Bangalore, with its abundance of smart but inexpensive labor, has become one of the hotbeds for the outsourcing industry. Along with New Delhi and Mumbai, the Big Three are a symbol of India's low-cost tech prowess. But Newsweek's Ron Moreau and Sudip Mazumdar say Bangalore's success is turning into a liability. "The city's infrastructure is creaking; citizens face power shortages, maddening traffic jams and poor public transportation." The cost of living has skyrocketed, prompting outsourcing firms to look for even cheaper labor. Among the new targets are Cochin, Jaipur, and Pune. "Some in India are calling these cities 'mini-Bangalores,'" the article says.
As a kid/teenager, my only source of information to learn malayalam was Manorama Publications' Balaram, a children's fortnightly and my granny. I still vividly remember how she used to teach me the basics of malayalam whenever I come to Kerala on vacations. My granny was also a great source of amazement for me as she used malaylam proverbs or the so called "pazham chollu" every now and then. These proverbs, though small in length and use, had deep insights! Though I can read/write Malayalam today, thx to Balarama and my granny, I used to miss her proverbs a lot. But not anymore!! Thanks to this Wikipedia link , forwarded to me by Vinay
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