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Bangalore’s Taj West End Celebrates125 years

Monday, December 31st, 2012
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Bangalore’s Taj West End Hotel turned 125 years old in 2012. This iconic Bangalore hotel  is perhaps one of the oldest hotels in India. Established in 1887, the Westend was initially known as Mrs. Bronson’s Boarding House and had 10 beds. The original building where the boarding house was located is still intact and is [...]



Bangalore: A Pensioner’s Paradise

Thursday, June 28th, 2012
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Bangalore was a pensioner’s paradise in the 20thc. “It was a lively place and every town had a youth center,” says Glenn Webber, who grew up in Bangalore in the 1940s and 1950s. “Restaurants used to be open till 2-3 am,” says Mona Webber, his sister. Their conversation is peppered with names like MacIver Town, Tasker [...]



Kora Chandy – Bangalore’s Chronicler of 20thc

Thursday, May 17th, 2012
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Kora Chandy was Bangalore’s chronicler of 20thc. In this interview Chandy’s daughter Ceclia (Cecy) Anthrapar talks about how her father developed his interest in the old, charming city. Trained as a lawyer in Kerala, he came to Bangalore in 1930 and worked for the British residency and then went to work in the Bangalore’s High [...]



A Tour of The Anglo-Indian Kitchen Table

Thursday, May 10th, 2012
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A tour of the Anglo-Indian kitchen table with Bangalore-based Bridget White Kumar reveals a list of interesting sounding dishes like bubble and squeak, pepper water, Bengal Lancers shrimp curry, railway mutton curry, dak bunglow curry, Hussainy curry, foogath,  pepper okra, bread pudding, carmel custard and shandy. Bridget deconstructs these dishes in the interview and takes us [...]