18 Resident activist G Prem Kumar
November 2014
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Arun’s entrepreneurial journey
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ANNIVERSARY ISSUE HSR INFO
6 HSR News 8 Food
14 Health 20 Education
24 Shopping 32 Utilities
Editor’s Take Vol 3 | Issue 1 | November 2014 RNI Regn No: KARENG/2013/50327
Write Wing Media 294, 15th B Main, 19th Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout Tel: 98805-85748 www.residentswatch.in Chief Advisor HM Javali, General secretary, 3rd Sector Welfare Society Editor Zahid H Javali Design Chandru N FOR ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL QUERIES Call: 98805-85748 info@residentswatch.in Printed and published on behalf of Write Wing Media By Zahid H Javali Printed at Print 2 Last Solutions 7 Poorvi, 1st Cross, Shirdi Sai Nagar, Bangalore 560 077 www.print2last.in Copyright 2014 All rights reserved worldwide
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Residents Watch turns two this month
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nniversaries have a special meaning, particularly when it concerns a community venture going great guns. We celebrate the second anniversary of Residents Watch by thanking you, dear reader, for making it happen. And this includes our advertisers, the old and the new, for making it a feasible exercise in showcasing all that is good and bad about HSR Layout. To reprimand the corporator and the MLA for the wrong things done, and to apprise the authorities of the loopholes in the system. With this issue, we embark on the third year of this neighbourhood guide’s existence. Please continue to shower us with your attention and respect, so we can together help in building a clean, green, model neighbourhood. I urge all residential associations to purge all religious and political ties and work for the common good of the layout. I would also request them to keep us informed of all the good things they have done, so we can inform our readers. I ask our readers to be our advertisers, promoters and citizen journalists. Inform, enlighten and engage. Together, we can bridge the information gap in this rapidly growing residential hub. You can email us press releases, complaints and photographs (info@residentswatch.in) and engage in fruitful discussions on our Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/bloreonfriday). Be a good citizen. Be a good neighbour. Zahid H Javali
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Journey of an Entrepreneur
From a medical store to owning an Airtel Express store, YP Arun Kumar has come a long way
By our feature writer
Y If all goes well, Arun plans to open another Airtel branch in or around HSR Layout. We wish him all the luck.
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P Arun Kumar started small to make it big. A resident of Sector 2, he realised to become his own boss, rather than work for someone. He ventured into real estate at the age of 18 and soon made enough money to start his own medical store in JP Nagar. Four years later, he sold it off to someone and began a new professional life by becoming an LIC agent even while doing real estate alongside. “I was the first person to introduce cable insurance in Bangalore,” he says. “During those days, the dishes were quite large and most susceptible to lightning strikes. Through United India insurance, I covered 75% of Bangalore’s cable operators.” For the last eight years, he has stuck to telecommunications and going from strength to strength. He began by opening a small cyber café in Hosapalya. In 2009, he opened a cyber café and mobile recharge and handset retail outlet in Sector 7. Six months ago, he disposed it off to focus on his small Airtel relationship centre on 22nd Cross. And three months ago, he relocated to a larger space and became the proud franchise owner of Bangalore’s first Airtel Express store in HSR Layout’s Sector 2. “Now, we are second in Bangalore South zone and fourth in Karnataka, in terms of revenue,” says Airtel’s branch manager Maria Shilpa. “We won many contests, including the Anmol Ratna awards. It was all possible because of the good support from Arun and the way he takes care of his employees. He gives a raise when an employee is doing well and recently, he has provided medical insurance cover of Rs 3 lakh to each employee.” If all goes well, Arun plans to open another Airtel branch in and around HSR Layout. We wish him all the luck. ResidentsWATCH
Wassup HSR?
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS GANG-RAPE IN FRONT OF HUSBAND, MOTHER-IN-LAW
similar to a few reported in the area over the previous weeks. The police moved swiftly to bring to book all the four members of the gang. The gang would knock on the doors of houses pretending to be police and would gain access into homes. Their area of operation was HSR Layout; one of the incidents — where presumably the same gang barged into a house at the adjacent BTM Layout where a group of six was partying and molested the three girls in the group. It is suspected that this gang had also attacked a businessman in front of his house in HSR Layout last month.
E-TOILET INTRODUCED
to corporator Latha Murthy who promises to take action on every complaint she receives. Make the most of technology. Better your neighbourhood today.
A 25-year-old mother of a nine-month-old boy was raped, in the presence of her husband and mother-inlaw, by two notorious robbers, while the accomplices are reported to have videographed it. The incident took place in HSR Layout on October 24, though it was first reported by the family as just a robbery. Two days after the incident, the family gathered courage to ignore the perceived social stigma and report the rape. The revised complaint changed the scope of the probe for the police, who, till then, were probing it as a burglary case, It’s not garbage that stinks but our attitude. With such a message, corporator Latha Murthy launched Modi’s Swachha Bharath campaign in HSR Layout on October 2. With the message of ‘Come join us to clean up our neighbourhood’, she inaugurated an e-toilet near Hanuman temple in Agara. Also on showcase was the introduction of a Whatsapp complaint number (70223-72923), Swachcha Bharath phone app, cleaning up of the neighbourhood followed by tree plantation and the launch of a pilot study on solid waste management by AIT. With the Whatsapp number, you can directly send your text complaint along with photos
SUDEEP TOOK ONE HOUR TO REACH HSR
Last month, Sandalwood filmstar Sudeep faced a major traffic congestion and shared his concern on the social networking site, Twitter. The actor is a resident of JP Nagar. While he was travelling to HSR Layout in his car,
it took him more than an hour to reach HSR. His tweet reflected his concern for ambulances with emergencies getting stuck in traffic jams. Well, what can we say? Bangalore traffic is a great leveller!
CHILD LABOUR: WHERE’S THE POLICE?
One of our readers, GS Mallikarjuna reports on the rampant of children at a fast food joint on 22nd Main, 7th Cross near Agara bus depot in HSR Layout. Will the HSR police take action on this please and also ensure that the children are well looked after? “For many years, I have watched the proprietor of this joint running the show with three children, all below ten years. Whenever any police vehicle comes on to the road, he sends them outside. Once the cops take their food parcels and go away, the children are called back in.”
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GARBAGE MANAGEMENT IN SECTOR 7 HSR Citizen Forum led a great awareness campaign in 7th sector of HSR layout. There were two activities conducted on September 22: Youth for Seva Volunteer group and Let’s be the Change volunteer group. Youth for Seva volunteers spread door-to-door awareness about segregating waste at source. They also showed ways to properly dispose off waste and avoid mindless dumping. The volunteers cleared long-standing black spots (garbage dump points) with active support from the city corporation officials.
AUTHORITIES PROMISE SPEEDY ACTION ON SECTOR 2 WOES
Dog and pig menace has to be tackled immediately. 60% of the houses are violating the housing rules and still no action. 18th Cross is the filthiest of all the roads in HSR Layout. The Kalyana Mantapa is causing a lot of disturbance for the residents… these were just some of the many problems voiced out by members of the Sector-2 Residents Welfare Association (RWA) last month. This interactive session was attended by corporator Latha N Murthy, Joint Commissioner Muniraju and his team. The joint commissioner promised to take action against the defaulters as well as announced an intensive cleaning drive of the 18th Cross Road. The RWA has also planned a campaign on waste management on November 8, involving corporation officials, residents and students of Cambridge Public School and NIFT. The conversion of the Sidhartha Educational and Charitable Trust into a wedding hall was raked up by the residents for the many problems it has been causing, including noise pollution, parking hassles and garbage accumulation. The Joint Commissioner said he would notify the authorities and take action after a thorough investigation. The joint commissioner announced that BBMP with the cooperation of the residents will work together to make HSR Layout sector 2 as a ‘model ward’, starting by erasing the 23 ‘black spots’ in the area. Corporator Latha Murthy shared the Whatsapp number (7022372923) launched to register any complaints regarding the garbage issue. One can also register complaints on her website, lathamurthy.in. “It is the first time that the BBMP officials decided to have an interactive session with the residents,” said brigadier (retd) RS Murthy, president of the RWA. “I hope the Joint Commissioner and his team will keep up their promises.”
— Devika Premlal
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TECHIE ROBBED ON HIS WAY BACK HOME A software engineer was taken aback when two youths made away with his laptop, cellphone and cash, all of it valued at Rs 43000. This happened while he was on his way back from his office on Sarjapur Road. The victim Deepan A, 24, was stopped by the duo who suddenly jumped out from a grove while he was walking on a dark road at 9.45 pm. The victim was returning from Ecospace.
4 ROBBERS POSE AS COPS, FLEE WITH GOLD
Four unidentified miscreants, posing as policemen, entered a house in Green Glen Layout near HSR Layout in South-east Bangalore last month and escaped with gold jewellery and cash. Around 12.15am, automobile mechanic G Ramesh’s mother told him someone was knocking on the door. Ramesh checked through the window and found four men outside. They told him they were policemen and wanted to check the premises as they’d been told he was selling beer illegally. When Ramesh let them in, the miscreants threatened him, his wife and mother with knives. From the almirah, they grabbed Rs 30,000, a gold chain and necklace, five rings, earrings and two mobile phones. Ramesh, whose hands had been tied, managed to free himself and called the police. November 2014|7
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 }} 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
}} REDDY’S SUPERMARKET
L-149/A, 5th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-3541/42
}} 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
}} NILGIRIS SUPERMARKET
176/243, 9th Main, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 6536-6536
}} EZZEE BUY SUPERMARKET
No 15/2, Yellukunte Village, HSR Layout % 4212-8047
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}} 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 }} 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
}} 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
}} 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
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
}} 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
}} 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 ResidentsWATCH
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}} THE FRENCH LOAF
INDIAN
No 2317, Opp NIFT, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4934-1742
}} MARINE FISH
No 1215, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 90351-99634
}} DAILY BREAD
154, Bluemoon Log Inn, 9th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 6450-0247
}} SHREE MITHAI
519, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-0009, 99168-74081
}} WAZWAN
}} CHAYAKKADA
}} HELLOO DELHI
}} VASUDEV ADIGA’S
No 14, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 96118-59851 17, 18th Main, Sector 3, HSR layout % 6535-1717/1818
}} SHUBH SWEETS & CHATS
2623, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6583-0980
}} BEEGARAOOTA
}} GHALIB
}} SWEET CHARIOT
1174, 5th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-5998
No 1098, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 3232-5031
}} PURNABRAMHA MAHARASHTRIAN RESTAURANT
19th Main Road, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6888-8911
590, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-7337
}} TANDOOR SHACK
}} EMPIRE RESTAURANT
169/A/170, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0878, 4041-4141
No 1694, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4095-0092/97
No 450, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 25720441, 81979-39437 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
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FoodiesDelight }} ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN
}} GRILL N HOG
}} BANGALORE AGARWAL BHAVAN
}} MISHMASH
}} PUNJABI TADKA
}} MUSTARD FOOD COURT
No 27, Ground Floor, BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-5399/6399 Next to Lawrence School, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 93799-12345, 97437-32517 2733, 27th Main, 16th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96117-65699
}} MADHURAM
L 149/A, Above Food Days, 5th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-3543
}} THE MOGHUL’S
447, 17th Cross, 17th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 88926-91164
64/65, Husna Sahar Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4212-2048 2321, 17th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0091, mishmash.co.in 46, 18th Main, Sector-3, HSR Layout % 6575-4854
}} KUTTANADU
No 90, 27th Main, Sector 1, 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
}} PUNJABI RASOI
}} RAYAAN’S
}} KABAB MASTI
}} NIZAMS PARADISE
1082, 18th Cross, 3rd Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-3043 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, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 96116-37724
}} NOODLE DOODLE
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96862-23357
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329, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-0454 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
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 % 25507575, 99000-13406/07, 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
}} KOHINOOR
No 426, Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4213-4863
}} TOMATINA
2631, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4242-0606
}} MUGHAL TREAT
1st Floor, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1115
}} MUGHAL GARDEN
944, 5th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9482
}} KABAB MASTI
1565, Masti Square, 1st Sector, Service Road, HSR Layout % 77605-38668
}} TANDOORI CHOPSUEY
435, 27th Main, 1st Floor, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98866-98866
}} SPICE SQUARE
1197, 24th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 97411-87992
}} 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 ResidentsWATCH
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HSR Layout % 90080-07155
EUROPEAN }} THE EURO KITCHEN
COFFEE SHOPS
27th Mn, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050
}} LATTE
No 111, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99455-03908
}} GRIGLIATO RESTAURANT
1562, Mantri Sarovar, Sector 1, Outer Ring Road, Agara, HSR Layout % 2572-6660
}} CAFE COFFEE DAY l
Outer Ring Road
% 6455-4146
}} NAPOLI ITALIAN BISTRO
646, 12th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0999
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27th Main, Sector 1
% 3202-4284 l
3, Sector 4
}} GOLD BEAN
CONTINENTAL
No 457, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-9596
}} FISH & FRIES
No 1677, 27th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98801-16229
}} ART BLEND CAFE
No 659, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 81051-00311
AMERICAN
}} THE 19TH MAIN CAFE
1702, 80 Feet Road, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4146-6800
}} GREASY SPOON
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No 815, 2nd Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1,
}} 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
PUBS & LOUNGE BARS }} THE TOUCH CLUB
1085, 18th Cross, 4th Main, Sector 3, Opp. McDonald’s, HSR Layout % 6723-2401/02
}} DONT TELL MAMA
No 14, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 4337-0000
}} LIQUID PEARL
145, Ring Road, Outer Ring Road, % 2550-7575, 2550-6676
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Opinion
Agara Lake struggles to survive A resident’s fervent plea to prevent another Mandur in the making
By Kavitha Reddy
E
ven as Lake Development Authority (LDA) drags on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) process without paying any attention to the basic maintenance of Agara Lake, the October rains have ensured the lake is back to life with water to the brim. The birds, fishes and the flora & fauna is back in the lake, the lush green trees feels more relaxing than ever, a lap around the lake gives the much needed fresh air that is missing in the concrete jungles of Bengaluru. LDA has been neglecting
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the lake without de-weeding or removal of hyacinth which has been rapidly growing in the lake, nothing much to speak about the cleaning of the lake surroundings, all in the excuse of DPR. There is urgency and a need to complete the DPR in a stipulated time and to take it to the implementation level and revive the lake to the fullest. The reasons known only to LDA, there is no sign of a timeline nor a sense of urgency even after 18 months since the citizens first started the Save Agara Lake drive. Added to the apathy of LDA are BWSSBS inability to ensure that the sewage water is not let into the SWD and most importantly BBMP unwillingness to keep the SWD garbage and silt free. Even an average rain floods the city of Bengaluru and it will not be an exaggeration to say that if BBMP keeps all the 800+kms of SWD clean, the rain water will fill the lakes in Bengaluru and the case of Agara Lake is no different. Even after repeated follow-ups, LDA has not shown any interesting in getting a check-dam built in the main SWD to feed the lake nor has it asked the BBMP to clear the blockages in the smaller SWD that are in the Agara Lake catchment area. With lake activists from the Save Agara Lake forum running from pillar to post, it was indeed the support and guidance from MLC Ugrappa that led to some drastic action to finally get water into Agara Lake. Agara Lake has a very good catchment area and is also part of the lake cluster that is interlinked, Bengaluru received good amount of rains between June and October, and this year was no different. Last year, Agara Lake was full much earlier. But this year, there seems to be a consolidated effort from the LDA, BBMP and BWSSB not to utilise the good rains to fill the lake. If not for the lake activists who got the active support and participation from Ugrappa, the lake would have stayed dry. The change in the attitude of these authorities only suggests that there is an aggressive push to waste Rs 35 crs of public money on a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) which would also have a yearly expenditure of Rs 1 cr. This may actually may not be ResidentsWATCH
required if LDA, BBMP, BWSSB just do their work properly. It appears that the intent is to ensure that the lake dries up and the agenda of STP is pushed ahead. People who have been in the lake vicinity and the residents of Agara village know very well that the lake is a rain water harvesting zone and the lake has always received good inflow of water even when the lake was under litigation and was completely abandoned for a few years. The fact of the matter is that the greed of money and builder nexus seems to be delaying the lake revival process, and it is time the LDA is held accountable and asked to be transparent about the DPR and the timelines for revival works to begin.
Some residents want a sewage treatment plant and some don’t. Will reason finally prevail on chief minister Siddaramaiah to drop the idea altogether? It’s time the elected representatives take a good long walk around the lake and see the number of missed opportunities, the chocked water inlets point at the story of how the authorities has systematically trying to cut the rain water inflow to the lake. Once known as a city of 1000 lakes, Bangalore now has just over 150 identified lakes and lake activists from every corner of the city are putting a brave fight to retain, revive and rejuvenate the lakes. Agara Lake has a history of more than 100 years, the hallmark of the lake is its wetland design. It serves as an excellent bio-filter and is also a rainwater-harvesting zone. Most importantly, it’s the pride of HSR Layout and must be restored to its past glory in the right way and should not end up as one more scam in the making.
The author runs Basecamp Adventures and Kaagaz, a non-profit organisation and is part of Save Agara Lake campaign November 2014|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 }} 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
}} NANDITA’S THE BEAUTY ZONE
}} SLEEK SALON
}} JAWED HABIB
}} SCARF UNISEX SALON
}} YLG
}} GOOD LOOK SALON
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
}} 1ST GLANCE UNISEX
No 1181, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 96633-59191, 98809-48981
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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
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
}} D&M
}} NATURALS
}} GREEN TRENDS
112, 17th B Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 97427-47034
% 88613-11116/17 Home salon
17th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4, 3, 2nd Floor, Opp BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 6568-6686 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout 88846-88846, 2572-7738 } } NETHRA’S BEAUTY SALON % Liss Cottage, #1718 & 1719, }} CUBE SALON & SPA 19th Main, 27th Cross, 1322, 2nd Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout Sector 2, HSR Layout % 77604-67772 % 99024-00772 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
}} SNAP FITNESS
}} QUEEN’S HOSPITAL
}} VIVA FIT
}} SAKRA WORLD HOSPITAL
17-T, 1, 17th Cross, 19th Main Road, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 99000-03242, 90081-10110 433, 3rd Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 94800-10044
11/B, 19th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2572-6684, 88845-57171 52/2 & 52/3, Outer Ring Road, Opp Intel % 74068-00506
}} GREENVIEW HOSPITAL &
59/101A, 2nd Floor, 17th Cross, }} SAMRIDHI MEDICAL CENTER Sector 6, HSR Layout L 149/A, 5th Main, Sector 6, 20 & 21, Kalpa Vruksha, Above Fooddays, HSR Layout 14th Main, Sector 5, % 2572-0277 HSR Layout % 2563-4563 % 99010-77202 }} KIMERA Bhagyalakshmi Square, 3rd }} MAGNUM FITNESS STUDIO }} PRIMUS HOSPITAL Floor, 17/N, 18th Cross, Sector 810, 27th Main, Sector 1, No 11/A, Sector 6, HSR Layout, 3, HSR Layout % 2572-7444 HSR Layout % 99004-10035, Outer Ring Road % 2572-9988 4204-2672/69 }} JP PROFESSIONAL }} MATTHEW HOSPITAL 3738, 1st Floor, 14th Main, }} HSR FITNESS 436, 6th Avenue, 4th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout Teacher’s Colony, Outer Ring Road, HSR Layout % 99028-07116 % 89710-06784 % 2290-3966 }} NATURAL TOUCH }} GOLD’S GYM No 53/A, Somasundarpalya, No 2631, 27th Main, Sector 1, Sector 2, HSR Layout HSR Layout % 4242-0606 DIAGNOSTIC LABS % 99720-02319
FITNESS CENTRES }} CONTOURS
No 804, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-5105
}} BOOT CAMP
19th Main, Sector 3 % 99000-69882/27827
}} HSR NUTRITION CLUB
No 239, 1st Floor, 6th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98862-62473
HOSPITALS
}} HEALTH NEST
1162, 24th Main, 24th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99800-31003, 2572-0092
}} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL
1, 18th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 7111-2223, narayanahealth.org
}} V CURE CLINIC & DIAGNOSTICS
No 1000, BDA Complex, 9th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-5191, www.vcure.in
}} DEVI EYE HOSPITAL
157/A, HSR Outer Ring Road, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 4111-2604
}} SPANDANA
No 816, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 2258-6725
}} VASAN EYE CARE HOSPITAL
1127/A, Sector 7, HSR Layout, HSR Layout % 3920-7900
Fully furnished apartments for rent Fully furnished 1 BHK, studio with kitchen and studio without kitchen apartments – Available to families and corporates. 3 A/C and non-A/C – Available for both short and long term. 3 Low deposit. 3 Non sharing, independent, fully equipped kitchens. 3 Fully furnished with A/C, fridge, TV, microwave, beds, cooking gas,utensils, and so on. 3 Located in a residential layout surrounded by parks, schools, groceries, banks, hospitals, gyms and the like. 3 Walkable from Central mall, behind Salarpuria Softzone, at Green Glen Layout in Bellandur. 3
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TotalWellness CLINICS }} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL
No 43/A, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, 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
}} NARAYANA DIABETIC CENTRE
24th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6791-9191
}} 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
}} DR GOVIND’S MEDICAL & DIABETES CENTRE
541, 17th Main, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-5378/6450
}} SANKALP NETHRALAYA & POLYCLINIC
85/1, 19th Main, 15th C Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 95386-59179
}} THE APOLLO CLINIC
54, 1st Floor, 12th Main Road, HSR Layout % 2572-4235/36
}} NH REVIVA
B #101, 102, 2nd Floor,
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BDA Complex, HSR Layout, 6th Sector % 6533-6533 }} EXPRESS CLINICS
244, 17th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-7771 expressclinics.in
}} RESTORE PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTER
9th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 98808-22232
}} 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
DENTISTS }} SUNKRIS DENTAL HEALTH CARE
4, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Hanuman Statue Road, 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
}} 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 }} MANAS MARAL & SHALINI
L-703, Nagarjuna Greenridge Apts, 19th Main, 27th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 94498-53702, 9342863255, 080-41609291 Advanced acupressure, yoga & healing meditation.
}} CHANDRASHEKAR
Nagarjuna Greenridge Apts, 19th Main, 27th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98447-25365 Hatha, Power & Ashtanga yoga by certified yoga instructor and Thai massage therapist.
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27th Main Road, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 93430-14711
}} VEDICA AYURVEDIC
No 16, 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2563-6644, 88845-67838
}} CENTER FOR CARE AND COUNSELLING
}} DR BATRA’S
No 419, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3860/61
}} EARTH AYURVEDA
No 666, 13th Cross, 27th Main, HSR Layout, Sector 1, % 94835-05515
}} PRINCE OF TAILS
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
}} SAMATVAM HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER
No 61, 11th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-1500
}} MY PETS CHOICE
}} ASADAL HEALTH CARE
}} VAIDYARATNAM
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
}} TRINITY HOMEOPATHY CLINIC
No 727, 11th B Cross, 25th Main Road, HSR Layout % 4213-4070
535, 23rd Main, 22nd Cross, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 99807-57756. A special neuropsychiatric unit.
}} ARISE HOMEO CLINIC
}} AYUR SHOP
}} SAYURI HOMEO CLINIC
583, Sparrows playschool, 23rd A Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 88677-55469
}} PATHANJALI NATURE SMART
No 440, 28th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99000-95973
}} DR SILPA HOMEOPATHY CLINIC
}} HERRIOT’S CLINIC & PET SHOP
1, 19th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-4449, 98452-99502
FACTOID
195/1, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 2658-3635 No 666, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 81975-05434
13A, 4th Floor, 14th Main, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 2563-6666
No 541, 3rd A Main, 16th A Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-6989
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-6240
}} FREE HOMEO CLINIC
}} ENERGY NESTS
216, near NIFT, 20th Cross,
PET CLINICS
}} SHATHAYU AYURVEDA
No 143, Sector 5, HSR Ring Road % 6570-0609
Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98866-87571
}} MASHPIA (OXYGEN THERAPY)
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Resident activist
‘My biggest challenge is citizen non-participation’ — Prem Kumar G, General Secretary, Sector 7 Residents Welfare Assn
By Brinda Das
The metro culture abstains people from interacting and I think this should be completely discouraged. This is the biggest challenge that I face as the secretary of the association.
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consecutive three times elected secretary of Sector 7 RWA, 51-year-old Prem Kumar G has helped in turning Sector 7 a better place to live in. He dreams of seeing Sector 7 as one of the most likeable sectors in HSR Layout. Over to him… What have been the accomplishments of the association under your tenure? The roads of Sector 7 were in a pathetic condition earlier. There were potholes everywhere. The roads were broken and the drainage was bad. There was garbage everywhere, especially 18th and 22nd Cross. Thanks to the corporator and MLA, the condition of the roads have improved. The World Bank has provided financial assistance and with the help of these funds, the drainage system has been strengthened. The street lights are in excellent condition -- sodium lights have ResidentsWATCH
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been installed all over. What are the challenges that you face as the secretary of the association? The lack of interaction among the residents of the area is a major setback for solving issues related to civic and security. The metro culture abstains people from interacting and I think this should be completely discouraged. This is the biggest challenge that I face as the secretary of the association. Constructions in the area result in a lot of noise and people here are not ready to compromise and gift their neighbours, a noise-free living which again becomes a challenge for me to solve. What are the everyday challenges of Sector 7? Well, the day-to-day challenges of Sector 7 would be parking issues, water problems, sewage problems, construction works, lack of security, lack of interaction among the residents, the overcrowding of road-side vendors which makes the area congested and dirty. What is your opinion about the corporator and MLA? I am personally very happy with MLA Satish Reddy. He is always ready to serve the people and is an approachable person. He willingly helps everyone. Corporator Latha Murthy is also efficient. We all are working together to build a better community to live in. What milestones would you like to achieve in the future? The residents of this area are not very happy with the police surveillance. There are
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chain snatchers everywhere. There has also been several incidents of stone pelting. Under my tenure, I would like to improvise the security of the area with the help of the police force in order to make Sector 7 safe for the residents. I want to make Sector 7, the best residential area of HSR Layout.
FAST FACTS • Prem Kumar G completed his BA LLB in 1987 • He is a builder and contractor • He is the regional chairman of Lions Club International, joint secretary of Sree Vinayaka Seva Sangha and executive member of the Agara College Building Committee • He has been a resident of HSR Layout for over twelve years. He prefers HSR Layout over BTM Layout where he stayed earlier, because it is peaceful and the people here are more respectable • He is married and has two children. His son is an engineering student and his daughter is doing her 10+2. Prem has three siblings -- two brothers and a sister • He enjoys going on vacations with his family and his favourite destination is Switzerland
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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 }} SILVER OAKS
Sy No 188/3 & 188/4, Dommasandra % 097394-74900
}} FUTURE NEST
% 96115-69253/54 }} ILMA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
No 112-113, 8th Cross, Mangammanapalya Main Road, 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
}} 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
}} GNAN SRISHTI SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
}} BANGALORE SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA
}} NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
}} RAVINDRA BHARATHI GLOBAL SCHOOL
19th Main Road, 17th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98453-19944, 2572-2002,
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
}} JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL
No 4/A, 14th main, HSR Layout 6th Sector % 2297-0133
}} VIBGYOR HIGH
Royal Placid Layout, Harlur Road, HSR Layout Extension
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529, 16th A Cross, 3rd Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-0735 29/1, Somasunderpalya, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 73537-77383
}} SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL
27th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 88610-04640
COLLEGES }} OXFORD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
No 32, 19th Main, 17th B Cross, 4th Sector, HSR Layout
% 3026-6301/16/35/51/91 }} 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
}} JSS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
4/A, 14th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2297-0130, 9886643893, 99645-89956
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 % 99801-99028 ResidentsWATCH
Back2School }} ACE MONTESSORI
Sector 1, HSR Layout % 96633-73111
}} CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS
1, MCHS Colony, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6561-5666
}} 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
}} JOY OF LEARNING
}} BACHPAN...A PLAY SCHOOL
}} GOLDEN ARCH
}} BRIGHT KID
}} CHERUBS MONTESSORI
}} SERRA INTERNATIONAL
}} KIDS VILLE ACADEMY
1385, 25th Main, 26th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98807-54481, 6570-2145 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, Sector 2, HSR Layout }} NAKSHATRA 821, 8th B Main Road, 21st % 88802-93997, 96861-83087 Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout }} KIDZEE % 93791-57547 l 2316, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout, % 6546- }} BUBBLY BUNNIES 1960, 93791-91437 l 493, 1090, 8th Main, 19th Cross, 16th B cross, 4th Main, Sector Sector 7, HSR Layout 6, HSR Layout % 99009-57367 % 3241-7727/7728 }} RISE AND SHINE
}} I-PLAY I-LEARN
}} SHISHUKUL INDO KIDS
}} GYAN
267, 13th Main, 21st Cross, Behind McDonald, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 77605-04167
1009, 8th Main, HSR Layout 7th Sector % 6536-0614, 93421-27782
}} KARA 4 KIDS
64, IAS Officer’s Colony, 15th Cross, 4th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-6344
93, 14th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 90082-29306 266-67, 15th Cross, 18th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 98805-48393, 89714-91568
}} SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR BAL MANDIR
45, 12th Main, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0770
31, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Behind Mac Donald, HSR Layout, Sector 7 % 98456-18181 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
Call 080-25721166
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Computers l Laptops l Accessories l Sales & service
Purohit Computers Shop No 15, Ground Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout www.purohitcomputers.com ResidentsWATCH
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}} GIGGLE WIGGLE
Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98866-87571
}} SESAME STREET
Plot No 5A, Block 5, MCHS Colony, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 96321-05522
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
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}} KIDS CONCEPTS
2081, Sobha Daffodil, Somasunderpalya % 98868-93791
}} POORVI TUTORING CENTER
No 72, 16th Cross, 14th A Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 96202-02528
}} VIVRITHI
1877, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99866-10750
}} WISE VISION ACADEMY
1032, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6569-0105
}} FOREIGN LANGUAGES INSTITUTE
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
}} FASTMATH
Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99862-83569
}} FIITJEE
No 19, SS Plaza, 13th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 089047-95799
}} CAREER FORUM
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
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Young Prodigy
He sold his first work for Rs 90,000
By Brinda Das
A Besides painting, Andrew plays the guitar, composes music, designs logo and avidly watches documentaries. What’s more, he was also a part of his college football team, loves playing basketball and has played badminton and table tennis while he was in school at the regional level. ResidentsWATCH
ndrew Paul Verghese inspires awe. Not just with his eclectic artworks but also by his tightrope walk between his childhood hobby and academics. This 22-year-old is studying for his masters degree in Marketing and Management Communication at HSR Layout’s Commits Institute of Journalism & Mass Communication. A guitarist and the younger of two siblings, Andrew’s work, ‘Mighty, My Saviour’ was recently selected by The Oxford University, London. It will be published in no less than the Oxford Encyclopaedia. Andrew draws inspiration from painting, which has helped him overcome many challenges in life. Falling in love with painting at a very young age, this young prodigy has exhibited his works in Bangalore and Dubai. Art is the reproduction of what the senses perceive in nature and seen through the veil of the soul,” he says. “My first stroke on canvas assumes a life of its own and Andrew becomes both the governor and the spectator of his work.” Take a look at Andrew’s paintings on his Facebook page: Andy’s Abstract’s. It all began in fifth standard when he stood first at the ‘All India Camlin Painting Competition’. He is inspired by everything around him that provokes any emotion. “Painting has helped me discover myself,” he says. “Painting helps me make sense of all the chaos in the world… it works as a catharsis for all the emotions seething within.” He sold his first painting to an American professor for $1,450 (Rs 90,000). He markets most of his work through Facebook in addition to his regular client base. One buyer even told him that his work has brought in much positivity in his household. “Painting revitalises me and helps me to concentrate on studies.” His advice to art students? “Be humble and never stop learning. Most importantly, pray and have faith in yourself.” November 2014|23
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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 % 4205-7354
}} 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
}} SRIMAYI
No 1153, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 99722-39969
}} KIDZON
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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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
}} SHOWBIZ
2630, Basement, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-6596, 98808-47528
}} TURTLE
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
}} INDIAN FASHIONS
2615, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98444-16315
}} 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
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}} PSME DESIGNER BOUTIQUE
20, 7th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98455-88955 99005-05669
}} MILOU
No 2614, Ground Floor, 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
}} 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
WATCHES }} FASTRACK
429, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4208-8780
}} THE SPORT MALL
No 36, 1st Floor, 14th Main Road, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 96864-54056
}} WORLD OF TITAN
No 7 & 8, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2112, 4204-2467
}} SPORTZ ARENA
No 7, BDA Commercial Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-9929
}} NOVA TIMES
No 2, BDA Shopping Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-5153
}} HERCULES SPORT
Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout }} NEW CITY TIMES No 156/6A, 24th Main, Agara, % 4218-1695 HSR Layout % 99722-80330
NEW ARRIVALS
PLANET FASHION
#1/A, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout. Call 080-22580557 ResidentsWATCH
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}} MY BABY STORE
FURNITURE & HOME DÉCOR
BABY PRODUCTS
}} LITTLE MISS
}} GLASS WORLD
2799/2780, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4179
}} BORN BABIES
141, Sector 5, Outer Ring Road, HSR Layout % 84530-03939 No 163, 9th Main, 6th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-3746
No 1114, 14th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 6572-2401
1366/552, HSR Club Road, 14th }} LITTLE BOSS 437, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 4213-4701/02/03 Layout % 95350-88844
}} KIDS GIGGLE.COM
27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99802-64544
}} LILLIPUT KIDS WEAR
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-1841, lilliputkids.com
}} BABIES IN ARMS
No 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
}} KIDZ PARADISE
Shop No 5, JK Landmark, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98864-58579
}} MILAN FURNITURE & FURNISHING
No 12, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3999
}} WONDER YEARZ
2630, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 99005-12814
}} SRI SAI FURNISHING
No 1069, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0599
}} KIDS CITY
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4213
}} BEST LOOKING FURNITURE
1/151, 24th Main, HSR Layout % 2258-2025
}} TOTS N TEENS
}} VISHAL FURNITURE
451, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 2572-0061
164, 5th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 90362-34833, 97312-14004
HANDICRAFTS & ANTIQUES
}} SAFA FURNITURES
}} CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES EMPORIUM
No 44, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-5660
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
Visit HSR’s largest exclusive store for innerwear
JP Collections No 88, 27th Main, Opp. HSR Police Station, Sector 1, HSR Layout
Call 080-42190980
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}} AMBER HOME INTERIOR
}} WELLBORN FLOORINGS
}} REEBOK
}} OPULENCE
}} IDEAL MATTRESS
}} NIKE
}} MACRUSS
FOOTWEAR
No 993, 9th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 98451-50176 1542, Salasar House, 19th Main, 7th Cross, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 2258-1595 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
}} THE INDOOR COLLECTION
No 1572, Service Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 6569-4461 35-A, 1st Floor, BDA Commercial Complex % 2572-1548
}} 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.
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout }} BATA SHOE STORE % 92421-11111, 2258-0228 2799/2800, 27th Main Road, }} DÉCOR INDIA Sector 1, HSR Layout 1566, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 3256-9268, 98809-86637 % 3232-3300
423, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4725 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
}} SHOE BAZAAR
29, 1st Floor, BDA Complex % 2597-9555, 98807-86766
}} FEET FASHION
No 2627, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-3088
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 #114, 14th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout, Near BDA Complex, Bangalore 560 102.
Tel: 93412 20729, 99165 04788
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RetailTherapy LEATHER ACCESSORIES
}} EYE WORLD
}} GIRIAS
}} REINE ANGELO
ELECTRONICS & HOME APPLIANCES
}} SANGEETHA MOBILES
No 1705, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4112-2111
419, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2119
}} UNILET
AQUARIUMS }} EDEN AQUATICS
1707, 1st Floor, 19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 4093-9839
}} HEAVY PETTING
HSR Club Road, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 99000-27683
}} NEMO AQUA PETS
254, 14th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout T % 98450-61951
OPTICIANS }} 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
}} SHIVA VISION CARE
No 60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 4147-7113
}} IGATE OPTICS
413, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0319
}} VISION EXPRESS
No 810, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 4213-4925
}} MILLENNIUM OPTIKS
No 811, 27th Main, HSR Layout, next to Adishwar % 4223-0520
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No 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 }} PRESTIGE SMART KITCHEN
15, BDA Complex, HSR Layout % 2572-6991, 6590-2721
}} GLEN ALDA
No 330, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 92437-00660, 92437-02026
}} SAMSUNG
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-7256
}} ACER MALL
174, 9th Main, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9222/23/24
}} PAI INTERNATIONAL
No 964, 27th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 2258-1213
}} NEXT
2625, Sector 1, 27th Main, HSR Layout % 3247-9266
}} ADISHWAR ELECTROWORLD
No 812, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4213-4000
}} 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
No 227, Hosur Road, Bommanahalli % 2572-4947 No 422, Vibhu Complex, Sector 1, 27th Main Road, HSR Layout % 95389-61888, 89712-02025
}} 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
}} 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 % 2258-5545
}} CLEMTEL TECHNOLOGIES
526/A, 19th Main, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 97388-12609, 99162-11057.
TELECOM }} AIRTEL
No 410, Ground Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 97312-61435
}} VODAFONE
No 806, 27th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98860-98860 ResidentsWATCH
RetailTherapy CAR CARE }} 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, Opp BTS Depot, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 77600-46777
}} AUTO SPA
17th Cross, 27th Main, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 6900-0222
}} PRONTO
436, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 6999-9124, 4114-5125
}} CASTROL PITSTOP
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98855-60743
}} TYRE PLUS
27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 98451-18844, 99860-40627
}} RELIANCE AUTOZONE
No 144, Service Rd, Sector 5, HSR Layout % 95919-88139
}} ORION MOTORS
65/7, SM Industrial Estate, Sarjapur Road, beside Agara flyover % 2258-2244/3366
}} XTORQUE
No 1670/A, 27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98452-22214
}} ANANDA HONDA
No 2318, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 97380-44550
}} PRATHAM MOTORS
90/85/2, 21st Cross, 8th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 88840-15222
GIFTS & STATIONERY }} PENFOLDS VENTURES
174/A, 9th Main Road,4th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-4864
}} KIRAN ENTERPRISES
No 1153, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 90081-83530
}} FANCY CHILLI
552, 2nd floor, 14th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3, HSR Layout % 96110-33334
}} PARTY ZONE
48113, 94498-53796 }} PARTY PLANET
No 55/2, Opp Nagarjuna Apts., Sector 2, HSR Layout % 77956-20275
}} ADORN GIFT GALLERY
804-805, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-0502
}} SAHANA STATIONARY
No 14/5, 1st Main, 18th Cross, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 2572-0286
}} SHRI STATIONERS & XEROX
No 154, 5th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 6649-0220
}} SRI KRISHNA DIGITAL PRINTS
2730, 16th Cross, Opp NIFT, Sector 1, HSR Layout %7204905573, 98442-60666
}} SUPRIYA TRADERS
No 820, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2060
}} SUPER STATIONERS
152, 24th Main, 1st Sector, HSR Layout % 6559-3405
}} VAISHNAVI STORES
518/G-5, 24th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 94492-49520
15th Cross, Sector 6 % 88929-
BIKING }} PROCYCLE
Service Road, Sector 5, HSR Layout, Jakkasandra extension % 2550-1967
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
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Opinion
A publicly managed city is the way forward
Bangalore could be better off being managed by its citizens like it has been proved in South Africa By Ashwin Mahesh
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In South Africa and Canada, city governments have begun to show that such progress can be institutionalised, through formally empowered, selfmanaging City Improvement Districts.
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ven a cursory look at some of the problems in urban governance will reveal that the current structure of public administration and governance is inadequate to tackle them. Different levels of government rarely cooperate. Worse still, even at the same level of government, silos in administration are everywhere, with each department blissfully unaware of what others are doing. Financial powers are still by and large held by national and state politicians. Surely we can do better than this. But how? Whenever I put this question to those who live in urban areas, the answer I get is invariably, “the city government, of course”. One of the big changes of the last few decades, particularly around the world, is that urban dwellers now understand that city councils and municipal administrations are different from provincial and national governments. The city, and the metropolitan regions that contain clusters of cities, are emerging in their own right. But that still leaves a lot of ground to be covered beyond. Cities are evidently different from states and nations. In many cases, urban settlements are small enough that we can ask ourselves, “Could the citizens themselves manage a lot of things in the city?” Managing states and countries is clearly well beyond the scale at which day-to-day citizen management makes practical sense, but surely this is possible in civic administration. Could we not re-imagine government in a way that formally includes citizens, and gives them control over budgets in local areas to attain goals set by them? Is this not happening already, one may ask. And indeed, there is some evidence that urban government is being re-imagined. From London to Manila to Cape Town to Porto Allegre, there are numerous examples of new urban ResidentsWATCH
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arrangements in planning, budgeting, infrastructure development, and the delivery of services, each seeking to throw off old shackles and find new ways of powering the economies of cities. But these changes, significant as they are, do not go far enough. The re-imagination of governance in cities has thus far remained strongly anchored in institutions of government, notwithstanding the changes that are evident. It is certainly good that we are moving beyond national leadership and provincial dominance, to city leadership and metropolitan governance, but a lot of this is merely a re-arrangement of powers and responsibilities among existing layers of government. We can do much more than that. ResidentsWATCH
How much of ‘public’ administration can be carried out by the public itself? After all, democratic government is not only for the citizens, but also by them. Since 2000, citizens in my city (Bangalore) have proposed and obtained a Self Assessment System for property tax payments, helped to digitise the work of the traffic police, revised the bus transport route system in the city, revived more than 25 lakes, and reduced landfill volumes through waste recycling in many communities. All of this, without formal authority or financial empowerment. Imagine what more could be done if those too were added. If governments choose to, such new models can be made far more effective quite swiftly. In South Africa and Canada, city governments have begun to show that such progress can be institutionalised, through formally empowered, selfmanaging City Improvement Districts. In India recently, Loksatta Party is advocating the direct transfer of tax funds to all local communities, at the rate of Rs 1000 per resident per year. Initially, it was felt that only richer neighbourhoods would demand rights of self-management but more recently, it has been observed that even poorer citizens, such as those in the townships of South Africa, believe their areas would be better off being managed by them, rather than city officials. That should show us, unambiguously, the way forward.
Ashwin Mahesh was Urban Research Strategist for the Government of Karnataka for four years and is a National Council member of Loksatta. November 2014|31
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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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HOBBY CLUBS }} GUBACHEEZ
1491, 20th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4953-4693 Play zone for parents & kids.
}} KARNATAKA YOUTH CRICKET ACADEMY
58/4, Harlur Road, HSR Extn, Zee School campus % 73533-08833
}} NATYAKALA DANCE & MUSIC ACADEMY
2339, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 8197491548, 98860-38515
}} GYAN SRISHTI MUSIC ACADEMY
19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 2258-2002, 97385-79940
}} ARCHERY
Bangalore Central mall, 6th Floor, Bellandur
}} STRYKES - BOWLING
Bangalore Central mall, 6th Floor, Bellandur % 99005-43068
}} HOLYSTOKED SKATEBOARD
27th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 98809-68321
}} INNOVATORS CHESS ACADEMY
No 31, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 9980409870, 97400-91742
}} BASECAMP ADVENTURES
227, 31st Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 9342016482, 2258-6912
}} THRILLOPHILIA
4th Floor, 2628, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 42134915, 96860-20000
HOTELS }} THE ELITE ROYALE
}} 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 }} I SERVE 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
280, 8th Cross, 28th Main Road, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 94484-75088, 95357-91999
}} FORT GRAND
479, 18th Cross, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 2258-2222/33
LAUNDRY SERVICES }} SANCY’S LAUNDRETTE
679, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1, HSR Layout % 4110-2277, 2550-4477
}} STAR SHINE DRY CLEANERS
1720, 27th Cross, 19th Main Road, 80 Feet Road, 2nd Sector, HSR Layout % 99164-31004
}} SSK WHITE COLLAR
19th Main, Sector 2, HSR Layout % 6579-1787
}} BANDBOX CLEANERS & DYERS
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6, HSR Layout % 2572-0780
}} MR.CLEAN
6, 19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 99459-77920
14, 13th Cross, 9th Main, Sector }} SNOWAYS LAUNDERERS & 6, HSR Layout % 4337-0000
}} SHREE COMFORTS
62, 13th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7, HSR Layout % 2572-9798
DRY CLEANERS
177, Omkar Plaza, 9th Main, 7th Sector, HSR Layout % 3221-7818
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Photo essay
by Nikita Sinha
Send us photos like these in HSR? If we like it, we will print it with credit. Mail: info@residentswatch.in
HSR Layout corporator Latha N Murthy won a Rs 3 lakh ‘Safe Roads Safe India’ award. It’s about time she fixed these roads before her award comes under scrutiny.
4th Cross, Sector 5
12th Cross, Sector 6
17th Main, Sector 4
21st Cross, Sector 3 34| November 2014
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