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Bangalore Realty Market continues to outperform in Q1 2018

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I have been, for as long as I can remember, quite disposed towards tales and anecdotes. Like little pieces of pearl wound in a loose necklace, history tries to bring together a string of events and in the austere attempt, dips and rises on so many occasions. What otherwise would have been a prosaic day back in the 11 th century, today holds so much relevance for the Bangalore city. Wondering why? The apocryphal tale below holds your answer. The Apocryphal Tale of Bangalore So one fine day, King Veera Ballala II decided to go hunting and while on his expedition, seemingly lost his way in the forest. Starving and exhausted, he came across an old woman who generously offered him boiled lady’s fingers to satiate his hunger. Pleased, the King christened the place as ‘benda kaal-ooru’, which literally translates to town of boiled beans. Later, this has been colloquialised to Bengaluru. Fascinating, right? What I am trying to say is; Bangalore has had an affluent histo