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Behold the unassuming Ugly Indian

Vishy KurugantiAugust 17, 20143 mins

Behold the Ugly Indian. The Kaam Chalu Mooh Bandh Ugly Indian. The non-preachy Ugly Indian. The not-your-activist Ugly Indian. The anonymous Ugly Indian. The inspiring Ugly Indian. The unassuming Ugly…

The Ugly Indian Chronicles Volume 13: Close Encounter of the Babu Kind

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 25, 20131 mins

Last evening, I visited the The Ugly Indian Facebook page after a long time. While I was sleeping, they’ve apparently continued doing what they do best, you know, beautifying Bangalore and changing…

The Ugly Indian Chronicles (Volume 12) – Setting New Social Media Records

Vishy KurugantiJuly 17, 20122 mins

1000 Facebook Likes and 56 shares in 22 hours – for ONE picture! My original headline read 500+ Likes in 2 hours. I changed it to “725 Likes and 26 shares in three hours”. This morning I was about to…

The Ugly Indian Chronicles Volume 11 – of poets, philosophers, psychologists & designers

Vishy KurugantiJuly 04, 20121 mins

What will it take to clean up Bangalore? The answer is certainly not just corporators and bureaucrats. My favorite Bangalore citizens, The Ugly Indians (aka TUI), will tell you that the battle has to…

The Ugly Indian Chronicles – Volume 10

Vishy KurugantiApril 25, 20121 mins

Before (and after Spotfix) at Bagmane Lake; 8547 cups cleared - 16 bags of 500 cups each + another 47 to top it off. It’s been a while since I did an Ugly Indian update. To be precise, three months…

Undesign patterns of Koramangala's Street of Shame

Vishy KurugantiApril 03, 20124 mins

[Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of a series on Koramangala’s Street of Shame.] Ugly Spot #3 (open dump) on 1st Cross Rd, Koramangala 5th Block It’s been 16 days since I posted the last picture in this…

Koramangala's Street of Shame – Ugly Spot #3

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 27, 20123 mins

This is Part 2 of a series on Koramangala’s Street of Shame. Ugly Spot #3 is the unofficial open dump where the BBMP truck does its garbage pickup. It’s at the intersection of the road leading to…

Koramangala's Street of Shame

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 26, 20122 mins

This past week, I shifted my theater of operations — from Koramangala 3rd Block cafes on 80 Feet Road to Koramangala 5th block cafes on 1st Cross Road. Why did I do that? Maybe I needed a change…

Road Reclamation – The Ugly Indian Way

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 06, 20121 mins

The first few news articles I read this morning were depressing ones about the UP elections. That probably explains my less than cheerful previous post. “A quick Facebook session should lift my…

The Ugly Indian Chronicles – Volume 9

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 11, 20123 mins

Things are a bit quiet… over in The Ugly Indian corral. Almost like the calm after the storm? Surely after 60-odd consecutive weeks of SpotFixes and maybe some well-deserved revelry over the holidays…

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