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TRANSPORTPurple Line services running at reduced frequency till Wednesday ROAD WORKResurfacing work closes one carriageway on a central arterial road WATERScheduled water supply interruption across several southern wards NEW OPENINGThree new openings this week, including a bakery and two restaurants EVENTSWeekend line-up confirmed: nine things worth turning up for WEATHERAfternoon showers forecast for the rest of the week CIVICProperty tax rebate window extended by two weeks CLOSUREA long-running neighbourhood restaurant closes after twenty-six years TRANSPORTPurple Line services running at reduced frequency till Wednesday ROAD WORKResurfacing work closes one carriageway on a central arterial road WATERScheduled water supply interruption across several southern wards NEW OPENINGThree new openings this week, including a bakery and two restaurants EVENTSWeekend line-up confirmed: nine things worth turning up for WEATHERAfternoon showers forecast for the rest of the week CIVICProperty tax rebate window extended by two weeks CLOSUREA long-running neighbourhood restaurant closes after twenty-six years
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A doctor's consulting room with a chest X-ray on a lightbox, a lung model, a spirometer and a stethoscope on the desk, and a window onto trees and the city PEOPLE Dr Ravindra Mehta: The Bengaluru Lung Doctor Behind Karnataka's First IP Programme October 22, 2026 A split scene of a worn red cricket ball on a pitch with stumps at sunset, blending into a boardroom table with leather ledgers, an open notebook, a pen and a calculator PEOPLE Raghuram Bhat: The Karnataka Spinner Who Now Keeps the BCCI's Books October 22, 2026 A cricket bat, red ball, helmet, gloves and pads resting on the grass by the boundary rope of a sunny ground, with a green-roofed colonial pavilion and tall trees behind PEOPLE Vijay Bharadwaj: The Bengaluru All-Rounder Who Starred on His India Debut October 22, 2026 A grocery fulfilment warehouse with racks of fresh produce, green crates on conveyor belts and a row of delivery scooters at the loading bay PEOPLE K Ganesh: The Serial Founder Who Helped Build BigBasket and Portea October 22, 2026 A community legal-awareness session with residents seated before a speaker, and law books on a table PEOPLE Aishwarya Ananth Kumar: The Bengaluru Lawyer Teaching the City Its Rights October 23, 2026 A candlelit writer's nook with spellbooks, an open notebook, dried herbs, a broom and a black cat asleep on cushions, looking out over misty forested hills at sunset PEOPLE Sangu Mandanna: The Bengaluru Girl Who Grew Up to Write Witches October 23, 2026 A warmly lit comedy club with a microphone and stool on a brick-walled stage and an audience laughing PEOPLE Aiyyo Shraddha: The Bengaluru Techie Who Quit for the Radio and Won October 23, 2026 An architect's sunlit desk with brick building sketches, a scale model of a red brick campus with trees and a pool, and drawings pinned to the wall PEOPLE Bijoy Ramachandran: The Architect Who Designed BIC and Filmed Doshi October 23, 2026 A sunlit white gallery hung with large organic sculptures of wood, wire and translucent fabric, with seed-like forms on low plinths and a wooden bench PEOPLE Ranjani Shettar: The Chitrakala Parishath Sculptor Now in New York's Museums October 23, 2026 A studio microphone with a pop filter beside a music stand holding lyric sheets and headphones in a warmly lit recording booth PEOPLE Chaitra H G: The Engineer Who Sang Her First Film Song at Eight October 24, 2026 A writer's desk at dusk with a manuscript, a green hardbound book, a filter coffee tumbler and a laptop, overlooking the lit city skyline PEOPLE Lavanya Sankaran: The Novelist Who Put Bangalore's Boom on the Page October 24, 2026 A sunlit painter's studio with an easel holding a colourful oil painting of a street leading to a temple tower, jars of brushes and a paint-covered palette in front PEOPLE Mansore: The Chitrakala Parishath Painter Who Won Two National Awards October 24, 2026
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A doctor's consulting room with a chest X-ray on a lightbox, a lung model, a spirometer and a stethoscope on the desk, and a window onto trees and the city01 Dr Ravindra Mehta: The Bengaluru Lung Doctor Behind Karnataka's First IP Programme A split scene of a worn red cricket ball on a pitch with stumps at sunset, blending into a boardroom table with leather ledgers, an open notebook, a pen and a calculator02 Raghuram Bhat: The Karnataka Spinner Who Now Keeps the BCCI's Books A cricket bat, red ball, helmet, gloves and pads resting on the grass by the boundary rope of a sunny ground, with a green-roofed colonial pavilion and tall trees behind03 Vijay Bharadwaj: The Bengaluru All-Rounder Who Starred on His India Debut A grocery fulfilment warehouse with racks of fresh produce, green crates on conveyor belts and a row of delivery scooters at the loading bay04 K Ganesh: The Serial Founder Who Helped Build BigBasket and Portea A community legal-awareness session with residents seated before a speaker, and law books on a table05 Aishwarya Ananth Kumar: The Bengaluru Lawyer Teaching the City Its Rights A candlelit writer's nook with spellbooks, an open notebook, dried herbs, a broom and a black cat asleep on cushions, looking out over misty forested hills at sunset06 Sangu Mandanna: The Bengaluru Girl Who Grew Up to Write Witches A warmly lit comedy club with a microphone and stool on a brick-walled stage and an audience laughing07 Aiyyo Shraddha: The Bengaluru Techie Who Quit for the Radio and Won An architect's sunlit desk with brick building sketches, a scale model of a red brick campus with trees and a pool, and drawings pinned to the wall08 Bijoy Ramachandran: The Architect Who Designed BIC and Filmed Doshi A sunlit white gallery hung with large organic sculptures of wood, wire and translucent fabric, with seed-like forms on low plinths and a wooden bench09 Ranjani Shettar: The Chitrakala Parishath Sculptor Now in New York's Museums A studio microphone with a pop filter beside a music stand holding lyric sheets and headphones in a warmly lit recording booth10 Chaitra H G: The Engineer Who Sang Her First Film Song at Eight A writer's desk at dusk with a manuscript, a green hardbound book, a filter coffee tumbler and a laptop, overlooking the lit city skyline11 Lavanya Sankaran: The Novelist Who Put Bangalore's Boom on the Page A sunlit painter's studio with an easel holding a colourful oil painting of a street leading to a temple tower, jars of brushes and a paint-covered palette in front12 Mansore: The Chitrakala Parishath Painter Who Won Two National Awards Hand-painted cinema signboards, paint pots and brushes in a roadside workshop beside a vintage film camera, autorickshaws passing at dusk13 Duniya Suri: The Gottigere Signboard Painter Who Made Kannada Cinema Gritty A film clapperboard, a script and a glowing lantern on a wooden bench overlooking a rocky seashore under a starry night sky with a crescent moon14 Hemanth M Rao: The 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sound wave, studio speakers, a harmonium, tabla, an acoustic guitar, sheet music and trophies on a shelf, overlooking the city skyline19 V Harikrishna: The Bengaluru Composer Who Won Three Filmfares in a Row A wooden desk covered in black-and-white street photographs, contact sheets, a loupe, two cameras and a hardbound photo book under a brass lamp20 Mahesh Bhat: The Photographer Who Turned Bangalore's Unsung Heroes Into a Book A warmly lit recording studio with a condenser microphone and headphones on a stand, a tanpura against the wall, sheet music and a mixing console behind glass21 Sowmya Raoh: The Bangalore Singer Who Grew Up in Her Mother's Studios A film set on an old tree-lined street at dusk with a camera on dolly tracks, a director's chair, a monitor, clapperboard and studio lights22 Kavitha Lankesh: The Lankesh Daughter Who Chose the Camera Over the Tabloid A dark green race car on a circuit at sunset with a grandstand behind it23 Akhil Rabindra: The Bengaluru Racer Aston Martin Picked Before Anyone Else in Asia A racer in a red helmet taking a corner in a go-kart at sunset, with tyre barriers and a city skyline behind24 Arjun Maini: The Bangalore Kid Who Karted at Five and Raced in the DTM
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