Banyan Tree

Dodda Aalada Mara (Big Banyan Tree) Trip

Trip Insight Travel Date: 27-January-2008 Location: Dodda Aalada Mara (Big Banyan Tree) (30 kms from Bangalore). Mobile: Full network coverage available (Tested on Airtel and Reliance). Bus: BMTC bus route 227 starting from KR Market (nr Fort) go via Dodda Aalada Mara. There is good frequency. Ticket costs Rs 10/- About Big Banyan Tree Located just about 30 Kms from Bangalore is a popular tourist location ‘Dodda Alada Mara’ which in English is the ‘Big Banyan Tree’ (BBT)....

September 25, 2011 · 4 min · Mr. Kamath
Man with Kannada flag

Is there a Karnataka Flag?

If you have been to Bangalore and had a look around you will see a peculiar flag (half yellow and half red colour) on the roof tops of all the big buildings. Almost everyone who comes to Bangalore will have a question what is this flag, and most of them think it is the Karnataka Flag. But all of us know that we have one and only flag which is the Indian tricolour Flag which alone can be used, and none of the states are allowed to have their own flag....

September 24, 2011 · 2 min · Mr. Kamath
Keyboard

Local DNS cache in Linux using dnsmasq

If you are facing slow connections and slow browsing experience, then you can speed up your browsing by a small factor by caching your DNS queries locally and using it. What is DNS? But before you go ahead the first question that would surely pop up in your mind is what is this DNS? And what does it do? To answer the first question I would take a simple example of your mobile phone, when you want to call your friends, you first find their name in the contacts and click on dial....

September 20, 2011 · 4 min · Mr. Kamath
Omkar Hills

Omkar Hills/Omakara Betta Trip

Overview Travel Date: 19-July-2008 Location: Omkar Hills, Near Rajarajeshwari Nagar Mobile: Full network coverage available (Tested on Airtel, except at the top of the hill). Transportation: Take any BMTC #225 or #222 bus from KR Market (Tipu’s fort) Food: Better to carry if planning to stay for long. About Omkar Hills / Betta Omkar Hills also known as Omkara betta is situated about 4 to 5 Kms off the Mysore Road and is one of the lesser known places for weekend hangout....

September 19, 2011 · 5 min · Mr. Kamath
Old radio

Bangalore FM Radio Freq & What's Missing

FM radio has taken the fancy of almost everyone, with music available 24x7, it is easy to get plug in your earphones and listen to the songs and the blabbering of the RJ’s. If you go anywhere in Bangalore you will see people listening to radio, not just people walking in streets, but those inside shops, buses and where ever you can imagine. There are currently 10+ FM radio channels in Bangalore which offer music in English, Hindi and of course the local language Kannada....

September 18, 2011 · 2 min · Mr. Kamath