City Market

Every been to a market before?

The bustling sound of street vendors, the chai wala shouting chai chai and running to shops to deliver the much awaited chai, people pursuing you to buy and buy more, cut throat competition and a perfect place to learn and test your marketing skills.

Sunday evening nothing to do and I was off to Bangalore's very own City Market a.k.a. K.R. Market (I never knew that though). City Marketing is operational thought out the day 24 hours and 7 days a week. As early as 4 AM in the morning vendors from all over gather and start stocking their small shops in the market to as late as midnight, these people just keeping going on and on and there is nothing to stop them.

Shops in City market complex are rented out for people to do business. However since the place is extremely crowded, people tend to buy from vendors on footpath outside city market complex, leaving shop owners angry and disheartened.

Well that does not leave the vendors on footpath to take away all. This being illegal, the vendors too pay 50/- for a small 4 x 4 feet place to do business to the authorities.

For some business was good and specially for the people who deal with flowers. This person in particular was having a bash with Marigold!

All said and done and finally I got one shot and which set the tone and true essence of Market.

Money does matter!

This is what happens at City Market at the end of every transaction.

Wet Wet August!

Bangalore, famous for its April Showers and mild summers, however 2007 was extremely different. Call it Global Warming or Pollution or whatever, April was Hot and Humid with absolutely no rain. People missed the April showers, but they had to miss monsoon it for a long time. It's August and not only Bangalore but almost all parts of the country, its monsoon time!

Surprising!! August used to be one of the most beautiful months, with all places lush green and clear blue Skye's and huge patches of pure white colored clouds. But the scene is quite different this time!

People confused all around and have no clue on whats going on...! For some its a serious problem but for some its time to enjoy. The cold water falling all over the city, people running here and there for shelter, some people tied up from top to bottom in protective gears and some of them just enjoying the ran and getting drenched.

Well everyone has their own perspective, and for me, you call it effects of global warming or whatever, but its raining and its beautiful.