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Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by rachnaspace »

frodo01 wrote: post #17
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.

It could be... my experience has been pretty good so far. I used Reliance USB even in smaller cities and it worked great... even in a moving train in the middle of nowhere when I was traveling.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by alina24 »

For anyone wanting to work in the software/startup/tech scene,Bangalore is the best.The weather is always on the cooler side,its smaller in size compared to other metropolitan cities and traffic situation has much improved over time.If an analogy helps,Bangalore is kind of like San Francisco.

Mumbai is different in that unless you can find housing close to the center of the city(hugely expensive) where it "is easy to meet other people - clubs and events and such" ,you'll have to commute.Mumbai is NY + LA put together with all the excesses and advantages of both cities.

Delhi is nice but the weather tends to be extreme.As a newcomer,unless you have people to help out,it may not be that easy to start off there.Though its a great starting point to travel from for all of north India and worth a visit.

Have no idea about Chennai.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by initlaunch »

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…

Some may have gotten offended, but I found your post helpful, thanks! Bangalore sounds pretty cool, but things shutting down at 10pm is kind of a concern.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by initlaunch »

seltzered wrote: post #10

Personally, I was never a fan of indian cities when I travelled there. I'd like to live near a cheap beach town like Gokarna or this place near Mangalore : http://surfingindia.net/node/10 . That said there's likely no tech/startup culture out here, but hopefully much less smog/air quality issues. Upvoted Pondicherry as that looks pretty promising too.

If there is a reliable internet connection, I'll be able to work. I was thinking a city so that I could meet people and not get bored/lonely since I'll be working alone.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by lipaktest »

Well, it all depends what's the reason of visiting India. My hometown is New Delhi, so I am little biased about it. Its beautiful, has its own charm and it has close proximity to Himalayas(a must visit place). You should start from here.

However, in case you want to visit for some tech. events or making new networks I would say Hyderabad and Bangalore are the best places to visits.(FYI: Google, MS, Yahoo, Oracle all have their big offices in these two cities). They are well connected by roads(12 hours journey), may be an hour on flight.

Since you are visiting early 2011, northern part of India is a great time to visit. Its bit cold during that time of year (or pleasantly cold)but its better than scorching Summers in May-July.

You would find plenty of clubs in each of the cities, you will meet beautiful girls ;) and what not.

I would say start from the North(Delhi), visit some places closer to Himalayas, Jaipur etc. They move south to Bangalore and Hyderabad. May be get a return flight from Mumbai(India's financial capital aka New York).

Hope that helps.

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by faz »

initlaunch wrote: post #23
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…

Some may have gotten offended, but I found your post helpful, thanks! Bangalore sounds pretty cool, but things shutting down at 10pm is kind of a concern.

Yeah. It's a rule here in Bangalore to shut down all restaurants and shops by 10-10:30 PM.

Unlike in Bombay where I remember seeing kebab shops open at 1:30 AM and doing brisk business!!

Re: Ask HN: Best city in India?

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Post by lipaktest »

lipaktest wrote: post #25

Well, it all depends what's the reason of visiting India. My hometown is New Delhi, so I am little biased about it. Its beautiful, has its own charm and it has close proximity to Himalayas(a must visit place). You should start from here. However, in case you want to visit for some tech. events or making new networks I would say Hyderabad and Bangalore are the best places to visits.(FYI: Google, MS, Yahoo, Oracle all…

and this might help http://www.incredibleindia.org/index.html
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