City of Bangalore- Remains of the Raj

City of Bangalore- Remains of the Raj

Yesterday, I went to Avenue road, Bangalore with my sister to find the wedding card shops. We had a little trouble in finding the exact location as the Avenue road consists of jewelery shops, book sellers and cloth merchants. Irony is that the auto-rickshaw driver didn't know the exact location. These were the old market area of the city of Bangalore. There is no product which is not available in this part of the city. We inquired people in a quest to find the exact location where they sell wedding cards. But, for our luck it was a Sunday, most shops were closed. There were few shops which were open and we had a chance to see the types of cards available.

       But this is not my story today. It's about the glorious past of these streets which stand as a testimony to a unique culture which prevailed during the times of British Raj. These streets have a lot of quality in appearance.

       From the Beautiful Indo-British architectural style, now they have become box shaped concrete buildings. Whole sale merchants, who migrated from all over India have a shop in this part of the city. Almost all cities have a place synonymous to this market. Such places area usually found around the city which was built by the British people.

       Remains of the British lifestyle can be witnessed from these streets. Even the imprints of past rulers in forms of Old temples, Mosques and Churches in these towns of the past. I believe that these places are significant to the documentation of a city's history. These streets though narrow and full of ugliness has beauty hidden behind this veil.

      I want to do a photo documentary about this place in at least three cities which I believe have their own fragrances in South India. Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Hope it happens soon.