From Mumbai to Bangalore

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

Well, I have finally left Bombay - the city of dreams or ‘Bollywood’ as some people call it. And, now I have moved to ‘Bangalore’ - the city of IT or the Silicon Valley of India.

Leaving Bombay was an easy decision for me but hard to execute (I realized it later). All my life, I had lived in Bombay, but somehow this love-hate relationship was budding up in my heart from quite sometime now. Work pressures, daily travel and weather was taking my toll and I was missing all the fun and whatever else that I could enjoy in life. OR I must be really looking for  a change.

I will surely be missing all my friends, colleagues and lot of other good people from Bombay.

Bangalore is nice to me and much chilled out compared to Bombay. People out here are very nice, educated and helpful (other than Auto wallas). I enjoy the weather here, the personal time that I get, the people I work with , some nice parks where I can walk and everything rest. The only thing that I don’t like here is some chaps and specially Auto drivers take you for a grand ride, the moment they know you are new here and don’t know the language.

 

Some tips if you are moving to Bangalore:

Movers and Packers:

Chose your movers and packers very carefully, get the insurance paper one day in advance and don’t let your vehicle move if they don’t provide it. Don’t believe in promises. And mind you - you are promised that it will be an exclusive vehicle for your transportation, mind you - your goods will be offloaded and loaded atleast within 2 /3 vehicles.

Checklist.

Make a checklist of things to do - Urgent, Important and Last to do. You get enough time to plan as the days get nearer

Things you should must not transport:

All photo identity proofs, all education certificate, all banking details, all most valuable things - Dont pack it and send it with movers and packers - keep these things with you.

Address Change:

Almost everybody will require address change for - Gas connection, PAN Card, Bank Accounts, Change of Phone numbers (only with Reliance it is possible) or you need to terminate it.

Office & Home distance:

Bangalore’s traffic is really something arrange a place which is the most nearest to your office and if you don’t have a vehicle of your own. You will be paying double the Auto/Taxi fare both ways, daily.

Forget global warming:

Get a vehicle of your own at any cost or you shall suffer. It’s really difficult if you are out late in night and relying on public transport.

Public Transport:

There is nothing called as Public Transport in Bangalore and whatever is there, since it does not carry any English sign boards you won’t be able to make any use of it. The metro is being developed but it will take it’s own sweet time.

Superstores / Malls

Definitely a delight in Bangalore, you will find stuff that you didn’t used to find in Bombay. There are more branded outlets in Bangalore than any other city

Food:

People used to scare me that you won’t get anything here and would miss Bombay. But I have seen more speciality restaurants and options in Bangalore. Only difference is that , in Bombay you can see restaurant every 5 minutes and in Bangalore you would need to travel. So it may be bit difficult if you looking for options very next to office or home. And if you don’t carry food to offfice , a bachelor or no joints near office - you would definitely die hungry.

 

  

Popularity: 5% [?]