[vgchh]

I have never had any brush with the giant. But I have my own little story to share. Way back in 1998, I was a newly minted engineer in India and was visiting Bangalore. While roaming around on MG Road, I picked up a book named “Inside Intel”. It is through that book that I learned about Gordon Moore. On the 48 hour train journey back to Delhi, I devoured the book. It left an impression and I was in awe. It also ignited something in me. I wanted to become a better engineer, so I bought my first computer soon after. I wanted to be in the “Silicon Valley”. As the fate would have it, 3 years later, I landed there. Little did I know that this serendipity and random inspiration would weave my life story. I remain awestruck with the person and the impact that he left. RIP

[rcach001]

There are small moments in life that can change us forever!

[achow]

We are results of many accidents.

[hirundo]

My dad told me it was just one.

[servercobra]

Mine did the same before my mom whacked him and corrected that I was "a happy surprise" while glaring daggers at him.

[tintedfireglass]

Blossom book house <3

[shas3]

In 1999 on MG Road, it was more likely a roadside vendor with pirated books, Higginbotham, or unlikely, Gangarams. Blossom’s (Church St) wasn’t yet open IIRC.

Late 90s and early 2000s, I recall that Intel Inside, Lee Iacocca’s book, Who Moved my Cheese, Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, Jack Welch’s book, etc were commonly sold, in addition to the latest novels. I even remember buying Sylvia Nasar’s A Beautiful Mind (was popular because of the movie then) from a roadside vendor.

[tintedfireglass]

wow, I'm just too young to have experienced all this :(

[zubairq]

Happy memories of the book shops on MG road. Last time I went most of the Bangalore book shops were a shadow of there former selves

[shas3]

On the contrary, the bookshop situation in Bengaluru is exceptional!

The old book shops have been disrupted. Sapna is one that has adapted well, with a publishing house, decent web-presence, and has grown too.

For the best technical books, you now go to Tata Book House (may be others, I am unaware of). Novels, and such, Blossom's on Church Street is one of the best. Then there are cafe-bookshop types like Crossword, etc.

Kannada and other language book stores are also thriving.

[zubairq]

Ok thanks, I’ll try those you have suggested :)