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Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by prateekdayal »

niyazpk wrote: post #2

If you want to meet other people and attend (tech) events and such I would suggest Bangalore. It is not called the silicon valley of India for no reason. Of course I am biased. BTW If you want to experience India, the real incredible India, you may want to roam across the country avoiding the cities. If you are doing this, don't always expect reliable internet connectivity.

If you want to explore a little bit of tech and a lot of other stuff, Mumbai (Bombay) may be a great place too. You can always travel to Bangalore once in a while but if you really wanna feel a big Indian metro, you should live in Mumbai

PS: I am from Bangalore so I am not biased :)

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by frodo01 »

frodo01 wrote: post #6

Bombay. In malls, people wait till you come out of the elevator before getting in. I bet you will not find that in any other place in India. I grew up in Chennai and currently live in Bombay. I've lived a few months in Hyderabad and Bangalore, and I've visited Delhi a few times. So yeah, I can talk! Apart from the generally civilized air that is so rare in India, Bombay has great restaurants and malls, easy internet…

This is my first comment in HN. Twice downvoted and twice upvoted. Why?

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by rachnaspace »

Internet should not be a problem anywhere you travel within India. There are internet USB cards available with pretty decent speed & connectivity. Here are a few - http://www.reliancenetconnect.co.in/ http://www.tataphoton.com/

With internet connectivity, you can travel to different cities and experience life there, rather than being based in only one city... just a suggestion.

Once you have decided on the city / cities where you want to stay while in India, for the accommodation, you can even post at HN google groups in India (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1885605) to see if any member can help suggest a good option for stay. And yeah, as someone suggested, check out airbnb as well.

Safe & fun travels!

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by rick_2047 »

sushrutbidwai wrote: post #4

Pune. If you are looking for a vibrant startup community, Pune is the place to be. It may not be as big as Bangalore but its far more vibrant.

If someone is going there for say half a month, what would be an interesting way to learn about and make contacts with the startup community there?

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by rick_2047 »

known wrote: post #5

Don't visit Delhi, Bangalore, and Chennai. You'll not miss anything. Instead visit places like Udaipur, Trivandrum, Kandalampadu etc. From http://airbnb.com you can get decent accommodation.

why do you recommend going to places with no start up culture and no tech events?

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by frodo01 »

rachnaspace wrote: post #14

Internet should not be a problem anywhere you travel within India. There are internet USB cards available with pretty decent speed & connectivity. Here are a few - http://www.reliancenetconnect.co.in/ http://www.tataphoton.com/ With internet connectivity, you can travel to different cities and experience life there, rather than being based in only one city... just a suggestion. Once you have decided on the city / cit…

These internet cards don't work in several places. I've tried both Reliance and Tata Photon. They usually work in cities, though.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by rick_2047 »

If you have time and want to visit a fun place then I would recommend Ahmedabad. I love the city (and live in it). A lot of smart people can be found near university road as it has colleges like CEPT or at NID Paldi. But you will have to get involved with the college some how to talk with them. Ahmedabad is cheap and safe (not exactly clean) and has a lot of history.

Edit: We do have a TiE branch here but I seriously don't know about the actual start up culture.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by sushrutbidwai »

rick_2047 wrote: post #15
sushrutbidwai wrote: post #4

Pune. If you are looking for a vibrant startup community, Pune is the place to be. It may not be as big as Bangalore but its far more vibrant.

If someone is going there for say half a month, what would be an interesting way to learn about and make contacts with the startup community there?

there is a Google group - punestartups. also author of punetech.com is very active helpful person. hth.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by andrewtbham »

niyazpk wrote: post #2

If you want to meet other people and attend (tech) events and such I would suggest Bangalore. It is not called the silicon valley of India for no reason. Of course I am biased. BTW If you want to experience India, the real incredible India, you may want to roam across the country avoiding the cities. If you are doing this, don't always expect reliable internet connectivity.

I know a lot of work is also outsourced to Hyderabad... so probably lots of tech people/events there also.
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