Frazer Town Delights
Frazer town is full of hidden surprises. The more I discover Frazer town and it’s little yummy bakeries and tea houses, the more I want to document it. It isn’t a surprise to find an old Bangalorean bunglow on it’s roads – like the one that Peter Colaco talks about in his book Bangalore: A Century of Tales from City and Cantonment. Most of the times commercial buildings and apartments have risen in what once used to be spacious green homes. Some bungalow owners have managed to secure their space in the city by allowing their large courtyards to be used as commercial buildings while retaining their homes. I discovered one such, close to my workspace, surrounded by tall buildings but still managing to have a little space to grow it’s own curry leaf tree. Squirrels scurry around on it’s terrace in the mornings, and cats find a cozy spot when the roof gets warmer. Bangalore can be so beautiful, sometimes.
Your drawings are awesome. I accidently found this blog one day, while browsing and loved it. Thank you. It’s been quite a while since i saw a new post here. Please keep posting. thanks.
Wonderful illustrations – I used to live in Bangalore for five years until 2009 and I have explored a fair bit of the city to have a one-to-one correlation between what you’ve drawn and what I have witnessed. I yearn to get back there – some of your illustrations have only intensified that need to get back. Please draw more!