Bengaluru Now, I Witness You!

Silicon city That pulsates, Both day and night, The Tech Capital And the sky, veiled With urban haze And dense, sprawling cityscape. Grey city of its Gridlocked roads Surrounded by Towering skyscrapers Inspiring The coder And the entrepreneur. Glass city Of its Modern offices And its apartments Compact and sleek, New and bold, A striking, sure testament Of the presence Of the FUTURE. Neon and chrome city To reinvent The bustling rhythm Of its progress And yet retains Echoes of the past. City of early mornings When the techie Leaves his flat And in the busy metro Taps his laptop The commuter, Eyes on screens, In air-conditioned cars, Mimics and rushes To connect With the world That fuels their DREAMS As a true Bengalurean. City of endless startups That illuminates the path Of the innovator And the visionary Who disrupts Tradition, Complacency, And long Established norms. Green-grey city A mixture and contrast That modernises, Reshapes the landscape Of time accelerating That unleashes And propels, Surges swiftly Unstoppable And holds in The tech parks, By the malls And facing the Global IT hub These dreamers With cutting-edge ideas Sitting at the edge Of this vast Transforming metropolis, Creating The digital future That captivates and challenges. City of diversity Of heaped-up talents With global backgrounds Who meet online, Collaborate, Innovate, Connect, Expand. Disrupt, Complement, Enrich, Express themselves, Coming just From every corner Of India and the world To the heart Of Bengaluru And the epicentre Of South India's Tech revolution. And nostalgic old-timers? The ambitious Newcomers? All together They coexist And merge Their traditions and Their aspirations In progress And innovation But New Bengaluru Carves out for itself, indeed, The future's share. A dynamic and complex present Whose energy Excites and overwhelms Leaving digital footprints In cyberspace And experiences Virtual, And actual, Fast-paced And relentless.