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		<title>Unhurried</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What&#8217;s there to see in Karnataka, apart from Hampi and Mysore?&#8221;, asked a friend earnestly. Too True. The most obvious choices for a weekend trip would be to a jungle retreat or to a Coorg home-stay. A day trip would either be Srirangapatna or Nandi hills.The culture lovers would pay a visit to Mysore or Hampi.  Moreover, though [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=703&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And Bangalore was put on the map</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2011/03/29/when-was-bangalore-mapped/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The usual misconception is that it is the IT(computer software) industry which put Bangalore on the global map. The fact is Bangalore was officially known to the western world much before the first mainframes were invented. Here&#8217;s the history behind how this small town was first, literally, put on the map. The article has been [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=664&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Bussy Tale</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2010/06/18/a-bussy-tale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Image courtesy: Citizenmatters) Blame it on the Environment day or my active conscience pricking me; for the last few days I have been travelling by bus from office to home. So far it had been great, the bus service is more frequent than auto rickshaws in my route and there are several new Volvo buses, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=570&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bengaluru Infinite 2010 &#8211; a photo contest</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2010/04/22/bengaluru-infinite-2010-a-photo-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://coffeenirvana.in/2010/04/22/bengaluru-infinite-2010-a-photo-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infinityf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I dont usually write promotional mails but this one is an exception.The organisers are from Bangalore Weekend Shoots (BWS) group, a popular city based photography enthusiasts. This contest is organised by www.infinityF.com, open to all in Bangalore. It’s to be held on on Sunday, Apr 25, from 8 am to 8 pm. The rules of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=565&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The story of Magadi Ranga</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2010/04/16/magadi-ranga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magadi, now a small hamlet near Bangalore, was once the home an refuge of Kempegowda – the man who built a fort in Bengaluru and placed it on the map as an important trading centre. However, Magadi, just like Bangalore is much older. It is famous for a temple built for ‘Magadi Ranga’, the Lord [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=552&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>India Travel Exhibition &#8211; Bangalore</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/07/20/india-travel-exhibition-bangalore/</link>
		<comments>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/07/20/india-travel-exhibition-bangalore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bangalore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[India Travel mart at Bangalore Palace The venue for IITM (India International Travel Mart) event could not have been more apt. Set in the spacious grounds of Bangalore Palace, the summer home of the erstwhile ruler of Mysore, it exuded both royal comfort and verdant gardens that many urban dwellers desire. The huge garden in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=450&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bangalore: how it became Green</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/06/21/the-greening-of-bangalore/</link>
		<comments>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/06/21/the-greening-of-bangalore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bangalore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the many names the city has, Bangalore is also known as the &#8216;Garden City&#8217;. But you would be surprised to know that this city &#8211; during the time which Tipu Sultan fought fierce battles with the British &#8211; was a barren land. To know more about the evolution of our city&#8217;s colourful gulmohurs, jacarandas [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=392&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Temples of Bangalore &#8211; Kote Venkataramana</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/05/06/temples-of-bangalore-kote-venkataramana/</link>
		<comments>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/05/06/temples-of-bangalore-kote-venkataramana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing up in a traditional Brahminical family in Bangalore, this temple had always been &#8216;Kote Kovil&#8217; for me. If I had known its history and significance to the city then, I&#8217;d have been too awed to step into it! The Kote Venkataramanswamy temple, stands squeezed between the busy street and the sprawling gardens of Tipu&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=368&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Main that Cross!</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/04/06/turn-left-at-19th-main-road-off-the-10th-cross/</link>
		<comments>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/04/06/turn-left-at-19th-main-road-off-the-10th-cross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bangalore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always had this curiosity about Main roads and Cross roads of Bangalore. The Mains are not exactly Main as they are often single lane roads running through residential neighbourhood. The Cross roads do intersect the Mains and are wider, two-lane roads with a conglomerations of shops, schools, garages that spill onto the side-walk, bhelpuri [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=253&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Once upon a time..</title>
		<link>http://coffeenirvana.in/2009/03/09/once-upon-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bangalore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We lived in a rented house, built on a 30 X 40 plot, in one of the many small lanes of Subramanyanagar. It was a nondescript two bedroom house in which seven elders and three naughty children led a contented life. There was a small garden in the front that housed a parijatha tree, rose, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=coffeenirvana.in&#038;blog=4160562&#038;post=283&#038;subd=coffeenirvana&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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