Indiranagar tops 'DNA'’s best localities

Just damn statistics. Look for the brand quotient, which indicates PEDIGREE (how classic?), POSHNESS (hip and hep?), PROMISE (future value?), PIGGYBAGGAGE (IT rub-off?), and PROXIMITY (airport nearby?).

These 5Ps were, then, the deciding factors in the first DNA-IMRS survey of Bangalore’s Best Localities (the L-list). The topper is no surprise: Indiranagar, a social hub that has been reengineered by business and entertainment. Even in its bleakest moments—the locality has surrendered its calm interior to the daily grating and bullying of a W-I-P Metro—Indiranagar is a big residential draw. In essence, Indiranagar = neighbourhoods + culture + 100 Ft Rd.

Top 20 places to live

1. Indiranagar
2. HRBR Layout
3. Jayanagar
4. Malleswaram
5. Koramangala
6. CV Raman Nagar
7. Dollars Colony
8. Greater MG Road
9. Whitefield
10. Victoria Layout
11. Cox/Frazer Town
12. Electronic City
13. Marathahalli
14. Vijayanagar
15. Basavanagudi
16. Ulsoor
17. Yelahanka
18. Rajajinagar
19. Banaswadi
20. Domlur