WORLD OF QUOTIENTS - A "BCD" STORY (08-May-2022)
Bangalore – I hail from this city. The city with nicknames such as ‘Pensioner’s Paradise,’ ‘IT Capital,’ ‘Garden City,’ ‘Pub city,’ and many more has lost its charm. This is true of most Indian cities, unfortunately. Do we thank globalization, commercialization, growing pains, our politicians apathy, whatever? This is the new norm that we accept with our heads down. This write-up is from a couple of years ago but holds good even today! A study then stated that Bangalore’s traffic-related accidents had reduced considerably. The traffic department made a claim that it helped being pro-active and efficient. A tricky proposition that raised doubts in my mind; my postulation goes thus… A report stated that Bangalore residents have better DQ – Digestion Quotient! Report highlighted the city residents are gastronomically initiated to a variety of cuisine and digest them compared to people in other Indian cities. Be it the weste...