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Misplaced intentions hurting Agara Lake
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hanks to the protests from HSR residents, particularly the Agara Lake Protection and Management Society, plans to build a sewage treatment plant (STP) for Agara Lake were shelved. But now, the HSR Layout Sector 7 Residents Welfare Association has asked the Karnataka High Court with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to bring the STP back to HSR (it was shifted to Kachohalli Lake in Dasarahalli). The petitioner’s reasoning is that HSR is a den of mosquitoes where the fear of dengue, chikungunya and malaria is a real threat. A section of HSR Layout residents is opposed to the plan by the Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to setup an STP in the 95-acre Agara Lake. The BWSSB is promising ‘crystal clear water’ using ‘membrane process’ from a loan by a Japanese agency. It would cost Rs 12 to treat 1 litre of sewage water, and the planned plant capacity is about 3 MLD. The idea is to let the treated water into the remaining area of Agara Lake and the excess would be sold to commercial and residential complexes. It is a known fact that municipal wastewater effluents – even treated effluents – place heavy burdens on our lakes and rivers. Says Kavitha Reddy, the joint secretary of the two-yearold Agara Lake Protection and Management Society: “The President of the 7th Sector RWA vehemently opposed the STP earlier, but this change in stand after a few months raises question on the intentions and motive of the PIL.” The lake association questions the PIL on many grounds. “The PIL fails to give details about the Rs 1 crore costs per annum for the operations and maintenance of the STP and the source of its funds on a permanent basis,” says Reddy. “It misrepresents the fact that the foul smell and the mosquito menace is from the Rajakaluve/storm water drains and not from the Agara Lake. The PIL does not consider the fact that once BWSSB implements the underground draining system, most of the sewage that flows into the Rajakaluves and SWDs will stop or reduce drastically, making them free of sewage.” This magazine campaigned against the STP last year and our stand hasn’t changed. May good sense prevail over those who are campaigning for it when they could have done many more things to better their neighbourhood. Zahid H Javali
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Steel flyovers cost more, solve nothing
Experts brand them ‘white elephants’ even as more such projects are announced
By our correspondent
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The real solution lies in diverting the flyover money to increase road connectivity, limit vehicle registration, improve public transport and speedily complete the metro train project.
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ccording to experts and engineers, steel flyovers are money guzzlers that eat up a sizable chunk of available civic funds, and do precious little to solve the traffic problems for which they are purportedly constructed in the first place. The 6.9 km long steel flyover that goes from Chalukya Circle to Hebbal is a case in point. While the BDA (Bangalore Development Authority) is going ahead in its mission of locating more and more places where these flyovers can be constructed, experts warn otherwise, and call them a complete waste of resources. They suggest that instead of investing money to make more such steel flyovers, it would be far better use of funds to put it to use in improving existing infrastructure. Traffic junctions and signal systems can be improved. The Bengaluru Traffic Improvement Project (B-TRAC) can be implemented more efficiently. The money spent on constructing a new steel flyover exceeds Rs 1000 crore. The feasibility study to ascertain where it should come up costs an additional Rs 2-3 crore. But BDA officials insist that long, elevated steel flyovers are the answer to the city’s traffic woes. It is only a matter of deciding when and where, depending on the results of the feasibility study. According to them, an earlier study has already approved certain spots including the Silk Board Junction, from Cubbon Road to Jayanagar, and from Cunningham Road to Nagawara. According to traffic experts, these are not viable solutions. Even as countries like the US are planning to do away with flyovers, we are contemplating building more. Instead of learning from others’ mistakes, we insist on making the same mistakes ourselves. ResidentsWATCH
Wassup HSR?
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS 18TH MAIN PARK HOSTS SPORTS MEET
Members of the HSR Layout 3rd Sector Welfare Society has a great time last month. After years of neglect, the Department of Youth Empowerment & Sports leveled the ground of the fenced park on 18th Main to made way for a sports meet on January 18th. The Sports Meet was part of the Republic Day Celebrations for 2015 where people aged 6-60 took part in various games like bowling, walking, running race, stone gathering, hopping, breaking the pot and shot put contests. The prizes were distributed on Republic Day by Dr A Nagasubramaniam, Facility Director, NH Narayana Multispeciality Hospital. The event was held at the twin park in Sector 3 after the flag-hoisting ceremony on January 26.
BEWARE, THE CHAIN-SNATCHERS!
Can you identify these two? If so, call 9480800926. The city police are looking for these two chainsnatchers along with CCTV grabs of four others. They are all alleged to be serial chain-snatchers who have robbed Bangaloreans last month in HSR Layout, Banashankari, Madiwala, KS Layout and Thyagarajnagar. Seven team have been formed to nab them. In HSR Layout, Sridevi was walking home when two bike-borne miscreants snatched her 75-gram mangalsutra before speeding away. With over 20 cases of chain-snatching in just two days last month, the police have appealed to the public for help.
KITCHEN QUEEN BENGALURU
HSR Layout’s Swakruta Charitable Trust, an organization of women entrepreneurs, organized Kitchen Queen Bengaluru, a food festival on January 11 at Maharashtra Mandal Hall in Gandhinagar. There were food-related games to make it even more fun and the general public took part in a salad-making contest. The event was organised by Manik Patwardhan and Suneeta Deshpande.
VP’s WIFE COMES TO THE AID OF HSR KIDS
The Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled in HSR Layout was in the news last month. Not only did the NGO open a Livelihood Resource Centre, but the physically-challenged children also got an unlikely supporter and chief guest to do the honours: Salma Ansari, wife of Indian vice-president Hamid Ansari. Not only did she hang around the campus, but also pledged to support them in every way she can. Smiling from ear to ear was Mahantesh G Kivadasannavar, founder-managing trustee of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled.
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COPS REFUSE TO ACCEPT COMPLAINT FROM ASSAULTED WOMAN
The HSR Layout police refused to accept a complaint from a 22-year-old woman who wanted to complain against a biker who had sexually assaulted her. The incident took place near BDA Complex on the night of Monday, January 19. The young woman was returning home on her two-wheeler when she was accosted by an unknown assailant who had covered his face with a handkerchief to hide his identity. He followed her for some distance before trying to push her off her scooter, and molesting her before disappearing into the night. Her cry for help was heard by a passing motorist who tried to chase the biker, but lost him after some time. Badly shaken, the woman went home. Then along with her father, she came down to the nearest police station in HSR Layout. The cop on duty refused to lodge an FIR, alleging that the incident had taken place outside the jurisdiction and directed them to the Madiwala police station. Given the late time of night, when the woman insisted that her complaint be noted, the cops took down her address and said they would forward the complaint to the Madiwala police station. Finally on Tuesday, it was left for the woman and her father to go again to the Madiwala police station and lodge an FIR. This shocking incident has happened in complete violation of the Supreme Court ruling that clearly states that the police cannot refuse to take down a complaint, regardless of whose jurisdiction the incident comes under. The file can be transferred to the concerned police station later. The Police Commissioner has promised to look into the matter and take punitive measures against the erring cops. ResidentsWATCH
‘SIGNAL FREE’ ZONE TO GET 10 TRAFFIC SIGNALS
In a complete turnaround of intent, The Outer Ring Road which was meant to be a signal free zone, has been marked out for the installation of 10 new traffic signals. The area that boasts of over a dozen flyovers that were commissioned to keep traffic flowing smoothly on the long stretch, will now become like all other roads of Bengaluru, with traffic congestions at the signals. When asked about the civic authority’s perspective changing 180 degree from the time of the flyovers being built, the traffic police point to the excessive load of vehicles on the road that has necessitated the change in strategy. After observation and analysis of the nature of traffic flow, they have come to the conclusion that the traffic signals are required now to manage the vehicular movement in a smoother fashion. The areas identified for the traffic signals to be installed include the spots below the Bellandur flyover, below the Devarabeesanahalli flyover, below Mahadevapura flyover, and above the Kadubeesanahalli underpass. According to traffic police, at the time of these flyovers being constructed, the BDA had thought they were solving the traffic jams and facilitating speedier clearing of traffic. But the current traffic mess has prompted this rethink on signals.
HSR SHOP STAFFER ARRESTED FOR CHILD MOLESTATION
An aged employee at a furniture shop in HSR Layout has been arrested after the girl informed her parents about the man who gave her “bad touches”. In a rare case, the police themselves have turned complainants to register the complaint under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), 2012, after the parents of a minor victim of molestation, a girl, refused to file the complaint. The girl, a first standard student in a private school, was accompanying her civil engineer father and his cousin to a furniture shop named KMA Furniture World in HSR Layout’s sector II on Tuesday night. The girl’s aunt wanted to buy some furniture for her own house. Upon reaching the shop, the father made the girl comfortable in one of the beanbags so he could go help his cousin choose furniture. A 64-year-old employee, named Basha, took the girl aside and is alleged to have sexually abused her. The girl did not reveal anything to her farther probably out of fear of repercussions. It was only after they returned home by 10.15 pm did the girl’s mother notice strange marks on her body when she was changing her into her nightclothes. On being questioned, the girl revealed that an ‘uncle’ at the furniture shop had put his hands inside her clothes to give her the ‘bad touch’. The parents were shocked. They sought the description of the man who did it. Then the parents rushed with their daughter to the HSR Layout police station at around 10.40
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pm and met the on-duty assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police, Shivalingegowda. When the ASI brought it to the attention of his senior, HSR Layout inspector Raghavendra SR, the latter ordered Shivalingegowda to file a complaint directly and register the case under the POCSO Act on behalf of the parents. The police arrested Basha, who defended saying he had merely lifted the girl from the beanbag to make her sit aside.
(Source: Bangalore Mirror dated Jan 30, 2015)
BEWARE OF NUMBERS STARTING WITH +92
The next time you receive a call from an unknown number on your cellphone, especially a number that begins with +92, think before taking the call. You may be in for a prank, or a scam. For starters, answering such a call might cost you big money. According to experts, +92 is the country code of Pakistan, and miscreants use this code and call up unsuspecting cellphone users to siphon off money or lure them into a scam. Despite alerts from police and cyber security experts, cyber criminals from Pakistan and elsewhere continue to waylay mobile phone users and make easy money. Last month, several people have received calls from numbers that begin with +92, including the editor of this magazine. Since it was an international call, we made some enquiries and realised that it’s a scam. Stay away. ResidentsWATCH
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
}} 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, 24th Main Road, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-7999
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}} NILGIRIS SUPERMARKET
176/243, 9th Main, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 6536-6536
}} EZZEE BUY SUPERMARKET
No 15/2, Yellukunte Village, HSR Layout % 4212-8047
}} FIVE STAR CHICKEN
37/38, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 97390-09388
}} PIZZA HUT EXPRESS
2633, 27th Main Road,13th Cross, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 3377-3300
}} MORE
}} US PIZZA
}} AISHWARYA SUPERMARKET
}} KFC
FAST FOOD
}} MCDONALDS
2336, 17th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 97439-91530 801, 19th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-2099/199
}} CHICK BLAST
No 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
}} PIZZA HUT
14th Main Road, 17th Cross, next to McDonald’s, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0305
}} DOMINO’S PIZZA
1573, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6870-3740, 68886888, 4444-8888
4, 64/65, GF, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6000-0600 30, Opp BDA Shopping Complex, 14th Main Road, HSR Layout % 2572-2530 No 1, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-4353
BAKERS & CONFECTIONERS }} CALVINS
3, 17th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 4965-2625
}} DOUGHRIGAMI
1197/3, 22nd Cross, 25th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout Tel: 96111-62447
}} CARNIVAL CAKES
1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99167-54689
}} JUST BAKE
27th Main, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050
}} SWENSENS
28, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 3221-0218
}} THE FRENCH LOAF
2317, Opp NIFT, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4934-1742 February 2015|9
FoodiesDelight }} CORNER HOUSE
No 1666, TKC Enclave, 27th Main Road, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 9449417141, 72592-41707
}} PUROHIT BIKANER SWEETS
1735, Shop No 3, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 92412-69252
}} KANTI SWEETS
No 801, Family Super Market, 19th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-6125
}} K C DAS
No 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
}} SHREE MITHAI
590, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-7337
}} SWEET CHARIOT
1174, 5th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-5998
}} SHUBH SWEETS & CHATS
2623, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6583-0980
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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}} HELLOO DELHI
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
}} MAST KALANDAR
3, 1st Floor, Sector4, HSR Layout % 3192-5500, 6569-5279
}} BANGALIANA
2633, 27th Main,13th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout
% 98453-66458 }} IT’S MY MEAL
526/A, Ganesh Complex, 19th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 96321-00235
}} AMMIS BIRYANI
1st Floor, Royal Arcade, next to MK Ahmed, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2571-7777
MULTI CUISINE }} STOP & EAT
No 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 ResidentsWATCH
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}} EARTH PLATE
No 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
No 23, Opp BDA Complex, 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, Service Road, 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
}} AMBUR STAR BIRYANI
Behind BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0796
}} TASTE OF SOUTH
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
CHINESE }} LUO HAN (VEG)
No 666, 27th Main, 13th Cross, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 6450-5304, 99861-92288
}} WANGS KITCHEN
2137, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 3925-3925
}} SICHUAN
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
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}} THE EURO KITCHEN
}} GREASY SPOON
27th Mn, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050
No 815, 2nd Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 90080-07155
}} GRIGLIATO RESTAURANT
1562, Mantri Sarovar, Sector 1, Outer Ring Road, Agara, HSR Layout % 2572-6660
COFFEE SHOPS }} LATTE
No 111, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99455-03908
}} NAPOLI ITALIAN BISTRO
646, 12th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0999
}} CAFE COFFEE DAY l
27th Main, Sector 1 % 3202-4284 l 3, Sector 4
CONTINENTAL }} FISH & FRIES
Outer Ring Road
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1677, 27th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98801-16229
}} GOLD BEAN
No 457, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-9596
}} ART BLEND CAFE
No 659, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 81051-00311
}} ESPRESSO CAFE
No 1172, 24th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 74069-98266
}} CAFE MONDO
2617, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4953-4335
}} GLORIA JEAN’S COFFEES
MCH Society, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-0338
}} TEA & YOU
No 2610, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6547-0565, 85535-63892
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ResidentsWATCH
Caste politics
Looking for a home on rent? Turn vegetarian Mumbai-style casteism hits Bangalore
By our correspondent
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Bias seems to rule Mumbai, particularly after the Shiv Sena came to power. But now, despite no trace of the party, casteism has taken root in Bangalore’s cosmopolitan neighbourhoods. Non-vegetarians, watch out! ResidentsWATCH
new sort of caste system seems to be affecting the realty sector: vegetarians versus non-vegetarians. Increasingly, non-vegetarians are finding it hard to rent a place of their choice. Often, they come across landlords who prefer to rent out their place to vegetarians only. Citing reasons of unpalatable smells emanating from homes cooking non-veg food, or dogs being attracted to bones and other remnants from leftover food, house owners have taken to open discrimination based on tenants’ food habits. This bias was earlier limited to the more conservative and older parts of Bangalore like Jayanagar, Malleswaram and Indiranagar. But now, the disturbing trend has spread to the so-called cosmopolitan neighbourhoods like Koramangala, Bannerghatta Road, JP Nagar, Electronic City, Yelahanka and Whitefield. Opinion seems to be divided if this is a throwback to traditionalism, or simply a masked way of saying ‘no’ to communities other than Hindus. Often when the landlord is himself a vegetarian, he would opt for a vegetarian tenant to rent his house too. Real estate agents also acknowledge this as a growing problem for their clients. Earlier, people wanted to avoid bachelors as tenants, and gave preference to families. Now the trend is to prefer vegetarians and completely avoid non-vegetarians. Surprisingly, this bias is not only limited to residential areas. Even in the renting out of commercial properties, landlords seem to have a clear preference for vegetarians, and even add that as a clause in the ‘Rental Agreement’. This has negatively affected the growth of the realty sector. Where there is bias, there is recession. Or so it appears in this sector. February 2015|13
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 170, 9th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-1170, 98453-38203
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, HSR Layout % 97427-47034, }} CLOUD 9 417, 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 }} SAKRA WORLD HOSPITAL
52/2 & 52/3, Outer Ring Road, Opp Intel % 74068-00506
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TotalWellness }} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL
1, 18th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 7111-2223, narayanahealth.org
}} DEVI EYE HOSPITAL
157/A, HSR Outer Ring Road, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 4111-2604
}} GREENVIEW HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER
}} HSR DIABETIC CENTRE
1197, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 6050-6688
}} EXCELA MEDICARE
No 1320, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6555-5655, 97408-51726
}} NATIONWIDE
No 1172, 24th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6565-0030, 90350-77924
20 & 21, Kalpa Vruksha, }} DR GOVIND’S MEDICAL & 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout DIABETES CENTRE % 6792-7777 541, 17th Main, 4th Sector, }} VASAN EYE CARE HOSPITAL HSR Layout 1127/A, Sector 7, HSR Layout, % 2572-5378/6450 HSR Layout % 3920-7900 }} SANKALP NETHRALAYA & }} QUEEN’S HOSPITAL
11/B, 19th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-6684, 88845-57171
CLINICS
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
}} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY CLINIC
}} NH REVIVA
}} ASPIRE FERTILITY CENTER
}} EXPRESS CLINICS
43/A, 1st Floor, 6th Phase, HSR Layout % 2572-7331/32/33 1192, 1st Floor, Sandeep Arcade, 5th Main, 7th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 78130-09090
}} NARAYANA DIABETIC CENTRE
24th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6791-9191
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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
No 4, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout, Agara % 99804-78898
}} AKSHAYA CLINIC
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
DENTISTS }} SUNKRIS DENTAL HEALTH CARE
4, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Agara, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98860-60757, 9945384748, 2258-4910
}} CONFIDENT DENTAL CARE
434, 2nd Floor, Opp Krishna Sagar, 27th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 6565-0016
}} VASAN DENTAL CARE
1127/A, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 3300-9000
}} SMILES N MORE
No 161, Behind HSR BDA Complex, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-2929, 80500-08383
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}} KOSMIX DENTAL CLINIC
}} VAIDYARATNAM
No 971, Purva Fairmont, 25th A Cross, 22nd Main, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 98862-40419
No 2335, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0020, 81051-64638
}} KEVA AYURVEDA HEALTH CARE
No 600, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 65470744, 80500-56033
}} WHITE DENTAL STUDIO
No 51, Behind BDA Complex, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-2355 6454-7070
}} TRINITY HOMEOPATHY CLINIC
No 727, 11th B Cross, 25th Main Road, HSR Layout % 4213-4070
}} WESTMEAD DENTAL CLINIC
141, 150Ft Ring Road, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2550-6882
}} ENERGY NESTS
}} AESTHETE LIFESTYLE DENTISTRY
No 117, Opp Devi Eye Hospital, 5th Sector, HSR Layout % 98450-85088
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
No 143, Sector 5, HSR Ring Road % 6570-0609
}} SAMATVAM HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER
No 61, 11th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-1500
216, near NIFT, 20th Cross, 27th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 93430-14711
}} 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 583, Sparrows playschool, 23rd A Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 88677-55469
PET CLINICS 1252/C, 11th Cross, 22nd Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 81056-82009
1017, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1171, 99000-55100
}} MY PETS CHOICE
No 541, 3rd A Main, 16th A Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-6989
}} NATURE’SMART SKIN & HAIR CLINIC
No 440, 28th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99000-95973
}} ASADAL HEALTH CARE
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-6240
}} PRINCE OF TAILS
}} SHATHAYU AYURVEDA
No 419, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3860/61
}} EARTH AYURVEDA
}} DR SILPA HOMEOPATHY CLINIC
No 666, 13th Cross, 27th Main, HSR Layout, Sector 1, % 94835-05515
No 16, 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2563-6644, 88845-67838
A special neuropsychiatric unit.
}} ARISE HOMEO CLINIC
}} SAYURI HOMEO CLINIC
}} CENTER FOR CARE AND COUNSELLING
}} VEDICA AYURVEDIC
}} DR BATRA’S
13A, 4th Floor, 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2563-6666
% 99807-57756.
}} HERRIOT’S CLINIC & PET SHOP
1, 19th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-4449, 98452-99502
535, 23rd Main, 22nd Cross, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout & 080-41146776, 77604 67772
Special offer for Rs 1500/-
Gold facial, spa pedicure, spa manicure, threading, waxing (legs, arms & under arms)
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Know your neighbour
‘Writers are more adventurous when it comes to genres’ Author Andaleeb Wajid on writing, reading and neighbourhood blues
By Zahid H Javali
W Andaleeb has written six books in the last six years. Quite an accomplishment in a world where people stop writing after their first book.
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hen she was ten, she had the urge to write when she saw her father at his desk. At 19, Andaleeb Wajid got her first piece published in the Deccan Herald. In 2005, she wrote her first book, Kite Strings. After 13 rejection letters, she finally got it published in 2009. Today, at 37 years, she has seven novels to her credit. From food and relationships to weddings and women, Andaleeb writes on a variety of subjects for a loyal readership that is only growing with every book. When this resident of Koramangala for the last seven years is not writing, she’s working as a marketing professional at a software company in addition to reading, baking and dishing up desserts. What do you like and dislike about Koramangala? The parks and the sense of independence that each block ResidentsWATCH
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offers. Much of my shopping needs are met by Koramangala… it is very self sufficient that way. I don’t quite like how crowded it has become now or the crazy traffic. So what’s lacking in your neighbourhood? Water problem is the top most thing that comes to mind. We face an acute shortage of water and it’s very distressing. Any advice you would like to give the corporator/MLA? Fix the water problem in 8th Block. What advice would you give to wannabe writers? Keep on writing. Don’t stop after you’ve written and published one novel. Never rest on your laurels. Has readership gone up? I believe readership has gone up but they’re all choosy readers who want to read what they like. What’s selling today is a direct by product of how much publicity that genre has received. I think most readers today want to read interesting but fast paced books. Very few have the time to allow themselves to be drawn into a book completely. What is good and bad about today’s generation of writers? Writers today are more adventurous when it comes to genres although I don’t think publishers are. Writers are also making themselves social media friendly which is a big thumbs up. Tell us about your career, from your first job to your current job and how you came to be an author… I’ve always been writing stories, right from the time I was ten. I entered the job scene very late and became a technical writer in 2004. I moved on to content writing for a couple of years and then quit working altogether, so I could write books. I’m back in the corporate world now after five years, heading the marketing department of a software company called Quadwave. It’s a challenging but fun job and I’m really enjoying myself. What’s your writing regimen like? When I’m in the middle of a novel, I lose sense of how much I have written and ResidentsWATCH
for how long. It usually takes around ten chapters for me to reach this state. Until then, I focus on writing at least one chapter a day. Tell us about your new book and what it’s about? ‘Time will Tell’ is my latest book. It is the third and final book of The Tamanna Trilogy. Although targeted for a Young Adult audience, the book can be read by anyone who enjoys a good story and a nice dash of romance. ‘Time will Tell’ concludes the story that was set into motion by the first book where the protagonist Tamanna hurtles back into time, right into 1982, where she meets a young boy Manoj and falls in love with him. The trilogy is about how they manage to find their happy ending despite the impossible circumstances. What do you think will be the future of Indian writers in English? I think Indian writers are here to stay. Everyone has a story to tell and they’re not shying away from it.
FAST FACTS • Born on March 5 in Vellore, Tamil Nadu • Lived in Bangalore most of her life • Her name means ‘Nightingale’ in Persian, but she cannot sing
• Her books include Kite Strings, Blinkers
Off, More Than Just Biriyani, My Brother’s Wedding, No Time for Goodbyes, Back in Time, Time Will Tell • She is Principal – Marketing at Quadwave • She is often amused when people address her as ‘Mr Andaleeb Wajid’ on email • Studied at Baldwin Girls High School, Jyothi Nivas College (BA) & Madurai Kamaraj University (MA in English Literature) • Got married in 1996; husband Mansoor Ali runs a shoe boutique in Koramangala • Has two sons, Saboor (16) and Azhaan (8)
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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
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}} CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS
}} BACHPAN...A PLAY SCHOOL
}} GOLDEN ARCH
}} BLOOMING BUDS
}} BRIGHT KID
}} CHERUBS MONTESSORI
}} SERRA INTERNATIONAL
}} KIDS VILLE ACADEMY
1, MCHS Colony, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6561-5666 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
1495/A, 20th Main, 8th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6531-4177, 99000-94177 2578, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4953-5512 #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, % 65461090, 8th Main, 19th Cross, 1960, 93791-91437 l 493, Sector 7, HSR Layout 16th B cross, 4th Main, Sector % 3241-7727/7728 6, HSR 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 7th Sector % 6536-0614, % 98805-48393, 93421-27782 89714-91568 }} KARA 4 KIDS
64, IAS Officer’s Colony, 15th Cross, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-6344
}} TIME KIDS
1385, 25th Main, 26th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98807-54481, 6570-2145
}} 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
Montessori School
363, 23rd Cross, 13th Main, HSR Layout 7th Sector, % 2572-2077
173, 9th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 98450-34342, 98459-14110 No 527, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98451-88088
}} BUDDING KIDZ
No 9, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 90666-47247
}} 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
}} SESAME STREET
Plot No 5A, Block 5, MCHS Colony, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 96321-05522
Extended Care Facility
29, 18th Cross, 9th Main, HSR Sector 7, Behind McDonalds, Bengaluru-102. Call 77605-04167
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Back2School LIBRARIES }} 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
}} POORVI TUTORING CENTER
No 72, 16th Cross, 14th A Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 96202-02528
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}} VIVRITHI
}} FASTMATH
}} WISE VISION ACADEMY
}} FIITJEE
}} FOREIGN LANGUAGES INSTITUTE
}} CAREER FORUM
1877, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99866-10750 1032, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6569-0105 Sierrra Cartel, 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 4953-7981, 98863-73048
}} EDGE TUTORIALS
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
}} INTELLI SOURCE
No 76, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 98867-90852, 2572-3244
}} RATI TUITIONS
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
}} ANSHU AGARWAL
No 71/8, 10th Cross, 9th Main, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 93433-19441
}} PEARSON LEARNING CENTRE
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
Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99862-83569 No 19, SS Plaza, 13th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 089047-95799 No 57, 2nd Floor, 5th Block, Koramangala % 6681-5614
}} PARADYGM COACHING CENTER
No 322/2, 2nd Floor, Hosur Main Road, Madivala % 6653-4254
}} SRI SANJEEVNI IIT & AIEEE ACADEMY
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
}} SIP ACADEMY
Global art, Opp. Akme Harmony Apts back gate, Bellandur Gate Main Road % 98801-67268
}} ABACUS LEARNING CENTER
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
}} ADVAITAM
867, 25th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98807-70411
}} PREKSHA TUTORIALS
1213, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 98442-42182
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -- Aristotle ResidentsWATCH
Civic sense
Garbage burning and pigs galore Thanks to irresponsible residents, corporator and MLA
By our correspondent
T The corporator and MLA are lax about the neighbourhood’s upkeep. Blaming them is fine but the residents are as much to blame. They are dumping garbage indiscriminately all over the place. The vacant site owners are as much the culprits for turning the area into a Piggies Haven. ResidentsWATCH
he rampant burning of garbage continues to go on unabated in the massive vacant site stretch off 17th Main between 25th and 26th Cross in Sector 3. Efforts by resident Thagha Mohamed are coming to nought as the miscreants run away when they suspect trouble only to come back the next night to burn waste that causes breathing problems for the neighbours staying nearby. The miscreants are suspected to be smalltime traders from Mangammanapalya who are disposing their waste through this unscientific method. Pig menace Lately, a lot many pigs are being spotted in Sector 3, clearly indicating that someone has offloaded them when no one is watching. As resident Karunaprasad Kanavi puts it: “Earlier, pigs used roam around Mangammanapalya border but they have now invaded the entire HSR Sector 3. Apart from arresting the owner, we should also see the reasons behind their invasion. Some of the residents, BBMP cleaning staff, vacant site owners have also contributed in providing a red carpet welcome to the pigs in Sector 3.” Residents are as much at fault Some HSR residents are using roadside trees, electric poles, footpaths, vacant sites & storm water drains to dispose off their garbage. “The dogs and ragpickers tear away the bags before the corporation team comes for daily pickups,” says Kanavi. “The garbage (food) lying on the footpath, vacant sites, drainage attract the pigs. Storm water drains have become garbage drainages. No wonder, Agara Lake is filled with so much plastic & garbage when it rains heavily.” February 2015|23
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 }} MARC N’ PARK
No 410, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-5111
}} 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
}} 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
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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
}} 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 ResidentsWATCH
TO ADVERTISE, CALL 98805-85748
}} 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
}} NEXTGEN FITNESS
SPORTS APPAREL & EQUIPMENT
BABY PRODUCTS
54/1, 1st Floor, Parangipalya, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 96323-18819
}} THE SPORT MALL
No 36, 1st Floor, 14th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 96864-54056
}} SPORTZ ARENA
No 7, BDA Commercial Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-9929
}} HERCULES SPORT
Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4218-1695
}} AVIN SPORTS
27th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 4213-4376
41, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-9511/12
}} 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
}} 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
Limited period only!
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RetailTherapy }} 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
}} KIDS CITY
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4213
}} TOTS N TEENS
451, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-0061
}} MY BABY STORE
HANDICRAFTS & ANTIQUES
}} LITTLE MISS
}} CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES EMPORIUM
141, Sector 5, Outer Ring Road, HSR Layout % 84530-03939 No 163, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-3746
}} LITTLE BOSS
437, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4701/02/03
}} WONDER YEARZ
2630, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99005-12814
No 44, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-5660
FURNITURE & HOME DÉCOR }} GLASS WORLD
No 1114, 14th Main, Sector 3,
HSR Layout % 6572-2401 }} BEST LOOKING FURNITURE
1/151, 24th Main, HSR Layout % 2258-2025
}} 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
}} VISHAL FURNITURE
164, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 90362-34833, 97312-14004
}} SAFA FURNITURES
Shop No 28, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 96864-47868
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| February 2015
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TO ADVERTISE, CALL 98805-85748
}} HI-TECH FURNITURE
}} THE INDOOR COLLECTION
}} AMBER HOME INTERIOR
}} DÉCOR INDIA
}} OPULENCE
}} WELLBORN FLOORINGS
46, 2nd Cross, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99160- 06600 No 993, 9th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 98451-50176 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
}} SRI GURU FURNTECH
No 61/A, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 93425-93069
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 92421-11111, 2258-0228 1566, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 3232-3300 No 1572, Service Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6569-4461
}} IDEAL MATTRESS
35-A, 1st Floor, BDA Commercial Complex % 2572-1548
FOOTWEAR }} MARK
28/32, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 99160-93401
}} FOOT LOCKER
36, 14th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 99018-49777
}} 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
}} REEBOK
423, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4725
}} NIKE
427, Sai Ram Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2886, 99161-94134
}} 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
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 }} SHOE BAZAAR
29, 1st Floor, BDA Complex % 2597-9555, 98807-86766
}} FEET FASHION
No 2627, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3088
WATCHES }} 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, 1st 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
No 810, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4213-4925
}} EYE CARE
No 1, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 97380-55424
}} PRATHAM VISION CARE
87, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 90367-02442
}} BRIGADE OPTICS
3&4, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 81238-06667, 2852-8247
}} TITAN EYE PLUS
2795, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3062
ELECTRONICS & HOME APPLIANCES }} ICENTRE
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96866-85406
}} UNILET
2318, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99000-46919
}} ITOUCH SMARTPHONES RESTORE
410, 24th Mn, Sector 2 % 6012-2260
}} IFB POINT
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 80880-99511
}} RELIANCE DIGITAL
17T, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 2572-0652 SONY CENTER
No 2799, 17th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4184
}} SHIVA VISION CARE
}} SAMSUNG
}} IGATE OPTICS
}} PRESTIGE SMART KITCHEN
}} MILLENNIUM OPTIKS
}} GLEN ALDA
No 60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 4147-7113 413, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0319 811, 27th Main, HSR Layout, next to Adishwar % 4223-0520
}} EYE WORLD
419, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2119
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-7256 15, BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-6991, 6590-2721 No 330, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 92437-00660, 92437-02026
}} ADISHWAR ELECTROWORLD
No 812, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4000
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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TO ADVERTISE, CALL 98805-85748
}} 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
% 2258-5545 }} CLEMTEL TECHNOLOGIES
526/A, 19th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 97388-12609, 99162-11057.
CAR CARE }} TYRE KINGDOM
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
}} WINDSHIELD WORLD
82/1, Hosur Road, Kudlu Gate % 6558-2255
}} TEAM TRACK
7th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 77600-46777
}} AUTO SPA
17th Cross, 27th Main, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 6900-0222
}} CASTROL PITSTOP
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 }} NINE STAR SUZUKI
Hosur Road % 99725-13333
}} KUBERA TVS
Opp. CPWD Complex, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 81471-71831
}} SOLAR AUTOS
19th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 98452-35174
}} MALNAD CAR CLUB
437, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 90360-22922
}} MANDOVI MOTORS
Harlur Road %2574-7762/63/64
}} ORION MOTORS
65/7, SM Industrial Estate, Sarjapur Road, beside Agara flyover % 2258-2244/3366
COMPUTER CARE }} PUROHIT COMPUTERS
Shop No 15, BDA Shopping Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-1166
}} TECHSUPPORT INC
526, Ganesh Complex, 3rd Floor, 19th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 99162-11057
}} ORCHIDS NETWORK
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
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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: 2226-0707 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: 96201-39928 (assistant engineer), 94806-85238 (assistant executive engineer) BBMP (Garbage): 99801 -39898 BBMP (Health): 94487-08061 Dog Squad: 2297-5585, 94806-83069 Cattle/monkey catching: 9880108801 Snake Catchers: 99803-39880 (Kishen), 99808-55720 (Devaraj Shivappa) Hearse van: 94806-83495 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: 94806-
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85038 (supervisor) BESCOM complaints: 2258-5287, 94498-44831, 94498-40477 (JE), 94498-40476 (AE) BWSSB: 2294-5154. 9845444121 (executive engineer), 98454-44039 (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 Latha N Murthy, corporator: 94817-79235 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) SECTOR 7: 98800-91609 (Munivenkatappa), 99001-24477 (Prem Kumar)
ODD JOBS Mosquito mesh: 94482-64511, 99166-68957 Painting: 99001-99081, 9880325969, 87928-23079 Plumbing: 98800-04624, 97380-08158 Repair works: 1800-42-525252 ResidentsWATCH
AreaEssentials 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, 98456-66895, 2553-1668
DRIVERS ON HIRE }} DRIVERSININDIA.COM
% 8046-8686
}} 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
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HOTELS
7th Sector, HSR Layout % 3221-7818
}} THE ELITE ROYALE
HOBBY CLUBS
}} LAVENS
ACADEMY
SERVICE APARTMENTS
}} GEETANJALI HARMONICA INST OF MUSIC
14, 13th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 4337-0000 }} GUBACHEEZ 1491, 20th Main, Sector 1, }} SHREE COMFORTS HSR Layout % 4953-4693 62, 13th Main, 18th Cross, Play zone for parents & kids. Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9798 }} 7D CINEMA 6th Floor, Central mall, Bellandur }} BLUEMOON LOG INN 154, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR % 4902-9560 Layout % 2572-5999/6999 }} KARNATAKA YOUTH CRICKET 145, 4th Floor, 5th Sector, HSR Layout % 6400-0180
}} 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
58/4, Harlur Road, Zee School campus % 73533-08833 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 % 8197491548, 98860-38515
280, 8th Cross, 28th Main }} GYAN SRISHTI MUSIC ACADEMY Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout 19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector % 94484-75088, 95357-91999 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2002, }} FORT GRAND 97385-79940 479, 18th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-2222/33 }} ARCHERY Bangalore Central mall, 6th Floor, Bellandur LAUNDRY SERVICES }} SANCY’S LAUNDRETTE
679, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4110-2277, 2550-4477
}} STAR SHINE DRY CLEANERS
}} HOLYSTOKED SKATEBOARD
27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98809-68321
}} STRYKES - BOWLING
Bangalore Central mall, 6th Floor, Bellandur % 99005-43068
1720, 27th Cross, 19th Main Road, 80 Feet Road, 2nd Sector, }} INNOVATORS CHESS ACADEMY HSR Layout % 99164-31004 No 31, 12th Main, 18th Cross, }} BANDBOX CLEANERS & DYERS Sector 7, HSR Layout % 9980460, 11th Main, 17th Cross, 09870, 97400-91742 Sector 6, HSR Layout }} BASECAMP ADVENTURES % 2572-0780 227, 31st Main, 7th Cross, }} MR.CLEAN Sector 1, HSR Layout % 934206, 19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 16482, 2258-6912 4, HSR Layout % 99459-77920 }} SNOWAYS LAUNDERERS & DRY CLEANERS
177, Omkar Plaza, 9th Main,
}} THRILLOPHILIA
4th Floor, 2628, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 42134915, 96860-20000 February 2015|31
Neighbourhood Happenings
Sights & Sounds
It’s time to make the most of our 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 30th of this month (info@residentswatch.in). Happy event-hopping!
V DAY SPECIALS
}} ARCHIES COUPONS All month, all day All Archies outlets across town; archiesonline.com
Get coupons worth 10% off on a purchase of Rs 399, 15% off coupons on Rs 699 and 20% off coupons on Rs 999. Greeting cards, perfumes, chocolates, stationery, mugs, key chains, watches, bags, wallets, mobile pouches, sun glasses, cufflinks, home décor, posters, jewellery, clocks, soft toys and more. }} FIVE-COURSE ITALIAN MEAL Feb 14, dinner Serafina, 752, 80 Feet Road, 4th Block, Koramangala Tel: 2552-3350
V Day offering: 5-course degustation (culinary appreciation focussing on the senses) dinner meal. Cost per couple: Rs 2000 + taxes. 5 course degustation dinner meal + 2 customised alcoholic beverages paired with appetisers and main course. Cost per couple: Rs 3000 + taxes. Reservations are recommended.
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}} CANDLE LIGHT DINNER Feb 14, 8pm-12am Keys Hotel, Singasandra, Near Electronic City, Hosur Main Road Tel: 3944-1000 Open air ambience, romantic live music, bonfire on the lawns, live grill, wok and tandoor, surprise gifts and activities. Cost per couple: Rs 2499. }} 5-COURSE DINNER + WINE Feb 14, 7pm-11pm Oyster Bay, Cygnus Chambers, Jyothi Nivas College Road, Koramangala Tel: 4209-0000, 97434-88882 A special meal for seafood lovers. Multicuisine delicacies like the seafood medallion and jewels of the sea. Global food with an Indian twist. In a cosy, chic and rustic ambience designed by a FrenchCanadian architect. Cost per head: Veg Rs 699, Non-veg Rs 799 + taxes.
FOOD
}} SUNDAY BRUNCH Sundays, 12pm The Square, Novotel Bengaluru Techpark, Marathahalli Tel: 95388-97371 A lavish spread of cuisines from across the globe, activities for kids, refreshing dip in the pool, a mix of tasteful beverages, and more. Free meal for a kid below 10 years with every adult. Cost per head: Rs 1499 for buffet and unlimited soft beverages; Rs 1999 for buffet and unlimited alcoholic beverages.
BOOK LAUNCH
}} DROWNING FISH Feb 15, 5-6.30pm Atta Galatta, 134 KHB Colony, Koramangala Tel: 4160-0677 Spanning three generations of women, and moving from the steamer jetties of East Pakistan in the 1950s to a strip mall in Arizona after 9/11, Drowning Fish is a compelling story of belonging and alienation, rejection and violence - about lives trapped in the tumult of motivations and desires. Author by Swati Chanda in conversation with independent journalist and documentary anchor Vasanthi Hariprakash, who has worked with NDTV as a Special Correspondent and been the RJ of a primetime breakfast show. The event will be emceed by CB Ramkumar, a sustainability advocate and founder of the eco resort, Our Native Village.
DANCE
}} ATTAKKALARI INDIA BIENNIAL 2015 Till Feb 15, 4pm & 7.30pm Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross Road, JP Nagar 2nd Phase Tel: 2649-3982 South Asia’s largest and most important international festival for contemporary movement and digital arts. A unique platform
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for fresh voices, it will showcase performances from China, Switzerland, Netherlands, UK, Germany, France, Korea, and the South Asian region including India. Entry: Ranging from free to Rs 200, Rs 300 and Rs 500 for different performances.
}} MUKHTIYAR ALI & MATHIAS DUPLESSY Feb 21, 9.30pm Windmills Craftworks, #331, Road 5B, EPIP Zone, Whitefield Tel: 88802-33322
MUSIC
}} SONU NIGAM LIVE Feb 14, 6pm Super Nova, Arena and convention center, Century Avenue, Yelahanka , Airport Road Tel: 98450-71099 The king of pop and romance, in concert Klose To My Heart, with a 40-piece symphony. Ticket: From Rs 500 to Rs 3500. }} KUNAL GANJAWALA Feb 14, 6-9pm Phoenix Market City, Whitefield Road Tel: 4067-7300 An interactive multi-city collaborative concert series and India’s longest music festival. Featuring Kunal Ganjawala. Ticket: Rs 300, Rs 500, Rs 1000. }} ALBUM RELEASE Feb 15, 7-9pm Atta Galatta, 134 KHB Colony, Koramangala Tel: 4160-0677 Launch of Rajeev’s sixth album, Shadows and Light (The Wayfarer’s Lyric). He will be performing an intimate set comprising of songs from the album and some other tracks that have been milestones in the musician’s journey. The evening will feature a rock n roll quiz, dinner and a few surprises, including a lucky dip. Tickets: Rs 500. }} AURKO Sat 21 Feb, 06:00 PM Phoenix Market City, Whitefield Road Tel: 4067-7300 Catch Aurko live. Tickets: Rs 300.
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A Jazz Theatre exclusive by the famous duo composer and singer of Finding Fanny and Peepli Live, Mathias Duplessy and Mukhtiyar Ali, from Asian deserts to Andalusia. Collaborations between the east and west such as Zakir and McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin, have resulted in some of the finest music over the decades. Mathias Duplessy from France started working with the Sufi Indian singer Mir Mukhtiyar Ali six years ago and soon realized they had a common language in music. They evolved a style of their own, which was inspired by Rajasthani folk, flamenco, blues, reggae, African, Japanese and Mongolian music. Tickets: Rs 500, Rs 1000. }} RE-MAPPING THE BODY Feb 26-27, 7.30pm Ranga Shankara, 36/2 8th Cross II Phase, JP Nagar Tel: 2649-3982
transmute these flows, subduing and resisting them. By reappropriating measurement devices they show the human body in a new light - and give it a new resonance, too, with sounds created using gyroscopes, accelerometers and other technologies, transforming the performance space. Tickets: Rs 200. }} WAYNE KRANTZ + GUESTS Feb 28, 9.15pm CounterCulture, # 2D2, 4th Cross Dyavasandra Industrial Area Whitefield Road Tel: 6741-5575
Wayne Krantz is an American guitarist and composer. Joining him for this gig are Bass guitar legend Anthony Jackson and Drummer Cliff Almond. Anthony Jackson is an American Grammy-nominated Bass player. He is credited with having invented the Six string Bass Guitar. Cliff Almond is sensational percussionist and a drummer. Supporting them is Bangalore band, Thermal And A Quarter. Tickets: Rs 1000. }} ARIJIT SINGH Mar 7, 6pm Phoenix Market City, Whitefield Road Tel: 4067-7300 Arijit Singh is best known for ‘Tum Hi Ho’ from Aashiqui 2. Tickets: Rs 1000-5000.
Compagnie Linga and her troupe makes use of the dominant role of science and technology as adjuncts to the human body, illustrating the complexity and ambiguity of our relationship with technology. Where we fear the never-ending flow of data that might ultimately overwhelm our bodies, the dancers February 2015 | 33
Know your neighbour
‘Customers should not go empty-handed’
Rajesh Garg on becoming his own boss after working for others for over two decades By Brinda Das
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Fast facts
l Rajesh Garg completed his MBA in Marketing and Finance from Kaizen Institute of Commerce, Mumbai l Was a first bencher at school and loved playing cricket l Has two kids. His son is pursuing Bachelor of Engineering and his daughter, Bachelor of Dental Surgery l Enjoys family outings to pilgrim centres l Enjoys going on long drives and listening to old Hindi songs, particularly Kishore Kumar
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ajesh Kumar Garg not only dreams big but has the passion to turn them into reality. Having worked in sales, marketing and business development for granite and garment firms for over two decades, his last job was a welcome break. The 46-year-old was the Vice President of a private public venture in Goa that focussed on saving lives of people who would often get drowned in the sea. Previously, a resident of Hosur in Tamil Nadu, he turned entrepreneur the moment he made HSR Layout his home two years ago. He took up the franchise of Planet Fashion on 27th Main in July 2013 and has never looked back. Planet Fashion is a multi-brand store that addresses the fashion needs of the quintessential Indian man and is looked after by the Aditya Birla Group. “I am thankful that I have this business set up in HSR because the local residents are a big support,” says Rajesh. “They respect the brand and the business.” Then again, entrepreneurship isn’t new to him. It runs in his blood. He comes from a family in Jodhpur that is in the jewellery business for over a century. No wonder, the journey has just begun for Rajesh. He now plans a separate counter for women at Planet fashion. In addition, he is neckdeep in launching two multi-brand stores in HSR, one for women and another for children. “Since there are so many working women out here, I want my new store to be a destination for women’s formal wear,” he says. Helping him with his many ventures is wife Alka Garg. “She is my constant source of inspiration,” he says. And his mantra for business? “Customers should not go empty handed.” ResidentsWATCH
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