Old buildings talk, and give our cities character. Why are we razing them?
Old buildings fascinate me. The older the better. Whenever I go to a new place, I first try to look up its old buildings.
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I too agree with you. The historical & aesthetic value of old buildings are of no interest to modern civilians,I feel. Buildings or malls, revenue is the motto today. Really happy to learn that somebody else too is thinking & worrying of things other than terrorism, sensationalism and the like.
( Posted: Monday , September 04, 2006 at 03:28 )
sandy
i like that bit..." rats roamed around freely" thats truly Indianized english...
( Posted: Saturday , September 02, 2006 at 20:02 )
knowsnotmuch
Actually, it seems its the British arcitecture which seems to grab you. Its really unfortunate that we dont have an artistic Indian architecture now - its there in our past - but not any more. People now build their houses in isolation - every man is an island. If you look to the past - you will note houses in an ally were in consonance with each other.
The present architectural style seems to be "unique" (stick out like a sore thumb) OR conform (rectangular boxes maximizing space) - BAD. History will forget you Mr Architect.
( Posted: Saturday , September 02, 2006 at 09:37 )
SHREE
OLD is always considered obsolete, and people forget it. if at all it's remembered, it's like a nostalgic journey, ending up in not achieving anything practical. Because we can't recreate history. Starting from the Bangalore city life style to Cultural camps in Ninasam, everything has undergone sea change... which we just can't get back or recreate.. no way to avoid, stop or escape this..
( Posted: Friday , September 01, 2006 at 19:09 )
Venkat
Tumba olle article Satish avare!! Me too rue the loss of old structures, not for the lost history, but bcoz the new buildings which replace these old structures dont have any character or individuality,they are intimidating and have almost identical style and I am sure when they r pulled down, nobody will write an article like this!
( Posted: Thursday , August 31, 2006 at 21:28 )
Sure. Nobody will mourn the death malls. We can celebrate instead....
( Posted by D P Satish on Friday , September 01, 2006 at 00:57 )
Prashanth S
Satish Tumba Chennagi Barediddeera Sir....
Also, Alankar theater wounded up for Alankar Plaza.... Sangam theater has been converted to mall... and I am sure more to come.... I still remember the roads which were two ways with free moving traffic (mot in old days in 2000) has become now one ways and still huge jams.. ENAYITHU NAMMA BENGALURIGE..... I love bangalore in its old shape.....
INTHA OLLE ARTICLE BAREDIDDAKKE VANDANEGALU...
( Posted: Thursday , August 31, 2006 at 17:14 )
Thank you Prashanth. Will write something on Majestic, Basavanagudi, Malleshwaram areas of Bangalore...... You are right. Bangalre has changed a lot in the last just five years......
( Posted by D P Satish on Friday , September 01, 2006 at 00:56 )
Gundkal
Satish, a very nice article. I loved it. Write more.
( Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 19:16 )
Gaurav Atri
Satish, your blog reminded me of Old buildings in Lucknow specially Mayfair Theatre building, ya those were the days, a morning show of a classic English movie and then return home for lunch.
( Posted: Tuesday , August 29, 2006 at 19:41 )
Blorean
Nice article. But shouldnt you think about time ? Do we miss the quaint village that Bangalore once was ? By pushing that village to just 4 towers now, has Bangalore lost its character ?
It has developed a new character. The Bangalore of the British, however beautiful is slowly giving way to the Bangalore of the new. Rest assured that in 10-15 years when these malls will be pulled down, we will get an article on the beautiful malls of bangalore
( Posted: Tuesday , August 29, 2006 at 14:09 )
British Bangalore is entirely different from Naada Prabhu Kempegowda's Bangalore with four towers. Bangalore Contonment was bulit in 1830 s... Before that it was not a part of Bangalore. I have written about about that Bangalore. That Bangalore is now gone ...
( Posted by D P Satish on Tuesday , August 29, 2006 at 23:51 )
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