The Silicon Valley of India is witnessing a major inflow of foreign patients. Nayantara Som explores the reasons for Bangalore's emergence as the hotbed for medical tourism in the country

If one has to personify Bangalore as a human being, then perhaps Lord Tennyson's 'Ulysses' is tailor-made for the character of the city. The city never stops looking for more. After being bitten by the IT bug, Bangalore is all geared up to experience another new trend. The Garden City has yet again become a focal point in the world map. But this time, outsourcing is not the reason. Patients from all parts of the world have been flocking to the Silicon Valley city like never before. Medical gurus are hailing this growing trend as the goldmine waiting to be explored by a city which is always hungry for more. All this is courtesy the sudden boom of medical tourism in the city. The healthcare sector now is finally 'Bangalored'.