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HSR Layout(Kengal Hanumanthaiah Layout): A residential area with Beauty and Brains(Pun intended)

If you are a Bengalurian you would have probably come across HSR Layout by now.

Located in south-east Bengaluru is Hosur Sarjapura Layout.

Towards the North of the layout is the Sarjapura road and in the west is the Hosur road.

Sarjapura road upto Iblur signal is also part of outer ring road(ORR).

Outer ring road of Bengaluru houses many Fortune 500 companies making HSR layout the goto residential area for professionals.

This layout hosts the beautiful Agara lake.

HSR layout is divided into 7 sectors.

Lord Hanuman temple(with mammoth statue) is the guardian deity located in Agara(near Sector-1).

There are many temples of historical significance in Agara.

HSR Layout is turning out to be the new startup hub dethroning Koramangala from top.

27th Main road located to the east of layout is a shopping zone of sorts with almost every top brand of clothing and consumer goods having a shop here.

Also, the charming National Institute of Fashion Technology(NIFT) is located on this road.

Many leading banks of the country have branches throughout the layout.

At the center of the layout is BDA(Bengaluru Development Authority) complex(Sector-6) which is another shopping zone.

Roads throughout the layout are well planned.

It is one of the few layouts in Bengaluru which has more parks providing lung space for its residents.

There is no dearth of restaurants as their number is increasing with time.

A post office at BDA complex, Police station in 27th Main road, BESCOM and BWSSB offices alongside 17th cross road, HSR has all basic official organisations.

BMTC(Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) which is the local bus transport body also has a station in HSR layout.

If you have not yet been to this place, start reaching out to 560102(pincode).

Note: Beware of Silk Board

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Law of Action : Economics and Startups

Newton’s 3rd law states :-

“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

A simple action such as walking proves the validity of the above statement, when we push our feet backwards on the ground, our body moves forward.

Does this mean all actions are bound to this law ?

Yes, if not all actions, most of them are bound to this law.

A ball pushed downwards on water surface bounces back due to the buoyancy exhibited by water.

A ball thrown up must come back because of gravity.

This law holds good even in the world of Economics and Startups, wonder how ?

Trade markets, Financial results, traction all these are driven by a law of action.

Cause and effect is a normalizing feature associated in Economics.

But is the world ready for a level playing field ?

No it isn’t and it will never be.

Every product created which exists is bound by this law of action.

Action and Reaction constitute a single entity. A pure play source of energy being transferred between two states.

A Startup in order to succeed must have necessary traction, if traction is the result, there needs to be a action in-order to achieve the desired result.

A chain of individual components and the synergy generated by this chain is what makes a startup succeed.

Everything that matters must be active in order to succeed. Being active at the right moment results in stupendous success.

To get the timing right is one thing and to get the time going with a thing is another. The former is the action and the latter is its reaction.

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Why I chose India ? ‘The perquisite of choosing India over America’

Just like any other kid who completes engineering, I too had plans of pursuing masters in America.

I had the test scores of GRE and TOEFL, got few letters of recommendation, got all my transcripts. I was at the verge of applying to universities in US.

Initially, I had plans of joining masters program in Spring 2012(as I completed my Engineering in 2011). But postponed the joining date to Fall 2012 as the number of universities offering masters course would be more in Fall 2012.

I was fascinated with the idea of working with/studying cutting edge technologies in US.

When I started my engineering in 2007, the head of physics department professor H N Sathyamurthy  had introduced me to the concept of higher education in US(before recession 2008), where there was plethora of opportunities if you worked hard. I am thankful to him for inculcating such ideals.

So the thought of going over to US was a prolonged one given the time period between ideation and pursuing masters.

Fast forward December 2011, I had two choices, either go over to US for masters or stay back in India with a comfortable lifestyle. The stakes were high if I was going over to US, the opportunity was a gamble.

I chose staying back in India. I was complacent initially, for not chasing the american dream.

But 3-6 years down the line I have realized the essence and advantage of staying back in India.

The biggest advantage of staying back has been the fact that you can be for your family and vice-versa.

A lot of technological advancements that used to be limited to US and developed countries have started making their presence in India as well. Cutting edge technology and premier research work is now available in different metro cities of India. Maybe not full fledged, but they have started having a decent visibility.

Given today’s political and visa norms in US, I find it was a very good decision to stay back in India.

Also, the kind of tech atmosphere that India is offering today can be contemplated to be among the best in the world.

When it comes to Internet startups, US has started reaching it’s saturation point. India offers a level playground and equal opportunity with net neutrality for tech startups.

The crowd in India is open to new ideas which was not the case say about 8-10 years ago.

Food – being a gourmet I find myself fortunate to eat as much Indian dishes as possible.

Healthcare – way cheaper compared to US even for a small ailment such as common cold.

The grass is always greener on the other side. It would be naive of me if I had believed only in “American Dream”.