Culture of Bangalore

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'''Bangalore''' is the capital and largest city of the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. It is famous for traffic 24/7. With a population of over 15 million (as of January 2016), [[Bangalore]] is the third largest city in India and 27th largest city in the world. Bangalore is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, with over 51% of the city's population being migrants<ref>{{cite news|title=Kannadigas assured of all support|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/23/stories/2004072310610400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812203517/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/23/stories/2004072310610400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2004|accessdate=8 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 July 2004}}</ref> from other parts of India. Historically a multicultural city, Bangalore has experienced a dramatic social and cultural change with the advent of the [[liberalization]] and expansion of the [[information technology]] and [[business process outsourcing]] industries in India. IT companies in Bangalore employ over 35% of India's pool of 1 million IT professionals.

== Garden City ==
[[File:Commercial st.jpg|thumb|250px|Commercial Street is an important commercial area in Bangalore]]Bangalore was known as the [[Garden City of India]] and has two nationally recognized [[botany|botanical]] gardens – [[Lal Bagh]] and [[Cubbon Park]], which attract a lot of visitors through the year. The city was the recipient of the ''Indira Priyadarshini Vruksha Mitra'' award in the late 1980s, in recognition of its extensive green cover. Bannerghatta Zoo is also filled with green landscape with a wide variety of animals and birds.

== Religion ==
The people of Bangalore are called Bangalorean and the definition permeates class, religion and [[language]]. One of the major religions of Bangalore is Hinduism. The city celebrates what is known to be Bangalore's oldest festival called "Karaga Shaktyotsava" or [[Bangalore Karaga]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/02/stories/2007040221520500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202120004/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/02/stories/2007040221520500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2007|title=Bangalore Karaga | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 April 2007}}</ref> [[Deepavali]], the "Festival of Lights", transcends demographic and religious lines and is celebrated with great vigour. [[Mysore Dasara|Dasara]], a traditional celebratory hallmark of the old [[Kingdom of Mysuru]] is another important festival. Other [[List of festivals#India|traditional Indian festivals]] such as [[Ganesh Chaturthi]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/travel/articles/ganesh-chaturthi-2017-celebration-in-bengaluru-clay-idols-cultural-events-and-more-in-karnatakas-capital-city/|title=Ganesh Chaturthi 2017 Celebration in Bengaluru: Clay idols, Cultural Events and more in Karnataka's Capital City|date=2017-08-23|work=Travel India|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Ugadi]], [[Sankranthi]], [[Diwali]], [[Eid ul-Fitr]], [[Eid ul-Azha]] and [[Christmas]] are also celebrated.

== Entertainment ==
[[File:Kereetadavesha.jpg|left|thumb|[[Yakshagana]] – a theatre art is often played in town hall]]

Bangalore is home to the [[Kannada film industry]] which churns out about 100 movies each year and is the fifth largest movie industry in India, in terms of revenue. The Kannada Movie Industry has spawned a different [[colloquial]] type variety altogether, commonly referred to as ''[[Bangalore Kannada]]''.

Bangalore is also known as the Ham Radio Capital of India because of the number of Amateur (Ham) Radio licence holders and their activities. Bangalore has nearly twenty Amateur (Ham) Radio Clubs and four VHF Repeaters. Bangalore Amateur Radio Club VU2ARC started in the year 1959 celebrating its Golden Jubilee – 50th Year. Lions Clubs International Amateur (Ham) Radio Club VU2LCI has its base here.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}

== Cuisine ==
[[File:Ready for sell (9453890725).jpg|thumb|250px|Ready to eat [[Kebab]] on the roadside food joints, in [[Shivajinagar, Bangalore|Shivajinagar]].]]
[[File:Fruit stall at Bangalore City Market.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Marketplace|market]] in Bangalore.]]
The diversity of the [[cuisine]] available is reflective of the social and economic diversity of Bangalore. Roadside [[vendor]]s, [[tea stall]]s, [[South India]]n, [[North India]]n, Arabic food, [[Chinese food|Chinese]] and Western fast food are all very popular in the city. [[Darshini (hotel)|Udupi restaurants]], are very popular and serve predominantly vegetarian cuisine. The Chinese food and the Thai food served in most of the restaurants can be customised to cater to the tastes of the Indian population. Bangalore can also be called a foodie's paradise because of its vast variety of foods and edibles with a touch of Bangalore's uniqueness and tradition<ref name="Foodie Stores">[http://www.brewchew.in Bangalore's Best Food Review Website] Brew & Chew</ref>

Some of the renowned traditional Bangalore's vegetarian restaurants are MTR ([[Mavalli Tiffin Room]]), Vidyarthi Bhavan, Udupi Krishna Bhavan, Ramakrishna Lunch Home, [[Hotel Sharavathi]] in [[Yelahanka]], New Krishna Bhavan, Janatha Hotel, [[Central Tiffin Room Bangalore|Central Tiffin Room]], Restaurants at Janardhana Hotel and Chalukya Hotel and Ullas to name a few. The masala dose – rice pancake smeared with red chilli chutney and stuffed with potato curry, 'set dose' – 3 medium-sized doses, 'benne masalae' – thick rice pancake prepared with butter – are some of the local favourites and few stake the origin of these dishes from Bangalore. [[Bisi bele bath]], [[Rava idli]], [[Pongal (dish)|Pongal]], the spicy Uppittu – served as Khara Bath in most of the restaurants are some of the other local favourites. The Udipis or the South Indian restaurant/cafes are known for their Filter Coffee. One of the popular places in South Bangalore is Brahmin's Coffee Bar, where people go at 6:00 am for their fresh cuppa after their morning walks.

The Muslim cuisine of [[Bangalore]] is unique as it delivers an interesting blend of [[Mughlai]] cuisine, [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabadi]] Muslim or Nawabi cuisine, as it is called, with a distinct Bangalorean flavour. The MM Road in [[Fraser Town, Bangalore|Fraser Town]] is renowned for its unique collection of around 5 to 6 Muslim restaurants, 3 to 4 [[Mughlai]] takeaways, a Chinese restaurant, a salad bar and 2 Arabian themed restaurants. Empire Restaurant of Shivajinagar is very famous and has its own chain of restaurants throughout Bangalore. The Chandni Chowk area of [[Shivajinagar, Bangalore|Shivajinagar]] also has a concentration of tightly packed restaurants and tea shops, where business booms behind closed shutters until the wee hours of daylight. The most favourite sought-after delicacies include the [[Tandoori Chicken]], Bangalore [[Biriyani]], Gundu Palav, Sheek [[kebabs]], Sheek Rolls, Chicken kebabs, Rumali Rotis and lots more. Roadside stalls are abundant, giving a more dynamic and some would argue more risky option for sustenance, with typical dishes such as [[barbecue]]d beef sheek kebab and a local Bangalore recipe Phaal, beef cubes in spicy green masala, served with hot Rice Sevian (Plain steamed Vermicelli). Fried Mutton Brains is also a really tasty choice for daring food-a-holics.

[[Arabian]] cuisine is also slowly on the rise with [[Shawarma]] and [[Falafel]] gathering some popularity although these hotels are usually frequented by [[Arab]] students and Indians who have lived in the Middle East.

Some of the bakeries in Bangalore are also quite popular for a quick snack. There are many fruit juice stalls and shoppers often visit them.

Bangalore also houses many sweet eateries too. Bhagathram sweets has Bangalore's best gulaab jamoons. other notable sweets shops are Anand sweets, kanti sweets and asha sweets which house a good variety of sweets and savouries too.

Bangalore also has some fine dining and specialised restaurants that cover various cuisines of the world. For good Mangalore and Konkan style seafood, there's Kudla, Mangalore Pearl and Sa-na-dige. The city also is known to have really good Italian and new-age continental food in places like Sunny's on [[Lavelle Road]] and Olive Beach. The various restaurants in the five-star hotels in the city also offer some very authentic and delicious meals. Some of these include Blue Ginger (Thai/ Vietnamese, Taj West End), Raj Pavilion (Colonial Indian Cuisine, Sheraton Windsor Manor), Zen (Japanese / Korean, Leela Palace), and the many 24-hour cafes these hotels run.

== Music ==
Bangalore is marked by many musical bards who have contributed significantly to both forms of Indian classical music, the [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] traditions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Music Education in Bangalore|url=http://www.musicmalt.com/2010/10/music-education-in-bangalore.html|accessdate=16 December 2011|newspaper=Music Malt|date=17 September 2009}}</ref> A home to many outstanding musicians, veterans and upcoming, Karnataka prides itself of renowned musical personalities like [[Purandara Dasa]] (the father of Carnatic music), [[Tyagraja]], [[Kalakkad S. Ramanarayana Iyer|Kalakkad Subbiah Ramanarayanan Iyer]], Dr [[Nithyasree Mahadevan]], [[Gingger Shankar]], [[Basavaraj Rajguru]], and [[Gangubai Hangal]].

The newfangled musicians of Karnataka have adapted a modernistic approach towards music and have flawlessly conflated different various genres to create progressive music, yet retaining the ethnic appeal. Some of the names worth mentioning are [[Lucky Ali]], [[Jim Ankan Deka]], [[Bapu Padmanabha]], [[Pravin Godkhindi]], [[Shimoga Subbanna]], [[Mysore Ananthaswamy]], [[P. Kalinga Rao]], [[Bangalore Latha]], [[G. V. Atri]], [[C. Ashwath]] and [[Balappa Hukkeri]]. Internationally reputed Musicians who reside in [[Bangalore]] today are [[Raghu Dixit]], [[Praveen D Rao]], [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Sagar S (music director)|Sagar S]], [[Ricky Kej]] and others.

The Bangalore music scene consists of a far cry of different genres, from international music to traditional folk songs. Janapadhas are the traditional folk songs in the historic culture of Karnataka. The vast number of different people living in Bangalore hailing from different places developed a distinct style of music. Kannada film music is heard playing in auto rickshaws, shops, and the streets. The party and the nightlife scenario experiences a different type of music, most popular international numbers varying in genres from Trance, Pop, Indi-pop, and Hip-Hop, Bollywood music is less dominant.

Though Bangalore is a hub for both classical and contemporary music, the dominant music genre in urban Bangalore is rock music. All sub-genres of rock, varying from classic rock n' roll to extreme metal can be heard in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianbackpacker.com/india/namma-our-bangalore|title=Namma (our) Bangalore|publisher=The Indian Backpacker|accessdate=6 October 2011}}</ref> The underground scenario in Bangalore is often acclaimed and hence lead to the city being called Rock/Metal capital of India. [[Rock 'n India]], Freedom Jam is the pioneer made in Bangalore 'Woodstock' style annual festival offering different genres of live music regularly at various venues all over the city. The 22nd edition of this 'Free Music Festival' was held during the Independence weekend this August 2017. Sunday Jams, the monthly smaller versions, on the first Sunday of every month, have been going on too.[www.freedomjam.in & FB page.] Great Indian Rock, Deccan Rock and Summer Storm Festival are the primitive (?) rock festivals in India. GIR primarily a Delhi event organised by RSJ magazine is not heard of now while DR and SS are defunct. In early 2012, the Bangalore Open Air metal festival (powered by Wacken Open Air festival), to be headlined by [[Iced Earth]] and [[Kreator]], and to be held on 16 June was announced. NH7, which ran for a few years seems to have abandoned the city.
Bangalore was also the first city in India where internationally popular rock groups [[Metallica]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Elton John]], [[Deep Purple]] among various other heavy metal groups performed live for the first time in India.
However, after the Santana concert about seven years ago, there has hardly been any big international rock acts performing in the city. A few extreme metal or cult alternative acts have occasionally catered to a niche audience. In fact, EDM acts rule Bangalore's high priced concert scene while Bollywood music performed live is as popular as ever.

[[File:Ironmaiden Bangalore RNI.jpg|right|thumb|Heavy metal group [[Iron Maiden]] performing live in Bangalore]]

List of international musicians who performed or will perform live in Bangalore :

* [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] in 2001
* [[Bryan Adams]] in 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2011
* [[Deep Purple]] in 2001
* [[Elton John]] in 2002
* [[Roger Waters]] in 2002
* [[The Rolling Stones]] in 2003
* [[Mark Knopfler]] in 2005
* [[Joe Satriani]] in 2005
* [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] in 2005
* [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]] in 2006
* [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] in 2006 and 2008
* [[Iron Maiden]] in 2007 and 2009
* [[Aerosmith]] in 2007
* [[The Black Eyed Peas]] in 2007
* [[Sepultura]] in 2007
* [[Megadeth]] in 2008
* [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] in 2008
* [[Satyricon]] in 2008
* [[Amon Amarth]] in 2009
* [[Lauren Harris]] in 2009
* [[Textures (band)|Textures]] in 2009
* [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] in 2010 and 2012
* Nervecell in 2010
* [[Lacuna Coil]] in 2010
* De Profundis in 2010
* [[Flo Rida]] in 2010 and 2011
* [[Meshuggah]] in 2010
* [[Purified in Blood]] in 2010
* [[Saving Abel]] in 2010
* [[Backstreet Boys]] in 2010
* [[Richard Marx]] in 2010
* [[Prime Circle]] in 2010
* [[Jayce Lewis]] in 2010
* [[Sean Kingston]] in 2010
* [[Akcent]] in 2010
* [[Tesseract (band)|Tesseract]] in 2010
* [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] in 2010
* [[The Prodigy]] in 2011
* [[Akon]] in 2011
* [[Jay Sean]] in 2011
* [[Ludacris]] in 2011
* [[Cradle of Filth]] in 2011
* [[Metallica]] in 2011
* [[Biffy Clyro]] in 2011
* [[Poets of the Fall]] in 2011 and 2012 and 2015
* [[Opeth]] in 2012
* [[David Guetta]] in 2012
* [[Fatboy Slim]] in 2012
* [[Suidakra]] in 2012
* [[Kreator]] in 2012
* [[Korn]] in 2012
* [[Slayer]] in 2012
* [[Carlos Santana]] in 2012
* [[Guns N' Roses]] in 2012
* [[Sean Paul]] in 2012
* [[Children of Bodom]] in 2012
* [[Wolf (band)|Wolf]] in 2012
* [[Behemoth (band)|Behemoth]] in 2012
* [[Swedish House Mafia]] in 2013
* [[Tiësto]] in 2013
* [[Hardwell]] in 2013
* [[Avicii]] in 2012 & 2013
* [[Above & Beyond (band)|Above & Beyond]] in 2010, 2012 & 2013
* [[Steve Aoki]] in 2013
* [[Martin Garrix]] in 2016
* [[Beth Hart]] in 2017

===Music schools in Bangalore===
The recent past has also seen a significant growth in the number of music institutes providing training for vocal and various instruments including [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[veena]], [[sitar]], [[tabla]], [[sitar]], [[organ (music)|organ]] etc. in [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]], [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] classical and [[Western culture#Music|Western music]], especially in Bangalore city. The Bangalore School of Music in RT Nagar, [[Eastern Fare Music Foundation]] in [[Koramangala]], [[Sumadhura Education and Cultural Trust]] in [[Vijaynagara]], [[Shreepada Sangeeta Kala Kendra]] in [[Bannerghatta Road]] and [[World Music Centre]] in [[Malleswaram]] are some of the institutes who have successfully endorsed Music as a serious business or career option as opposed to its familiar perception as a pastime or hobby. Apart from the formal training, these institutes offer courses that enable learners to appear for many recognized certificate and diploma examinations.<ref>[http://www.assamtimes.org/social/3192.html Eastern Fare Music Foundation - a will to succeed] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007220355/http://www.assamtimes.org/social/3192.html |date=7 October 2009 }} ''Assamtimes.com''</ref>

== Sport ==
{{See also|Sports in Karnataka}}
[[Cricket]] is the most popular sport in Bangalore(it has its own IPL team RCB or Royal Challengers Bangalore and has a huge fan following) though it has lost some of its popularity in a small amount of time to [[Association football|football]], [[basketball]] and [[tennis]]. English football clubs [[Manchester United]], [[Liverpool F.C.]] and [[Arsenal FC]] have a large number of supporters in the city. [[Bengaluru FC]] is a football club based in Bangalore and was formed in 2013. The club, which originally participated in the [[Indian Super League|I-League]], now plays in the [[Indian Super League]].

Significant numbers of [[Indian cricket team|India's national cricket team]] have come from Bangalore, including [[Gundappa Viswanath]], [[Rahul Dravid]], [[Venkatesh Prasad]], [[Anil Kumble]], [[E.A.S. Prasanna|Erapalli Prasanna]], [[Robin Uthappa]], [[B.S. Chandrashekar]], [[Syed Kirmani]], [[Brijesh Patel]], [[Roger Binny]], [[Sadanand Vishwanath]], [[K. L. Rahul]], [[Karun Nair]] and [[Vinay Kumar]]. Many of the city's children play [[forms of cricket|Gully cricket]] and [[Association football|football]] on the roads and in the city's many public fields. Bangalore's main international cricket stadium is the [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], which hosted its first match in 1974 and was the venue for the India-Pakistan cricket quarter-final during [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup 1996]]. International cricket was played at the Central College grounds before moving to the current venue.

Other famous sportspersons from Bangalore include badminton player and former All England Badminton Championship winner [[Prakash Padukone]], tennis player and 10-time Grand Slam winner [[Mahesh Bhupathi]], cueist [[Pankaj Arjan Advani|Pankaj Advani]] and athlete [[Ashwini Nachappa]].

== Education ==
Bangalore is home to some of the top colonial-era schools in India including Bishop Cottons Boys' and Girls' School, Baldwin's High School and St. Josephs. Some of the top international schools are also located in Bangalore including Mallya Aditi International School (otherwise known as Aditi), Indus International School, National Centre for Excellence and Stonehill Academy.

Bangalore is well known for the quality of education provided by various eminent institutes, every year it attracts aspiring candidate to this city. Few of the well known institutes are the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), [[National Law School of India University]](NLSIU), [[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore]] (IIMB), [[National Institute of Design, Bangalore|National Institute of Design, R & D Campus (NID)]], [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]] (NIFT ), [[National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]] (NIMHANS), [[Srishti Institute of Art design and technology]], [[Christ University]] and [[Jain University]].RV college of Architecture

== Social and Night life ==
[[File:Pecos Bangalore.jpg|left|thumb|Pecos – a popular pub in Bangalore]]
Bangalore has an active night culture and is home to over 800 clubs and bars. The city is also referred to by many as the "Pub Capital of India". Popular nightspots in Bangalore include [[Pecos (pub)|Pecos]], [[T.G.I. Friday's|TGIF]], TOIT, Sly Granny, Windmill Craftworks, Beer Club, Bootlegger, big brewsky, Agent Jacks are a few. Bangalore has a number of elite clubs, like the Bangalore Golf Club, Bowring Institute Century Club, Karnataka Golf Association, the Karnataka State Cricket Club and the [[Bangalore Club]].

Since the recent explosion of software companies in Bangalore, it has seen a rise in the number of western-style Malls, such as Phoenix MarketCity, Orion Mall, [[The Forum (shopping mall)|The Forum]], [[Bangalore central|Bangalore Central]] and [[Garuda Mall|The Garuda]]. These malls are evolving as the current "hang-outs" for the old, with trendy stores, restaurants and the latest crop of clubs (such as The Hint, at Bangalore Central). Another change has been the gradual decline of single-screen cinemas and the increase of [[Multiplex (movie theatre)|multiplex theatres]], hosted by the same burgeoning malls. The BPO and IT boom have contributed to a lot of disposable income among the younger generation.

Eating out is another passion for Bangaloreans. The variety in terms of cuisines, types and themes that Bangalore restaurants offer is diverse and caters to every taste. Bangalorean's enjoy eating out so much that an actual event circling around restaurants called the [[Bangalore Restaurant Week]] was held between 12 and 21 November 2010.

==See also==
* [[Bangalore]]
* [[Bangalore Ganesh Utsava]]
* [[Bangalore Kannada]]
* [[Bangalori Urdu]]
* [[Kannada]]
* [[Karnataka]]

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