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To: Sam Citron who wrote (10229)	12/22/1999 1:22:00 PM
From: Nandu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12475

I don't have a very insightful reeply to that, Sam, but... Ten years back, when I got into this industry, Bangalore was not so hot for IT, compared to Bombay, Delhi and even Madras. Bangalore had Wipro Infotech and Infosys. That was about it, and Infosys wasn't very big. Suddenly, lot of American high tech companies started putting up branches in Bangalore. Verifone, Texas Instruments, IBM (through Tata-IBM) and HP are some of the names I remember starting Bangalore operations around that time. Why? I don't know, but it is said that the Americans liked the city. It was (still is, except for the horrible air pollution) a beautiful city, with a lot of parks (including the 200 Acre Lal Bagh, which gives it the name "Garden City"), wide roads (thanks to the army cantonments) and good water supply. It also has a milder and cooler climate than the other possible destinations. And then of course, the virtuous cycle started. The nerds were in Bangy, so u better start ur new IT company in Bangy if u want to get good people. The companies are in Bangy, so if u want to pull down that seven figure salary, u better move to Bangy, and so forth. What does Trivandrum have to offer? Not even clean air, if u ask me.