Pollution in the Bellandur Lake, more often than not, makes people hold their breath and stops them from getting their feet wet in Bellandur, Bangalore. Photo: Varsha Yeshwant Kumar
Sunset over the Bellandur lake in Bellandur, Bangalore. Photo: Varsha Yeshwant Kumar
Wipro headquartered in Bellandur: Wipro, one among the top IT services majors in the country, draws techies and young graduates from across the country. It also runs several Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives that inspire its young workforce to get involved in social causes outside their work life.Photo: Varsha Yeshwant Kumar
Doddamma Devi temple: Hidden behind huge apartment complexes and facing Bellandur lake, Sri Doddamma Devi temple is one among the oldest in Bellandur. Little temples and shrines of local deities dot the villages around the lake. Photo: Varsha Yeshwant Kumar
Kaikondrahalli lake: Much like its neighbour Bellandur lake, this water body, with an impressive list of avian visitors, is under siege from construction activity on one bank and roadwork on the other. Residents, who only recently pooled in resources to clean the lake, are not surprisingly livid. Photo: Varsha Yeshwant Kumar