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P.R. Vasantha holds up the flag for the fast-disappearing vegetarian hotels
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One of the factors that made Bangalore famous across the country, till a few years ago, were the famous vegetarian restaurants, which not many cities across the country could boast of. MTR, situated near Lalbagh, used to be a major tourist attraction
with a conducted tour of the kitchen.
Woodlands, Brindavan and Broadway hotels were popular haunts of vegetarians. Malleswaram and Basavangudi were famous for several vegetarian restaurants.
For those in a perpetual hurry, the Darshinis sprung up to allow people to have food in quick time.
Now, the picture is changing fast.
The old restaurants are still doing business, though these places are gradually giving way to new enterprises such as Chicken Paradise, Tandoor Hut and others.
On the outskirts of the city, vegetarian restaurants are conspicuous by their absence.
Even as the western world turns vegetarian, and when restaurants and aircraft carriers abroad have started to provide pure vegetarian food, it is a matter of concern that vegetarianism is disappearing from old outposts like Bangalore.
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