City Outlook

I have been to bangalore a couple of times. The city always fascinates me.. it has a different feel to it. You get to see an extremely diverse set of people. Bangalore's diversity has just one reason.. it attracts software professionals from all over the country. Punjabis.. delhiites.. bongs.. mumbaiites.. its a melange of people from all parts of India. I have always felt that its enriching to interact with people from diverse backgrounds. My college has mostly delhiites.. but the circle of friends that I have is quite diverse.. southie, bong, haryanvi, UP's baniya.. they are all there.. Differenence of points of view makes just about anything sooo subjective and interesting.. Maybe thats why I like Bangalore.. Delhi is awesome in its own way; it is spacious and grand - no city can beat Delhi to this.. But Bangalore is cool - nice places to hangout and a cosmo culture.. Though, Bangalore has the same kind of story.. The rate of people pouring in is beating the developmental rate of the city. The infrastructure simply is not able to keep up. The traffic is horrible.. People drive like they are the only ones on the road. Pollution is horrifying! Delhi was going through a similar phase, remember? 6-7 years ago, Delhi's traffic and pollution were at an all time high.. Passing ITO during office hours was a scary idea. That all has been taken care of nicely here.. bangalore needs to do something fast..

History: Whose version is it anyway?

Have u ever thought if history could be tweaked? What is history?.. A narrative of events; a story.. History as it manifests itself in the documents seems to be like a tale narrated by an onlooker who was passing by.. Isnt it a whim of that person or an institution to report what it deems fit for future generations to know? Actually, it is the winner's story and the loser's story is lost. Dan Brown in his book Da Vinci Code outlines some of the histories greatest anomalies. Dan Brown's Angles & Demons gives evidence of a fearful "war" between the scientific community and the Church. The Church was at war to protect the faith and wanted to end the threat of the rising scientific reason. It is all fiction.. but on second thoughts, what if it could be true.. One's story could be another's history. Ultimately, it depends on whose version is it anyway?