Dosas in Bangalore

A lot has been written about the food in Bangalore. Ab mera number hai!!!
One of my favorite food is dosa. Below is a list of my favorite dosa places in Bangalore. I have, of course, removed Home from the list :)
1. Sai Sagar - 7th cross Mallershwarm. I grew up in Malleshwaram and this was one of my frequently visited places. The dosas are dripping with butter and the chutney is the yummiest I have had in a hotel. High on taste and calories.
2. Vidyarthi Bhavan - Gandhi Bazar. You can easily miss this place if you aren't looking for it. Yummy dosas and chutney. The quality has come down a little from what I cherish. The best part are the waiters who carry around 20 -25 dosas at a time. The interiors are renovated and is much bigger place than it used to be during my childhood.
3. Jantha Hotel - 8th cross Mallershwarm. Its hardly few minutes walk from Sai Sagar. The quality has reduced a little over time, but still one of the best. The aloo paliya is best of the accompaniments, sambar and chuteny being the others.
4. Ganesh Darshini (or Dosa Camp) - Jayanagar 3rd Block. Its a fast food sort of a place, but serves wonderful dosas. They have a wide variety of dosas, with specials for each day. It used to be my daily break fast point when my office was in Jayanagar. They also make good akki rotti and holige.

Next post on idlis.

YES! @ Bansawadi

Just finished a YES! course in Banaswadi last week. The course was amazing and so were the experiences of all the participants, including me. A big thanks to Vivek for giving me this opportunity.



A collection of a few poems written by the YES! participants.

The first two are from Anarghya.

God:

God is everywhere, don't look for him!
God is in your heart, ever look for him!
God is in your soul, never cheat yourself!
God is in your mind, don't be blind!
God is with you, never seek for him elsewhere!

Nature

Nature is God's gift
It has all things bright and beautiful
Somethings great and some small
All things wise and wonderful
God made them all

God gave us a beautiful pair of eyers
A charming face and tounges that we might tell
Got made them all

He made the bird that sings
He made their colorful wings
He made tiny little creatures who crawl slowly
The great God made them all

This one is from Apoorva...

When a cool breeze strikes me
I feel the life so pleasant
But a question arises, 'Is this alone what is life?'

When heavy rays of sun falls on me
I feel the life is so tiring
But a question arises,'Is this alone what is life?'

When I see a fast flowing river
I feel the life is also so fast
But a question arises,'Is this alone what is life?'

But then I feel that this is not alone what is life?
Yes, the life's also beautiful

There are two more...will update them soon

My favorite snap

My favorite snap from the Dhamaka and Utsah. Thanks Pradeep.

Dhamaka and Utsah Snaps

Dhamaka and Utsah as seen through the camera. Finally uploaded them.

Dhamaka & Utsah

Its over and there is a void now. Yes, Dhamaka and Utsah is finally over, and what an event it was!!! We had 194 children participating in Dhamaka and 98 youth in Utsah. Mala, Shreya and Vennela were sources of inspiration and learning.

The first day was Christmas and we had a visit from Santa ‘Ujval’ Claus. It took the Dhamaka kids just 2 minutes to bring him down. He was flat on the floor with some 40 kids over him!

We had boat race, dodge ball, dog and the bone and many more interesting games.

Most of the things went smoothly during the event. The participants had a lot of fun, learnt a lot of things and didn’t want to go back home on the last day…which isn’t surprising in AOL courses!!!!!

The Bug is here…

Volkswagen has finally introduced the Bettle in India. But the cost is a whopping 20 lakhs. If only there was one zero less…

Ahh…deeply madly in love with the car On second thoughts, its just a car.

Have you noticed?

There are mangoes in August!!! You get raw mangoes in October!! Watermelons are available in November!!!

When we were kids these fruits were seasonal fruits. I’m not sure if this is the effect of global warming or advancement in agriculture. Both equally dangerous.

Dhamaka and Utsah

All happening and going great!!! Have got the first of the registrations today...awaiting many more.

Obama's Peace Prize - Cartoonized

Got a forward of US media’s reaction on President Barrack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Totally hilarious.

Tu Jaane Na…

Currently addicted to this song from Ajab Prem Ki Gazab Kahani. There are some 3 versions of the song…but I liked the unplugged version sung by Kailash Kher and the Atif version. The first because it is sung by Kher and the second because it has great tabla. The other songs in the album are also decent. Tera Hone Laga is a hummable romantic number. Oh By God brings a smile on your face when you hear the shehnai. Main Tera Dhadkan Teri is an average dance number. The others songs are just about ok.

Also trying the a Media Player. (must play Tu Jaane Na, Kailash Kher version)

The player doesn’t seem to be working