The first light …

The first light revealed to my eyes was from her own skies And may the same light kiss them before they are closed forever… (Tagore) There are no beaches in Bangalore. The best  place for water lovers in the city is Sankey Tank! It was just about to rain that evening and the sky put […]

Sankey Tank – Take 2

We went for a walk in Sankey Tank today, Post Valentine’s day. The couples were in their usual places where the street lamps are off, but all the benches had notices on the back, telling people to behave. The best one was: Nimma premavannu pradarshisa bedi: Don’t demonstrate your love. We always found PDAs a […]

Sankey Tank, Bangalore

This was a place were clothes were washed by the Sakis (Chakala vallu). It was a Saki Revu. The anglacised version of this became – Sankey Tank. It was good for walking and boating before, but now it is good just for walking. It still looks lovely though. There are some tasty street side snacks […]