Until about 1980, Bangalore was a slow-moving city following the rhythm of old trading networks, retired civil servants, army personnel, academics, and landed gentry. The roads were clean, wide, and practically free of CO2-emitting vehicles. It was a green city. All this changed slowly and then suddenly the Garden City of yesteryears transformed into a Hi-Tech City within a span of just two decades. Invaded by information technology giants like Infosys, Wipro, and a host of others from India and abroad, the urban culture and structure of the city changed. The city is on the move and looking forward to a newer and more vibrant future.

Then suddenly, in 2006 it decided to reinstate its original name ‘Bengaluru’, from its anglicised version Bangalore. On 11 December 2005, the Government of Karnataka announced its intention to rename Bangalore as Bengaluru. A year later, on 27 September 2006, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) resolved to follow the suggestions of the state government in this regard. The State Government officially implemented the change of name from 1 November 2006, though the Union Home Ministry is yet to clear the change.