Bangalore is Asia's Silicon Valley because of its thriving
information technology industry. Bangalore is India's fifth - largest
and fastest
- growing city. Until its high-tech boom began in the late 1980s, it
was known as the Garden City, with greenery flourishing in its pleasant,
temperate climate. Today with a growing population of young professionals,
it has acquired a vibrant, cosmopolitan air. Bangalore was founded in
the 16th century by a local chieftain, Kempe Gowda, but derives its name
from the Kannada word benda kaluru, or "boiled beans", which
an old woman gave a 10th century Hoysala King when he turned up hungry
at her doorstep.
