Bengaluru

After a short trek in Nepal and a few days in Kathmandu, I flew to Bengaluru (which everyone still seems to call Bangalore) for the SIGMOD conference . The opulence of the airport shocked me. The terminal was a massive hanging garden, with living plants lining all the walls, bamboo-like pillars supporting the ceiling, and a tremendous fountain in the center. I didn&rsquo;t know anything this…