Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2009-01-12 Thread Vinit B
-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Venkat Mangudi Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:39 AM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka I appreciate your enthusiasm but what is it that draws you back

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2009-01-12 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
] On Behalf Of Venkat Mangudi Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:39 AM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka I appreciate your enthusiasm but what is it that draws you back? As an outsider not raised in Indian culture

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2009-01-01 Thread Thaths
Addiing another data point to this discussion. On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: I came back because I feel I belong here. Everywhere else, I am a foreigner. I feel I do not belong anywhere, at the same time, feel at home everywhere. You'll be

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2009-01-01 Thread .
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: Interestingly, I have been treated worse in India by people who thought I could not speak their language (because I had long hair, ear piercings, dressed and carried myself differently, etc.) than in deepest Dixieland. Recently

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-26 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Vinit B wrote: Here is my official email declaring this as what rot. Born and bought up here. Of course I'm biased, dammit. +1 We'll get there eventually, I think. --Venkat (who is of the firm opinion that coming back home to Bangalore is better than living in Seoul, Munich, Singapore,

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-26 Thread Charles Haynes
[My first post using the gmail client on my android phone. It appears to force me to top post and I can't seem to trim. Sigh. Time to submit a bug report] I appreciate your enthusiasm but what is it that draws you back? As an outsider not raised in Indian culture (but appreciates the variety of

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-26 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Charles Haynes [27/12/08 09:52 +1100]: I appreciate your enthusiasm but what is it that draws you back? As an outsider not raised in Indian culture (but appreciates the variety of experiences the world has to offer) it seems to me that Singapore or Munich would be preferable. Lived in India

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-26 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Charles Haynes wrote: [My first post using the gmail client on my android phone. It appears to force me to top post and I can't seem to trim. Sigh. Time to submit a bug report] Same thing with Gmail on my bberry. Somebody should tell the Product Managers at Google. ;) I appreciate your

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-26 Thread Danese Cooper
On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Venkat Mangudi s...@venkatmangudi.comwrote: The worst experience was in a mall in Fremont, CA. Somebody once told me CA was the most broadminded state. All that is nonsense. Kentucky treated me better, I think. But I digress. Before I get back to the mainstream

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-23 Thread Vinit B
accolades in a book titled 101 places not to visit. - Vinit -Original Message- Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:42 PM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka Found this on another mailing list, and I don't agree

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-23 Thread Danese Cooper
vein, of course no-one expects accolades in a book titled 101 places not to visit. - Vinit -Original Message- Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 2:42 PM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka Found

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-23 Thread Priyanka Sachar
And as someone who drives twice a day up and down the Delhi-Gurgaon elevated road with an average speed of at least 100kmph (with 130kmph at times) - I can safely tell u that the delhi-gur expressway can not be compared to bangalore's traffic at all. :) Next time anyone has problems with

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-23 Thread Vinit B
AM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka Must admit (as a business tourist and not a local), I wouldn't visit if there wasn't an interesting event happening. I don't care about the infrastructure issues (grew up in LA

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-23 Thread Vinit B
@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Priyanka Sachar Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 12:15 AM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka And as someone who drives twice a day up and down the Delhi-Gurgaon elevated road

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-23 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Vinit B vi...@bhansalimail.com writes: Here is my official email declaring this as what rot. Born and bought up here. Of course I'm biased, dammit. Next time anyone has problems with Bangalore traffic, I'm going to get them lined up outside the Lincoln tunnel going into NYC on Monday morning

Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-23 Thread Vinit B
12:54 AM To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka Vinit B vi...@bhansalimail.com writes: Here is my official email declaring this as what rot. Born and bought up here. Of course I'm biased, dammit. Next time anyone

[silk] who killed bangalore? from the churumuri blog on Karnataka

2008-12-20 Thread Deepa Mohan
Found this on another mailing list, and I don't agreeentirely From one who grew up in Bangalore: Heaven knows that Bangalore has problems spilling out of its back pockets. But when the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) showcases a book titled '101 places not to visit