138
}} GANESH DRIVING SCHOOL
No 58, 1st Floor, MG Palya, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 2572-0055
}} MINI DRIVING SCHOOL
No 18/1, 1st Floor, Opp Devi Temple, 24th Main Road, 25th A Cross, HSR Layout % 6567-8811
TUTORIALS }} CHEFS@WORK CULINARY SCHOOL
No 251, 19th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-3488, 83500-79824
}} APTECH
No 88, Ground Floor, 17th Cross, HSR Layout % 6012-7000
}} CHANGE INSTITUTE
No 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 97391-83608
}} KIDS CONCEPTS
2081, Sobha Daffodil, Somasunderpalya % 98868-93791
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No 72, 16th Cross, 14th A Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 96202-02528 1877, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99866-10750
}} FASTMATH
Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99862-83569
}} FIITJEE
No 19, SS Plaza, 13th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 089047-95799
}} WISE VISION ACADEMY
}} CAREER FORUM
}} FOREIGN LANGUAGES INSTITUTE
}} PARADYGM COACHING CENTER
}} EDGE TUTORIALS
ACADEMY
1032, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6569-0105
No 57, 2nd Floor, 5th Block, Koramangala % 6681-5614
No 322/2, 2nd Floor, Hosur Sierrra Cartel, 91, 17th Cross, Main Road, Madivala 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6653-4254 % 4953-7981, 98863-73048 }} SRI SANJEEVNI IIT & AIEEE No 876, 6th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout %76769-56051
}} THE IMPACT IAS ACADEMY
No 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 90350-74443, 97420-67910
No 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 90350-74443
}} BIOTECNIKA INFO LABS
No 427, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 3249-4384
}} INTELLI SOURCE
}} SIP ACADEMY
}} RATI TUITIONS
}} ABACUS LEARNING CENTER
No 76, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 9886790852, 2572-3244 No 83, Somasundarpalya, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 97398-05980
}} SAMARTH ADVANCE COACHING
L-31, Fernhill Garden Apt, 2nd A Main Road, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 98861-63793, 2574-0065
Global art, Opp. Akme Harmony Apts back gate, Bellandur Gate Main Road % 98801-67268 403, 15th Cross, 5th Main, HSR Layout, 6th Sector % 2572-5555, 98863-37904, 98867-47450
}} SRI SRI SPORTS ACADEMY
Mangammanapalya-Hosa Palya Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99866-96983, 78999-68234
}} ANSHU AGARWAL
}} ADVAITAM
}} PEARSON LEARNING CENTRE
}} PREKSHA TUTORIALS
71/8, 10th Cross, 9th Main, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 93433-19441 150, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 3221-1912
}} NIIT TRAINING CENTER
395, 2nd Floor, Ganapa Arcade, 27th Cross Road, 9th main Rd, Mangammanpalya main Road, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 4090-8536
}} MAAC STUDY CENTRE
37/38, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 98860-79222, 90369-50782
867, 25th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98807-70411 1213, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 98442-42182
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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RetailTherapy
Here is an ever-evolving list of shops and establishments around the neighbourhood that offer a complete shopping experience. From shops selling apparel to boutiques offering designer wear, HSR Layout offers a complete shopping experience. Shop till you drop!!!
APPAREL }} MOCK ORANGE
2580, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1, HSR Lyt % 99167-27806
}} COOL CLUB
Spandana, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1, HSR Lyt % 4953-8922
}} MARC N’ PARK
No 410, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-5111
}} PLANET FASHION
No 1/A, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0557
}} TAKILA SHOP
1677, III Floor, 27 Main, 22 Cross, Sector-2, HSR Layout % 90350-51947
}} JP COLLECTIONS
27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4219-0980
}} ADAM’S AVENUE
No 85/1, 19th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout
}} FAVOURITE SHOP
}} CELIO
}} SOCH
}} LEVI’S
No 804, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1919 No 805, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1920
}} PEOPLE
No 417, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4124-1622
}} THE ARVIND STORE
G4, JK Landmark, #665, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 93424-72677
}} SIYARAM’S SHOP
G3, #665, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 93434-72677
}} AURELIA
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96866-98986
No 90, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4202-5266 No 419, Ground floor, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4209-7964
}} PASSWORD
1192, Shop No 2, Ground Floor, 24th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-0545
}} NEEMAKUMAR DESIGN STUDIO
59/101A, 1st Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 6547-0520
}} SWADESHI
2629, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6583-1758, 22580280, 2258-7502
}} SRIMAYI
}} SHOWBIZ
}} KIDZON
}} TURTLE
No 1153, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99722-39969 433, 17th Cross, 19th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 95357-00571
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2630, Basement, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-6596, 98808-47528 428, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96322-20581
}} M K RETAIL
485, NIFT, 27th Main, 17th Crs,
HSR Layout % 4213-4646 }} THE LABEL
3, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4057
}} MOD FASHIONS
116, 10th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-6663
}} MAHARAJ PARADISE FACTORY OUTLET
No 4, BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-1558
}} SRIRANGAM TEXTILES
No 18/4, 9th Main, 17th Cross, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-2226
}} SARIKA SILKS & GARMENTS
44, 24th Main Road, Agara, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-7786
}} STHREE
5, Ground Floor, 14th main, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2597-9593
}} EMBRAZEN LIFESTYLE
Shop No 5, 53/C, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 81233-44445, 2257-8100
}} KINAARI DESIGN STUDIO
1157, Ground Floor, 5th Main, 20th Cross, Sector 7, HSR layout % 97397-37033
}} SHAPES
20, Ground Floor, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-9997, 94488-64446
}} MAHARAJA GARMENTS
53/1, Sector 2, 24th Main, Parangipalya, HSR Layout % 2572-7646, 99161-99420 June 2015|25
RetailTherapy }} AARZOO
No 251/A, 19th Main, 19th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 97390-86924
}} PSME DESIGNER BOUTIQUE
20, 7th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98455-88955 99005-05669
}} MILOU
2614, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6888-8919
}} VIVIDITY
No 2801, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4804, 98454-98535
}} UNNATHI
35, BDA Commercial Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-6700
}} POSHAK
No 1/51, 7th Cross, 22nd Main, HSR Layout % 6531-3368
}} SAMRA BOUTIQUE
No 6/6/1, 24th Main, 25th A Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 72595-34130
}} KAPAS
2331/A, 17th Cross, 24th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3155, 99020-67701
}} SIRIS DESIGNER BOUTIQUE
54/1, 1st Floor, Parangipalya, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 96323-18819
SPORTS APPAREL & EQUIPMENT }} THE SPORT MALL
No 36, 1st Floor, 14th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 96864-54056
}} SPORTZ ARENA
HSR Layout % 2572-9929 }} HERCULES SPORT
Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4218-1695
}} AVIN SPORTS
27th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 4213-4376
}} NEXTGEN FITNESS
41, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-9511/12
BABY PRODUCTS }} BORN BABIES
1366/552, HSR Club Road, 14th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 95350-88844
}} KIDS GIGGLE.COM
27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99802-64544
No 7, BDA Commercial Complex,
Visit HSR’s largest exclusive store for innerwear
JP Collections 88, 27th Main, Opp. HSR Police Station, Sector 1, HSR Layout Call 080-42190980 26| June 2015
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}} KIDZ PARADISE
Shop No 5, JK Landmark, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98864-58579
}} LILLIPUT KIDS WEAR
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1841, lilliputkids.com
}} BABIES IN ARMS
677, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1784
}} HONEY BUNNY
No 433, Opp Krishna Sagar, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 94483-21987
}} MY BABY STORE
141, Sector 5, Outer Ring Road, HSR Layout % 84530-03939
}} LITTLE MISS
No 163, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-3746
}} LITTLE BOSS
437, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR
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Layout % 4213-4701/02/03 }} WONDER YEARZ
2630, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99005-12814
}} KIDS CITY
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4213
}} SRI SAI FURNISHING
No 1069, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0599
}} MILAN FURNITURE & FURNISHING
No 12, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3999
}} TOTS N TEENS
}} VISHAL FURNITURE
FURNITURE & HOME DÉCOR
}} SAFA FURNITURES
451, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-0061
}} SOFAS & MORE - STANLEY
No 2802, 27th Mn, Sector 1, HSR Lyt % 4203-5334
}} GLASS WORLD
No 1114, 14th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 6572-2401
}} BEST LOOKING FURNITURE
1/151, 24th Main, HSR Layout % 2258-2025
164, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 90362-34833, 97312-14004 Shop No 28, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 96864-47868
}} HI-TECH FURNITURE
46, 2nd Cross, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99160- 06600
}} AMBER HOME INTERIOR
No 993, 9th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 98451-50176
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RetailTherapy }} OPULENCE
1542, Salasar House, 19th Main, 7th Cross, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 2258-1595
}} MACRUSS
No 25/26, Somasandra Palya, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98862-22290
}} M0HSIN FURNITURE
No 1500, 19th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 6453-0011
}} KIDS FURNITURE WORLD
17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 97420-83169
}} THE INDOOR COLLECTION
}} REEBOK
423, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4725
}} FOOT LOCKER
36, 14th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99018-49777
}} BLAK THE SHOE STORE
428, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4224-7461
}} PUMA STORE
807, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-4047
}} SHOE BAZAAR
29, 1st Floor, BDA Complex % 2597-9555, 98807-86766
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout }} FEET FASHION % 92421-11111, 2258-0228 No 2627, 27th Main, Sector 1, }} DÉCOR INDIA HSR Layout % 2258-3088 1566, Sector 1, HSR Layout WATCHES % 3232-3300 }} WELLBORN FLOORINGS
No 1572, Service Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6569-4461
}} IDEAL MATTRESS
35-A, 1st Floor, BDA Commercial Complex % 2572-1548
HANDICRAFTS & ANTIQUES
}} FASTRACK
429, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4208-8780
}} WORLD OF TITAN
7 & 8, 27th Main Rd, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2112, 4204-2467
}} NOVA TIMES
No 2, BDA Shopping Complex,
HSR Layout % 2572-5153 }} NEW CITY TIMES
No 156/6A, 24th Main, Agara, HSR Layout % 99722-80330
}} THE TIME FACTORY
2799/2780, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4179
AQUARIUMS }} HEAVY PETTING
HSR Club Road, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 99000-27683
}} EDEN AQUATICS
1707, Gd floor, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4093-9839
}} NEMO AQUA PETS
254, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout T% 98450-61951
OPTICIANS }} LAWRENCE & MAYO
191, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-3599/3621
}} VISION EXPRESS
810, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4213-4925
}} CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES EMPORIUM
No 44, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-5660
FOOTWEAR }} MARK
28/32, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 99160-93401
}} NIKE
427, Sai Ram Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2886, 99161-94134
}} STEPZ
804-805, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0436. Shoes and bags.
}} BATA SHOE STORE
2799/2800, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 3256-9268, 98809-86637
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}} EYE CARE
No 1, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 97380-55424
}} IGATE OPTICS
413, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0319
}} PRATHAM VISION CARE
}} MILLENNIUM OPTIKS
}} BRIGADE OPTICS
ELECTRONICS & HOME APPLIANCES
}} TITAN EYE PLUS
}} ICENTRE
87, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 90367-02442 3&4, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 81238-06667, 2852-8247 2795, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3062
}} SHIVA VISION CARE
No 60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 4147-7113
}} EYE WORLD
419, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2119
811, 27th Main, HSR Layout, next to Adishwar % 4223-0520
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96866-85406
% 2572-0652 }} ITOUCH SMARTPHONES RESTORE
410, 24th Mn, Sector 2 % 6012-2260
}} SONY CENTER
No 2799, 17th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4184
}} SAMSUNG
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-7256
}} UNILET
}} PRESTIGE SMART KITCHEN
}} IFB POINT
}} GLEN ALDA
2318, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99000-46919 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 80880-99511
}} RELIANCE DIGITAL
15, BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-6991, 6590-2721 No 330, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 92437-00660, 92437-02026
17T, Sector 3, HSR Layout
CHANDELIERS l LED LIGHTING l CROCKERY l VASES l GIFT ARTICLES BANGLES l JEWELERY l GOLD PLATED GLASSES PLATINUM PLATED GLASSES l 22CT GOLD PLATED PHOTO FRAMES # 1114, 14th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout, Near BDA Complex, Bangalore 560 102.
Tel: 93412 20729, 99165 04788
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RetailTherapy }} ADISHWAR ELECTROWORLD
No 812, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4000
}} SANGEETHA MOBILES
No 422, Vibhu Complex, Sector 1, 27th Main Road, HSR Layout % 95389-61888, 89712-02025
}} PAI INTERNATIONAL
No 964, 27th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 2258-1213
}} NEXT
2625, Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 3247-9266
}} ACER MALL
174, 9th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9222/23/24
}} BLUEMOON ELECTRONICX
No 389, 9th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-2449
}} A S ELECTRONICS
42, 24th Main, Sector 1, Agara, HSR Layout % 98459-17124
}} GIRIAS
No 227, Hosur Road, Bommanahalli % 2572-4947
}} UNIVER CELL
No 647, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0219
}} VENKATESHWARA ENTERPRISES
No 410, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4167-8088
}} A-Z ELECTRONICS (SAMSUNG)
No 428, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4207-0240
COMPUTER CARE }} PUROHIT COMPUTERS
Shop No 15, BDA Shopping Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-1166
}} WINDSHIELD WORLD
82/1, Hosur Road, Kudlu Gate % 6558-2255
}} TEAM TRACK
7th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 77600-46777
}} TECHSUPPORT INC
}} AUTO SPA
}} ORCHIDS NETWORK
}} CASTROL PITSTOP
526, Ganesh Complex, 3rd Floor, 19th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 99162-11057 No 174, 1st Floor, 9th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-7272
}} TECH SYNC SOLUTIONS INC.
1071, 24th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6597-7941
}} CARTRIDGE CRAFT
398, 27th Main Road, 10th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-5545
}} CLEMTEL TECHNOLOGIES
526/A, 19th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 97388-12609, 99162-11057.
17th Cross, 27th Main, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 6900-0222 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98855-60743
}} PRONTO
436, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6999-9124, 4114-5125
}} TYRE PLUS
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98451-18844, 99860-40627
}} RELIANCE AUTOZONE
No 144, Service Rd, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 95919-88139
AUTOMOBILES
CAR CARE
}} NINE STAR SUZUKI
}} TYRE KINGDOM
}} KUBERA TVS
No 1463, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-2229, 4915-6042
}} 3M CAR CARE
Racerz Inc, 991/992, 5th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 9980529298, 92436-05444
Hosur Road % 99725-13333 Opp. CPWD Complex, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 81471-71831
}} SOLAR AUTOS
19th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 98452-35174
}} MANDOVI MOTORS
Harlur Road % 25747762/63/64
Call 080-25721166
l
Computers l Laptops l Accessories l Sales & service l Stationery Purohit Computers Shop No 15, Ground Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout www.purohitcomputers.com
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AreaEssentials
AreaEssentials
Small things can make a big impact in life. Just when you need the name of a helpline for children, women or senior citizens, you need to have a book like Residents Watch at hand. This section strives to equip you with everything you would need to make your life easier to live. This list will forever be finetuned to suit the growing needs of residents.
USEFUL NUMBERS Dial A Rickshaw: 80506-61111, 92434-04800 Police control room: 100 Fire service station: 101 Traffic control room: 103 Sanjeevini (accidents): 102, 1062 Madiwala traffic: 94808-01824 (inspector), 98860-56307 (sub-inspector) HSR Police Station: 2574-7752 Hoysala Police Patrol: 2294-3000 Police Commissioner’s office: 2294-2222/3322 KSRTC control room: 2225-5720 Passport office: 2570-6101 BBMP control room: 2222-1188 Railway enquiry: 131, 132 EasyAuto: 98441-12233 BangaloreOne: 2295-5517 BBMP: 90197-81559 (assistant engineer), 9900607899 (assistant executive engineer) BBMP (Horticulture): 94806-83594 BBMP (Health): 94487-08061 BBMP (PRO): 2212-8409/22975523 BBMP (Roads): 9480683561 BBMP (Lights): 9480685340 BBMP (Advertisements): 99456-68835 BBMP (work inspector): 99021-66884 Dog Squad: 2297-5585, 94806-83069 Cattle/monkey catching: 98801-08801 BBMP (snake catchers): 98801-08801, 99169-68959 Private snake catchers: 99803-39880 (Kishen), 99808-55720 (Devaraj Shivappa) Hearse van: 9480683495 ResidentsWATCH
Electrical Division: 94806-85413 (assistant executive engineer), 94806-85340 (executive engineer) Street Light BBMP contractors: 82771-79637, 95352-71566 Park Development Division: 94806-83436 (superintendent) Forest Department: 9480685038 (supervisor) BESCOM complaints: 2258-5287, 94498-44831, 94498-40477 (JE), 94498-40476 (AE) BWSSB: 2294-5154, 9845444154 (assistant engineer), 98454-44037 (assistant executive engineer) BMTC: 2295-2253 BDA Office (HSR Layout): 2572-0264, 2572-5932 Post Office (HSR Layout): 2572-0744 District registrar: 2525-3505 Registrar of Companies: 2553-7449 Registrar (marriage): 2559-5977 Sub Registrar office: 2535-2907, 2561-4548 Ananth Kumar, MP: 2656-8483, 98443-08554 Lok Ayukta: 98450-00022 M Satish Reddy, MLA: 94480-51616 MLA’s PA: 97396-71804 (Harish) BBMP Administrator Vijayabhaskar’s Twitter ID: @bbmpadmn Police commissioner Twitter ID: @cpblr HSR Club: 2572-3928 HSR Layout Youth Association: 89515-75805
HELPLINES Alcoholics Anonymous: 98455-87507 Helping Hand: 2353-5787 Children’s helpline: 1098 Women’s helpline: 1091 Elders helpline: 1090 Trees for free: 98454-49703 Asha Foundation:2354-3333 Dream A Dream: 6534-9980 Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled: 2572-1444 Mitra Jyothi (for the blind): 2258-7623/25 Petcare: 2294-7300 (CUPA), 2860-3986 (PFA), 90366-70771 (Vets Society for Animal Welfare and Rural Development) Swakruta Charitable Trust (for women entrepreneurs): 9886046987, 2255-5227
RESIDENT WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS SECTOR 1: 98453-94608 (Ravindran), 98456-35648 (Muniswamireddy) SECTOR 2: 98459-56053 (Brig RS Murthy), 98809-87339 (Chandrashekar) SECTOR 3: 98440-23561 (Prof Sadashiva), HM Javali (98802-82477) SECTOR 4: 99807-13619 (Vijayalakshmi), 99800-08418 (Chandrashekar) SECTOR 5: 98454-83979 (HN Subbuswamy), 99804-93844 (MT Ramaiah) SECTOR 6: 94483-88912 (Raje Urs), 91418-52084 (Deshmukh) June 2015|31
AreaEssentials SECTOR 7: 98800-91609 (Munivenkatappa), 99001-24477 (Prem Kumar)
ODD JOBS Satyaapan.com: Online hiring of housekeepers, cooks, office boys, electricians, plumbers & painters. Mosquito mesh: 94482-64511, 99166-68957 Painting: 99001-99081, 9880325969, 87928-23079 Plumbing: 98800-04624, 97380-08158, 90191-36181 Repair works: 1800-42-525252 Borewell service: 98450-14845, 96632-07070 Electrical works: 98803-25969, 87928-23079, 2572-0758, 81971-47041, 94800-81117 Rainwater harvesting: 2572-3911, 98457-88308 Solar systems: 2572-1355 Key makers: 99722-30096 Water treatment: 99455-95251 Water testing lab: 2573-1142/81 Pan card: 6653-4014 Mineral water suppliers: 9686613943, 6547-1197, 9980421388, 99861-08869, Pest control: 99027-39891, 4131-5656 Water tank cleaners: 96861-49322, 98802-16085, 94485-13352 Security services: 3329-8000, 3329-8001 Matrimonial services: 3255-7963, 2255-5227, 98860-46987 Legal services: 99456-88974 Forex services: 96205-42691 Financial services: 4208-3339, 2572-3911 Private gas agencies: 4917-6006, 99165-12242, 97416-37096, 6683-0900, 4917-7144, 49608777, 2573-5807, 4915-3659 Packers & movers: 98440-57216, 93421-55380 Water suppliers: 96114-37370, 98809-60881, 98454-20534, 99016-66688, 2691-2004
DRIVERS ON HIRE }} DRIVERSININDIA.COM
% 8046-8686
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}} DZIRE DRIVE
% 92417-74565, 90360-
04565, 94499-87140, 98867-07140, 6534-3434 }} EZI DRIVE
% 4240-0000, 3291-9714, 98865-18108
}} BANGALORE DRIVERS
% 98458-55386,
74119-78123, 74113-36800 }} DAY & NIGHT DRIVERS SERVICE
% 80888-08876, 6547-4747
HOTELS }} THE ELITE ROYALE
14, 13th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 4337-0000
}} SHREE COMFORTS
62, 13th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9798
}} BLUEMOON LOG INN
154, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-5999/6999
}} LAVENS
145, 4th Floor, 5th Sector, HSR Layout % 6400-0180
SERVICE APARTMENTS }} PIONEER HOSPITALITY SERVICES
115, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-3524
}} IRIS SERVICE APARTMENTS
1554, 19th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6637-9524
}} 4 IN FOUR BOUTIQUE SUITES
Sector 6, HSR Layout % 25720780 }} MR.CLEAN
6, 19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 99459-77920
HOBBY CLUBS }} GUBACHEEZ
1491, 20th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4953-4693 Play zone for parents & kids.
}} 7D CINEMA
6th Floor, Central mall, Bellandur % 4902-9560
}} KARNATAKA YOUTH CRICKET ACADEMY
58/4, Harlur Road, Zee School campus % 73533-08833
}} GEETANJALI HARMONICA INST OF MUSIC
20, 2nd Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 81972-91483
}} SUTRA HUB
% 6533-3399, 99455-18534
}} NATYAKALA DANCE & MUSIC ACADEMY
2339, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2888, 98452-78678
}} GYAN SRISHTI MUSIC ACADEMY
19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2002, 97385-79940
}} ARCHERY
Bangalore Central mall, 6th Floor, Bellandur
}} HOLYSTOKED SKATEBOARD
27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout 280, 8th Cross, 28th Main % 98809-68321 Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout } } STRYKES - BOWLING % 94484-75088, 95357-91999 Bangalore Central Mall, 6th Flr, }} FORT GRAND Bellandur % 99005-43068 479, 18th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-2222/33 }} INNOVATORS CHESS ACADEMY No 31, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99804LAUNDRY SERVICES 09870, 97400-91742 }} SANCY’S LAUNDRETTE
679, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4110-2277, 2550-4477
}} BANDBOX CLEANERS & DYERS
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross,
}} BASECAMP ADVENTURES
227, 31st Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 9342016482, 2258-6912 ResidentsWATCH
Photo essay
Brig (retd) RS Murthy
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Commercialisation in residential areas is rampant Filthy drains are a common sight in HSR. Will the in HSR. Will someone bring this to an end? BBMP desilt and clean up its act?
Pigs are aplenty in parts of HSR, thanks to indescriminate garbage dumping and the growing tribe of pig rearers ResidentsWATCH
June 2015|33
Unauthorised garbage dumps in HSR need to be cleared and the perpetrators fined without mercy.
Vacant plots are never maintained by the site owners. It’s time the BBMP punished them with stiff fines and beautify the neighbourhood
It’s a crime to burn garbage, but the residents are unaware of this. It leads to air pollution and asthma cases. Stop it now
34| June 2015
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