The state is a reminder of its glorious past. Traveling through is an awesome experience. The bright red soil, the sparkling greenery and omnipresent flowers, reason to be called the Garden City…. Known earlier as Mysore, it is the land of silk and sandalwood. History records it to be the part of the Maurayan Empire. Tipu Sultan was one of the well-known rulers. The state is growing industrially at rapid pace hence called the IT capital of the country. Top-notch industries like HMT, BEL, ITI and HAL suggest why it is impending the global software map.