Bangalore, officially known as Bengaluru, is one of the most hip and happening cities in India and also a major center of the IT industry. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration. Bangalore (Bangaluru) Urban and Bangalore Rural districts together form the entire Bangalore. The name Bangalore is an anglicised version of the city's name in the Kannada language, Bengaluru. The earliest reference to the name "Bengaluru" was found in a ninth century Western Ganga Dynasty stone inscription on a "vira gallu". In this inscription found in Begur, "Bengaluru" is referred to as a place in which a battle was fought in 890. It states that the place was part of the Ganga kingdom until 1004 and was known as "Bengaval-uru", the "City of Guards" in Halegannada The city is bordered by the districts of Ramnagaram and Chikkaballapur. Today, as a large and growing metropolis, Bangalore is home to some of the most well-recognized colleges and research institutions in India. Numerous public sector heavy industries, software companies, aerospace, telecommunications, and defense organisations are located in the city. Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its preeminent position as the nation's leading IT employer and exporter. A demographically diverse city, Bangalore is a major economic hub and the fastest growing major metropolis in India. Unlike other parts of India which are extremely hot in the summer months, Bangalore enjoys a relatively mild climate year round. Highest maximum of 38 degree Celsius to lowest minimum of -8 degree Celsius. http://wikitravel.org/en/Bangalore