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Bangalore

British  
/ ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː /

noun

  1. Alternative official name: Bengaluru.  a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I’m a Hindu but have supported the Bangalore Baptist Hospital for the past 25 years, funding and guiding it to its current position as one of the country’s leading hospitals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

It has an excellent portfolio of Indian investments such as a controlling stake in the Bangalore airport.

From Barron's Dec. 12, 2025

India has long been a centre for outsourced IT support, with cities like Bangalore or Chennai being traditional hubs for such work.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2025

He’s an incredible musician and a great producer and he works way over there in Bangalore.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2025

“Investment research has had to have huge amounts of cost ripped out of it, so a lot of firms are using shift work in Bangalore to do bread-and- butter company analysis.”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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