This is like the Bangalore of old

Some of us who have been here long enough remember the time when Bangalore was this wonderful place with perfect weather. Whenever it threatened to get hot, a sudden rain shower would blow in to cool things down. The smell of dry earth suddenly drenched with water would be a regular intoxicating feature of Bangalore.

Then, as people started pouring into the Silicon Valley of India and as the number of people, cars, auto rickshaws, busses, vendors, diversions, one ways and in general traffic went rocketing, the weather started to change, ever so subtly in the early days and then dramatically to a point that now Bangalore is like any other bustling crowded city. 

Not today!

Today is like the Bangalore of old. As the temperature threatened to make things uncomfortable, all of a sudden there was a deluge for a short while which brought much needed respite from the heat. And suddenly Bangalore started to look a lot greener. The reason I can say that is because the view from the office overlooking Cubbon Park just got a few shades better!

Welcome back, Bangalore weather! It's great to see you again :-)