[kang]

Care to name those 'pockets' please?

[free]

This link gives a better answer http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-hottest-startups-in-India

Amongst the ones I personally know Flipkart, Myntra and Cleartrip have some really good people. And then there are freelancers who work remotely for the bay area startups.

Edit : If you are in Bangalore, then do attend the tech conferences here to get a better idea of the ecosystem.