Bangalore, is the capital of the state of Karnataka and is the seventh largest city
of India. Also known as the Garden City because of its many beautiful gardens and
parks and the silicon valley of India because of the high concentration of IT industry
in this city. The city of Bangalore is known for being one of the most techno savvy
cities of India. This city is thronged with budding software parks and major national
and global IT firms having their offices in the city. Though the origin of Bangalore
city is ancient, this modern city was founded way back in the 16th century and has
since been acting as an important administrative and a business center.
Bangalore city is one of the few true educationally inclined cities in India.
Bangalore
houses some of the most prominent and internationally well known institutes like
Indian Institute of Management (
IIM-Bangalore), India Institute of Information
Science (
IISc
Bangalore), etc. Also the city of Bangalore is well known for its nightlife
with lots of discos and pubs that have come up in and around the city.