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Jamillah Knowles | 11:45 UK time, Tuesday, 6 October 2009

This week the podcast is the second installment from Bangalore, India. If you missed a link on the audio or would like to look more closely at the sites of some of our voices, you can find the information here.

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dr.jpgThe was started by the man behind WIPRO with his own personal funds. It works in the field of education to try and improve social situations and more. Mr Dileep Ranjekar is the CEO, he talks about some of the problems that come about as Bangalore develops fast as a global leader in technology.

ss.jpgShalini Sharma works with the children of migrant labourers in Bangalore as part of the Azim Premji Foundation projects. Part parent, carer, organiser and teacher, she works with children who have little else in the way of opportunities for education.

sb.jpgThe disparity between rich and poor in Bangalore is stark. Certainly the speed of development has had a stake in this, as well as migratory workers and politics. is an associate professor at the national institute for advances studies. He talks through the complexities of developing Bangalore.

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as.jpgMore Twitter-based fun in the city. Planning is in motion for . Avinash Singh talks about expectations for signal to noise.

cm.jpgI talked a little about earlier on this blog. Meera and Subbu talk through their approach and how user generated content is seen in Indian print media.

google.jpgHaving been to HQ in California, it was too much to miss their work in India whilst I was in Bangalore. Product managers got around the table as we discussed language, development, mapping and mobile.

cis.jpgThe in Bangalore does some incredible research and reflects a clear image of how India sees itself online and off. Nishant Shah talks through a web based consciousness and how fast moving tech cities feel an association with the internet, even when many citizens have never seen a computer.

jk.gifThat's all from Bangalore, thanks to everyone who got in touch, met for a chat, showed me the city and invited me in for interviews and research.
Jamillah

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