Bangalore Diary

Impressions after a 28-year gap

I’m in Bangalore right now, for the first time since my internship here in 1996. Somehow over a dozen visits to India since then, I’ve never had a reason or excuse to return to the city before. This time there’s a family function.

The city has changed dramatically since I was last here. While I’m mostly hanging out with my Kannada-speaking family in the…