India Coffee House, Bangalore

Feb 23, 2009 19:13

My photo-essay in The Hindu, this Sunday about the India Coffee House, which will vanish from MG Road, Bangalore.

photo-essay, heritage structures, old indian restaurants

Leave a comment

Comments 21

deepsan February 23 2009, 15:38:03 UTC
You should post the article in original, with photos, on this blog.

Reply

zeeshanmn February 26 2009, 04:50:06 UTC
I will.

Reply


suddenlynita February 23 2009, 16:49:33 UTC
congrats :)

Reply

zeeshanmn February 26 2009, 04:50:17 UTC
Thanks.

Reply


cyberscorpion February 23 2009, 18:25:31 UTC
nice write up Zeeshan...

Reply

zeeshanmn February 26 2009, 04:50:46 UTC
Thanks Sil.

Reply


sajith February 24 2009, 05:00:05 UTC
Last time I visited both coffee and food were truly awful. I for one won't miss either of those, but I will certainly miss that environment. Still whiling away there was impossible because even the upper floor was really crowded, this on a Saturday afternoon. That has not been the case always, maybe people suddenly started missing the place.

MG Road had already lost its earlier character and charm when trees and the promenade on the other side were gone, Plaza shut down, Symphony chose the renovation way, Premier's reportedly imminent demise (been hearing of this for a few years now)... I find it acceptable that old is replaced by new, on the other hand I must also admit that the bourgeoisie nature of the new is a put-offer. Soon not many people will be able to afford to hang about in MG Road. That is sad, but "the other" Bangalore will continue to harbour many best-kept secrets... like this neighbourhood place where they serve truly heavenly Kumbakonam dosa/vada/idli. :-)

Reply

birdonthewire February 24 2009, 08:08:17 UTC
truly heavenly Kumbakonam dosa/vada/idli

Where be this?

Reply

sajith February 24 2009, 16:29:40 UTC
Seshadripuram. First floor of the building opposite police station.

Reply

birdonthewire March 2 2009, 08:32:24 UTC
Oh, other end of blr! Sigh! Sometime, hopefully! Thanks!

Reply


birdonthewire February 24 2009, 08:04:25 UTC
I read that on Sunday. Nice, but thought it was a bit short. Is that what you submitted? Or did it get the editor's knife?

Reply

zeeshanmn February 26 2009, 04:54:45 UTC
Thanks; it didn't get too much of the knife, and I had to write it in about 200/250 words.

Reply


Leave a comment

Up