The Silicon Sky: Bangalore's Evening Saga Written in Rain and Relief
Bangalore, the city that hums with the restless energy of technology and innovation, where glass-and-steel towers pierce the skyline alongside ancient trees and bustling markets, was breathing a sigh of collective anticipation on this Thursday, May 15th, 2025. The day had been warm, as is typical for May, a month that sits poised between the dry heat and the awaited monsoon. The temperature had climbed to around 31 to 35 degrees Celsius earlier, a heat that permeated concrete and glass, making air-conditioned offices and homes temporary oases. But as the late afternoon wore on, and the sun began its slow decline, the air held a different kind of tension, a subtle promise whispered on a developing breeze: the possibility of rain, of release, of that uniquely Bangalore brand of evening meteorological drama – the thunderstorm. The forecast for the remainder of the day and into the night was a narrative of transition. The temperature was expected to gradually drop from the current war...