Bangalore: city in the south of India that is the Silicon Valley of Central Asia

Bangalore City Center, a photo by Melanie-m on Flickr.

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The Silicon Valley of India is a nickname of the Indian city of Bangalore. The name signifies Bangalore's status as a hub for information technology (IT) companies in India and is a comparative reference to the original Silicon Valley, based around Santa Clara Valley, California, a major hub for IT companies in the United States.

Microsoft, Dell and other companies employ thousands of highly-educated Indians in writing software and designing hardware.