During my recent trip to India, I found it rather surprising (in a bad way) that the weather in Bangalore was very repulsive! Bangalore has been known to offer a pleasant and nice weather, even during summers. If it tends to get hotter, an evening shower cools it off. I had myself experienced it in 2008 when I had stayed there for six months. This time however, the temperature touched 38 0 C (or about 104-106 0 F) and humidity was very high. Local people whined about how this year was the first time since 1984 that such a severe weather was hitting Bangalore even in early April. The reason wasn’t too difficult to gauge. The number of tall apartment complexes has arisen exponentially. Almost everywhere around the city, these super tall buildings have filled up all the otherwise empty spaces, and are offering 2 bedroom apartments at ridiculous prices [somewhere around Rs. 2 crore (~ $ 400000 USD) or so depending on the location, to my knowledge]. This is an insanely high amount of