subject: Bangalore Culture A Silicon Valley With Spice And Colour [print this page] Known affectionately by many as the Garden City, Bangalores colourfulness is not limited to its blooming parks and gardens. The capital of Karnataka is an interesting and vibrant splatter-mix of Indian culture as well, where you will find a unique amalgamation of human ways belonging to different ethnicities that populate this mystic land. Bangalore culture is a story of its own that is never told elsewhere, so an encounter with the wonder and ways of the city will be an enlivening experience for any visitor that wants to be enthralled with the myth and magic of India.
The residents of Bangalore take pride in the unique identity of their city, and identify themselves as Bangaloreans; a unique, rather self-declared subgroup of Karnatic. The colourful diversity of Bangalore is evident in the languages used by locals in the city itself. Being the state capital of Karnataka, the language generally spoken in Bangalore is Kannada. But many other Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telengu and even lesser known ones like Konkani are spoken and understood in the city. Bangalore becoming The Silicone Valley of India with its thriving IT industry serves to boost the cultural vibe of the city, as many immigrant job seekers from all over India are trickling in each day, adding yet another bit of their homeland cultural spice to this already sensational cultural curry.
The technological and industrial boom of Bangalore has ensured an opulent flow of finances into the city, which in turn has provided a new breath of life to the traditional arts, dance and music resulting in a wonderful fusion between the old and the new in many creative fields. Being the proud home of the Kannada film industry which is the fifth largest in India, bombastic Bangalore is also claimed as the Ham Radio Capital of the country and is home to many well-known musicians. The citys culture expresses itself in its unique nightlife, extravagant events, architectural marvels and the tasteful presence of foreign culture, all thrown together in a South Indian melting pot.
With its flaring lifestyle and culture, Bangalore does not fail to attract many thousands of visitors each year intrigued by the call of this exciting city. Any hotel in Bangalore offers acceptable accommodation, because everyone and everything in Bangalore has a Bangalorean touch unlike any other. If you are looking for a Bangalore hotel to stay, there are many high profile hotels you can choose from such as the Ista Bangalore; a luxury city hotel located in the heart of the city. Stay a while in Bangalore and explore its cultural patchwork that allows it to become a fantasia of the high tech and the extravagant while holding on to its uniquely Indian image, and you will know why it deserves that special pointer on a map of India; or the world for that matter.
