Innovating for Bangalore

Updated On Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST
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Employees of IT companies play on a basketball court after work at the Electronics City IT district in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

Employees of IT companies play on a basketball court after work at the Electronics City IT district in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year. (Reuters)

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A game artist sits at his workstation on the floor of Dhruva Interactive's offices in Bangalore. As gaming scales up, the advantages of outsourcing are becoming apparent to the firms on the U.S. West Coast that dominate the sector. Jobs that can cost up to $12,000-$15,000 per man-month there can be outsourced to companies in India like Dhruva for about $4,000-$5,000. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

A game artist sits at his workstation on the floor of Dhruva Interactive's offices in Bangalore. As gaming scales up, the advantages of outsourcing are becoming apparent to the firms on the U.S. West Coast that dominate the sector. Jobs that can cost up to $12,000-$15,000 per man-month there can be outsourced to companies in India like Dhruva for about $4,000-$5,000. (Reuters)

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Workers are seen at their workstations on the floor of an outsourcing centre in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

Workers are seen at their workstations on the floor of an outsourcing centre in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year. (Reuters)

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Employees of IT companies use a swimming pool at the Electronics City IT district in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year, one of the few bright spots in an economy blighted by policy stagnation and political instability. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

Employees of IT companies use a swimming pool at the Electronics City IT district in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year, one of the few bright spots in an economy blighted by policy stagnation and political instability. (Reuters)

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Employees walk and cycle in front of a building dubbed the "washing machine", a well-known landmark built by Infosys at the Electronics city IT district in Bangalore. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

Employees walk and cycle in front of a building dubbed the "washing machine", a well-known landmark built by Infosys at the Electronics city IT district in Bangalore. (Reuters)

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Nathan Harris, Ananth Menon, Matthew Harris and Navin Thomas practise in their studio, a small one-room flat in a residential building in Bangalore's suburbs. All members of the band are in their mid-30s and either work in IT or run their own consulting businesses. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

Nathan Harris, Ananth Menon, Matthew Harris and Navin Thomas practise in their studio, a small one-room flat in a residential building in Bangalore's suburbs. All members of the band are in their mid-30s and either work in IT or run their own consulting businesses. (Reuters)

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A man pushing a tricycle cart walks in front of a pyramid-shaped building made out of glass in the Infosys campus at Electronics City in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

A man pushing a tricycle cart walks in front of a pyramid-shaped building made out of glass in the Infosys campus at Electronics City in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14 percent per year. (Reuters)

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Lockers for workers to place their personal belongings into are seen on the floor of an outsourcing centre in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14% per year. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

Lockers for workers to place their personal belongings into are seen on the floor of an outsourcing centre in Bangalore. India's IT industry, with Bangalore firms forming the largest component, is now worth an annual $100 billion and growing 14% per year. (Reuters)

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Employees of game company Dhruva Interactive play a game for which they designed the graphics, at their office in Bangalore. As gaming scales up, the advantages of outsourcing are becoming apparent to the firms on the US West Coast that dominate the sector. (Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 05, 2012 04:59 pm IST

Employees of game company Dhruva Interactive play a game for which they designed the graphics, at their office in Bangalore. As gaming scales up, the advantages of outsourcing are becoming apparent to the firms on the US West Coast that dominate the sector. (Reuters)

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