If Mumbai contains a multiplicity of cities within, as Sharada Dwivedi once famously described the city, then Bengaluru contains at least four - a small trading town, a colonial cantonment, a traditional, conservative South India agrahara and a modern hi-tech city. The story of the spectacular rise of Bengaluru is something very few cities around the world can claim. At our Online Talk #FourCitiesInOne, Bengaluru resident and Bengaluru lover Vinay Parameswarappa traces the story of his city through the multiple cities that exist within her.

About the speaker

Vinay Parameswarappa is the founder of Gully Tours, an experiential travel and learning company he started in 2009. He is also an engineer and MBA from Oxford University, and a leadership coach. Vinay has hosted more that 30,000 people in Bengaluru on his tours, from Hollywood celebrities and global CXOs to heads of state. He has been featured in The Guardian, National Geographic Magazine and Conde Nast Traveller. He has also featured in the Netflix series, Raja, Rasoi aur Anya Kahaniyan.