Askew: A Short Biography of Bangalore

by T.J.S. George

Ramakrishna Karanth, a Kota Brahmin, opened Mahalakshmi Tiffin Room in 1926. Venkataramana Ural started Vidyarthi Bhavan in the 1930s and later handed it over to an Adiga. In 1965 Nagesh Adiga opened Brahmins’ Coffee Bar.