Co-Founder/CEO @UnboxingBlr - a not-for-profit initiative focused on India's Tech & Startup capital Bangalore. https://teapaw.org/t.co/mXKVF6tIBi
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Lights, camera, unbox!
A special day. A special launch.
'Unboxing Bengaluru’ - our definitive book on contemporary Bangalore - is out.
Available on Amazon! amzn.eu/d/9d5Z0H4
#startup #tech
#TheCityOfNewBeginnings
Malini Goyal retweeted
Church Street is so much more than a tiny stretch of road. It is culture, community and a living-breathing museum for Bengaluru. Here’s to the quiet efforts, loud impacts, the community and culture of namma Church Street.
@prashanthp @GoyalMalini @koushik_b_s
#bengaluru #churchstreet #unboxingblr
Malini Goyal retweeted
Does punishment actually create justice?
Crime. Policing. The legal system. Accountability.
Bhaskar Rao × K V Subramanya
Code to Culture ,trailer out now.
Full episode coming soon.
#CodeToCulture #UnboxingBLR #Bengaluru
Malini Goyal retweeted
The Music Scene is coming back this Saturday again! See you soon at
📍One Sobha, Church Street
🕐 5 - 8 pm – at Bengaluru, India
Spotted in my little heaven on earth - my little balcony garden.
#BrahmKamal. Five of them flowering all at once. ❤️
Sometimes, a small beautiful unexpected thing can bring you so much joy. #Nature can be truly magical.
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This is a great moment of pride for us as we write the next chapter of innovation and inspiration at the heart of Bengaluru and Karnataka.
A landmark moment for Bengaluru and Karnataka.
With MIST, India's first Museum of Innovation, Startup & Technology and INNOVERSE, our upcoming deeptech innovation hub at the historic NGEF campus, we are creating institutions that will preserve our innovation journey while inspiring the next generation of founders, researchers and innovators.
MIST will tell the story of India's innovation, startup and technology ecosystem, celebrating the ideas, people and institutions that shaped it. INNOVERSE will help write the next chapter by fostering collaboration between startups, researchers, industry and global partners.
It is also a matter of great pride that the consortium led by Heneghan Peng Architects, the team behind the iconic Grand Egyptian Museum, has been selected to bring this vision to life. Bengaluru's innovation legacy deserves a home that reflects its global stature and MIST will be a fitting representation of that journey.
@CMofKarnataka
@ITBTGoK @UnboxingBlr @prashanthp @GoyalMalini
Malini Goyal retweeted
A landmark moment for Bengaluru and Karnataka.
With MIST, India's first Museum of Innovation, Startup & Technology and INNOVERSE, our upcoming deeptech innovation hub at the historic NGEF campus, we are creating institutions that will preserve our innovation journey while inspiring the next generation of founders, researchers and innovators.
MIST will tell the story of India's innovation, startup and technology ecosystem, celebrating the ideas, people and institutions that shaped it. INNOVERSE will help write the next chapter by fostering collaboration between startups, researchers, industry and global partners.
It is also a matter of great pride that the consortium led by Heneghan Peng Architects, the team behind the iconic Grand Egyptian Museum, has been selected to bring this vision to life. Bengaluru's innovation legacy deserves a home that reflects its global stature and MIST will be a fitting representation of that journey.
@CMofKarnataka
@ITBTGoK @UnboxingBlr @prashanthp @GoyalMalini
Malini Goyal retweeted
Bengaluru's Museum of Innovation, Startup & Technology to be designed by architects behind Grand Egyptian Museum
@UnboxingBlr @ITBTGoK @priyankkharge @prashanthp @SiddarthMPai @GoyalMalini
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Bengaluru.... Something special, Something new. Coming soon.
@UnboxingBlr @prashanthp #Bangalore #Bengaluru #TheMusicScene #music
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Malini Goyal retweeted
Bengaluru's music scene is overflowing with talent.🌟
Singers.
Rappers.
Producers.
Bands.
Instrumentalists.
We're building something for the city's artists , a platform to connect, collaborate, and create opportunities.
If you're serious about your music journey, we want to hear from you.
Your mic drop moment starts here.
Apply below 👇
forms.gle/63efam31HQVW2Aao9
#BengaluruMusic #IndieMusic #IndependentArtists #MusicCommunity #NammaBengaluru
Malini Goyal retweeted
Why does Bengaluru get so much hate?
Social media users frequently scrutinise Bangalore by placing it under a figurative microscope
Watch the full conversation on YouTube
Featuring
@Captain_Mani72
@beastoftraal
youtu.be/nj8tCzfCJSk?si=6iQV…
@prashanthp @GoyalMalini
#bengaluru #BDA #codetoculture
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In a city like Bengaluru, where traffic is often the biggest deterrent, how does a restaurant in Whitefield persuade someone living in Jayanagar to visit? Especially when people already have plenty of options close to home.
This was something I brought up during my conversation with Major P. Manivannan (IAS - @Captain_Mani72 ), Commissioner of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), and @GoyalMalini. Though it didn't make it to the final edit, here's the idea I proposed wearing my marketing hat.
What if restaurants across the city came together to create a "Cross-Town Day" once a month?
On a designated day every month (say, the 3rd Sunday) restaurants could offer discounts linked to the distance travelled.
Travel 25 km? Get 25% off. Travel 50 km? Get 50% off. No, this doesn't apply if you've flown in from another city 😏
The idea is simple: create an occasion that encourages people to explore parts of Bengaluru they rarely have a reason to visit, while giving restaurants access to entirely new customers.
Manivannan then built on this idea and made it even more compelling: what if all public transport (BMTC buses and the Metro) were made free on that designated day?
Imagine what that could do.
More people using public transport. Fewer private vehicles on the road. Less stress about traffic and parking. And the freedom to hop across the city, discover neighborhoods you've never explored, and perhaps find your next favorite restaurant.
We discuss much more in this episode... from Bengaluru's identity and migrant communities to the city's biggest challenges and opportunities.
Watch the episode here: tinyurl.com/unboxbengaluru
Reading autobiography of #AnthonyKiedis, lead singer of #RedHotChiliPeppers.
Its honest, intimate & authentic in its telling. It has taken me into a world I knew nothing about.
Guess that's what well written biographies shld be about.
On my bucket list. Some day. To write one.
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Two very unlikely co-guests for an interesting episode.
Refreshingly insightful conversation this ....
Here's the trailer..
@CaptSManivannan @beastoftraal @UnboxingBlr
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Malini Goyal retweeted
The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2026, regarded as one of the world's most authoritative benchmarks for startup ecosystems and based on data from over 5.5 million companies across 350+ innovation ecosystems, has once again reaffirmed Bengaluru-Karnataka's position as a global innovation leader.
Some of the standout findings this year:
- #2 in Asia for AI Native Clusters and Top 15 globally
- #15 Global Startup Ecosystem
- Top 10 globally and #3 in Asia for Performance
- Top 10 globally and #5 in Asia for R&D Engine
- Top 15 globally and #4 in Asia for Funding Momentum
- $152.8 billion ecosystem value, with 190% growth in 5 years
- $46 billion in startup exits and $39 billion in venture capital attracted between 2021 and 2025
- Growth that is nearly three times the Asian average, with startup exit value surpassing Singapore
Our continued investments through Startup Policy 2.0, our Local Economy Accelerator Program #LEAP for technology growth in tier-2 and 3 cities, the DeepTech Decade initiative, ELEVATE grant-in-aid program for early stage startups, #KATALYST ease-of-doing business cell fir GCCs and the Global Innovation Alliance are strengthening every layer of the innovation ecosystem and ensuring Karnataka remains the preferred destination for entrepreneurs, researchers, investors and builders from across the world.
@CMofKarnataka
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Bengaluru’s love for RCB is an emotion that unites millions of hearts. ❤️🏏
Happy to visit the magnificent 20-foot RCB mural at Orion Mall, a wonderful initiative by Unboxing Bengaluru. The artwork beautifully reflects the passion, resilience, and spirit that make RCB an integral part of Bengaluru’s identity.
Wishing RCB continued success and many more glorious moments ahead.
Prathi Sala Cup Namde
Always RCB!
@RCBTweets
#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2026 #RCB
My favourite #author these days. #fredrikbackman.
What a beautiful style. What a lovely unraveling of layers that make us human.
Suddenly feeling rich to have discovered an author whose books make reading so pleasurable.
#AnxiousPeople #MyFriends #AManCalledOve
Malini Goyal retweeted
Bengaluru thrives in its third spaces created by communities of all size and kind :)
Glad that what germinated as an idea over @AgaraWalksBLR a few months back is now a full fledged platform for community builders and Bengalurians to connect!
Hangout.in is live now to discover your favourite communities and events in Bengaluru.
@prao24 and @GoyalMalini - glad that you met at our walk earlier and made this happen for community builders like us!
Super excited to host a 'Community Builders' Walk' with @UnboxingBlr & @bhiveworkspace at Agara Lake this Saturday to bring together community builders to discuss on all aspects of community building.
Know a passionate Community Builder? Tag them here, so that we can invite them. This is a curated walk.
RSVP: luma.com/7x6z8a9u?utm_source…
@Eashita_m @radhikamohta @gsaidileep @wipindia @VaibhaviPai15 @mysoreravindra @vijethashastry @thtlegaltechgal @poojasinhaha
Bengaluru has everything.
But most people still don’t know where to go.
Because everything is scattered.
Communities.
Events.
Spaces.
So we built HangOut.
202 communities
49 volunteer orgs
25 city guides
104 events
All in one place.
Go find your people → Hangout.in
Malini Goyal retweeted
Bengaluru has everything.
But most people still don’t know where to go.
Because everything is scattered.
Communities.
Events.
Spaces.
So we built HangOut.
202 communities
49 volunteer orgs
25 city guides
104 events
All in one place.
Go find your people → Hangout.in
Malini Goyal retweeted
It was a privilege to unveil “Bengaluru’s Soul”, designed by the acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa.
Bengaluru is a city that absorbs the world and still remains deeply itself. It is a city where science, culture and art coexist, where ambition and sensitivity meet.
This is a city built by many hands, many languages, many journeys and many dreams. People have come here from every part of Karnataka, from every part of India, and from across the world.
They have come to learn, to build, to create, to work and to belong.
And that is what gives Bengaluru its soul.
@kiranshaw @HariMarar @EmbEspIndia @blrairport_kn
Malini Goyal retweeted
Bengaluru wasn’t always as open and welcoming before.
Prem Koshy talks about the time when parts of the city were restricted. You needed permission to enter certain areas. And not everyone got it.
Watch the full episode to know more: youtu.be/-5WWtAgSgmI
@GoyalMalini