Bengaluru is a megacity with a population over 12 million making it the third most populated city in the country. Bengaluru is popular for its cosmopolitan population, blessed with pleasant weather throughout the year and a flourishing, drinking, dining and mall hopping scene.

Bangalore is a good city for shopping, some beautifully manicured gardens and parks. Some fine Victorian era architecture is prominent throughout the city.

Bangalore is loved for its pleasant weather, beautiful parks and lakes dotting through out the city.

Take a long, stroll through the green Cubbon Park, shop in the many fabulous malls or street side markets or hop into one of the several acclaimed craft breweries in the city for a cold and refreshing drink

As the IT capital of India, Bangalore hosts many multi-national corporations and their multi national staff making the city’s facilities interesting. Technology majors Infosys, ISRO, Wipro, HAL, BEML, BHEL and many more are headquartered in the city.

Bangalore is home to many educational and research institutions, such as:

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore) (IIMB), International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIITB), National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, National Institute of Design, Bangalore (NID R&D Campus), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)

Numerous state-owned aerospace and defence organisations, such as:

Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Aeronautics, National Aerospace Laboratories are located in the city.

Bangalore also houses several research and development centres for many firms such as:

ABB, Airbus, Bosch, Boeing, GE, GM, Google, Liebherr-Aerospace, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Nokia, Oracle, Philips, Shell, Toyota, Tyco

Bangalore is called as the Silicon Valley of India because of the large number of information technology companies located in the city which contributed 33% of India's ₹1,442 billion, IT exports in 2006–07.

Bangalore's IT industry is divided into three main clusters – Software Technology Parks of India (STPI); International Tech Park, Bangalore (ITPB); and Electronics City. UB City, the headquarters of the United Breweries Group, is a high-end commercial zone