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BangaLore #27: Live and learn
Remember Career Day in elementary school? We were told that we could each be whatever we wanted to be when we grew up, from an ice-cream vendor to the president of our nation.
BangaLore #25: If swine could fly
It started when we arrived at Bengaluru International Airport and stumbled into the customs line at 4 a.m.
BangaLore #24: See you (mon)soon
Dear Monsoon, It's over? So soon? I've been in India for a year, and I've thought about what to write in this blog for many months now. But how can one fit the salient features of a year-long experience into 300 words, when the lack of suitable clichés is the only cliché suited to a country like this?
BangaLore #23: All that glitters is gold
Every country has its own, sometimes unrealistic, perceptions about what it is to be beautiful. India is no exception. In Bangalore, there is a long unwritten list of requirements for "beauty" – and it pushes people to their limits.
BangaLore #21: IIT's "it"
The college craze: it's an inevitable part of life for high school students and graduate school applicants all over the world. To make matters more difficult, there's a stigma associated with not going to a great college in any country.
BangaLore #20: Tibet or not Tibet?
That is the question. The 50th anniversary of the Tibetan rebellion recently passed: March 10, 1959 marked the day when the uprising of Tibetans against the Chinese government officially began.
BangaLore #19: Why did the Bangalorean cross the road?
Beats me, but it probably took him half an hour to get to the other side.
BangaLore #18: Train of thought
At a glance, you wouldn't recognize the Metro station in Bangalore as a Metro.
BangaLore #15: Charity case
Last month I saw a beggar woman sprinting down the street. She had stolen a businessman's laptop, hoping to make a quick buck by selling it - and he was at her heels. But not all lower-class Bangaloreans are thieves. Many are generous and charitable despite their financial situations. Random acts of kindness aren't extinct in Bangalore quite yet.