From: sgs1679@usl.edu (Sudhindranath Sira G)
Subject: Re: Bangalore : A Nostalgic Perspective (Part 2)
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 16:30:26 GMT

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Subject: Re: Bangalore: A Nostalgic Perspective (Part 2)
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Keywords: Bangalore, Bangalore, Bangalore, ...

[I had posted a follow-up to this article earlier but I don't see
on the net. So, here is a repeat posting.]

In article <1992Nov6.193338.7779@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> raja@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Malur Ra Rajashekhar) writes:
>Rahul, that was a good one on Bakeries. 
>Well coming from Visveshwarapuram, the first bakery to come to my
>mind is V.B.Bakery.  If MTR was famous among hotels, V.B.Bakery is 
>the best among bakeries. When I was studying in SSVM (Sri Saraswati
>Vidya Mandira), we used to get sweet and khara buns from V.B. in the
>afternoon (ofcourse, we had to pay). V.B. used to be famous for all
>items. Fruit bread, badam burfi, sweet and khara puff(?), Palya bun
>(this was too good), dilkush, apple cake, lots and lots of biskattugalu
>and etc. Anytime you go there, there will be a lot of rush and getting
>something and coming out is really a commendable job ! Ladies had a
>special queue and the fortunate ones would send their wives while they
>wait near their scooters. 
>
>When I joined college, Butter Sponge opened on vani vilas road opposite
>National College. This was supposed to belong to V.B. chain. This was 
>better maintained, cleaner and ofcourse a lot bigger than the V.B. Bakery
>in Sajjan Rao Circle.
>
>There was one Hassan Iyengar's Bakery near National College, Jayanagar.
>This was good for bread-toast.  And ofcourse one bakery on DVG Road used
>to be quite good in Congress Kadlekaibeeja (I wonder why it got that name,
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>anybody with ideas ?) and Hurigaalu. And one at the corner of DVG Road near
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I thought most of us knew about it... Anyway, here is a little bit of 
history :

You see, the Khaarada KaDlekaaibeeja which is called "Congress" is made 
up of groundnuts which are split into *equal halves* (unlike the
other KaDlekaaibeeja which is made up of *whole groundnuts*, smeared
with red-coloured masala and is often positioned next to "Congress" ---- 
wonder what _that_ is called ?. [Taken together with "Congress" in 1:1 ratio, 
it is a fantastic mixture]). Anyway, "Congress" got its name in 1969, 
when the Congress party split into two equal(?) halves ---- Congress(O) 
and Congress(R). 

I have noticed that the term "Congress KaDlekaaibeeja" is understood
only in Bangalore and its surroundings. Is  it because of the fact 
that the 1969 Congress split took place in Bangalore ?

>National college and one at the other end near Netkallappa Circle (Where
>the famous Upahara Darshini is).  These were good for drinking Badami Haalu
>in the nights and to have something after late night shows !! 
>
>And the one opposite to Basavanagudi Cooperative Society, used to be good
>too. God, so many of them, wonder how they exist ! This one used to be the
>destination of a late-evening walk starting from our katte on police station
>Road. Sometimes we used to go upto Aatithya, near the end, where one SLV
>Lakshmi Venateshwara, used to give great masala soda and masala torino etc
>along with chips !! We used to call it ginger soda. It was just great !
>
>We don't know what we have ....... until its gone.......
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>

Very true. :-(

>Malur R Rajashekhar.
>

Regards,

--Sudhi.


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