ConnectLIVE: Bengaluru Day 1

Although day 1 of this wonderful ConnectLIVE has started from the Google Office, let’s talk about the time when I entered the Zuri Whitefield hotel with @PritishB. Last night, we stayed in a hotel approximately 1.3 km away from Zuri. This morning, after we had our breakfast, we packed our luggage and checked out.

At around 11:30 AM, we entered the Zuri, and while we were checking in, we met our fellow local guides, @Raj_Tayade, @Nidhish_Jaju, @MathanVibranarayan, @Velvel, @SwetaDhondoo, and others. The hotel staff gave us our T-shirts. We all went to our rooms and came down at 3:30 PM, where we met other local guides as well. Then we went to the Google Ananta in 2 buses.

Finally, we reached our dream destination, the largest Google office in Asia, Google Ananta. The moment I entered the office, I felt like it was another world. We all started clicking pictures, and the staff gave us our ID badges (ID cards).

Then we all went to the above floor; the moment we entered the room, @Latika_Malhotra Ji, @Kristen_NYC, @TinaWill, @David_K, and some other Googlers welcomed us to the office.

Then we had a lot of interactions with them, with a lot of fun. Everybody decorated their gift items on the table, and we started picking up the items. During this, we also clicked various pictures of unforgettable memories.



We had a cake-cutting ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the Local Guides. After that, we started having snacks, juices, and interactions with fellow local guides and Googlers. Now it was time for dinner; we stepped towards the kitchen, picked our plates and food, and started having dinner with other local guides.

After we finished dinner, the staff told us that it was time to go back to the hotel. Everyone started clicking pictures here and there, covering the maximum areas of the floor in the office. Then we boarded our buses and reached our hotel. After reaching the hotel, what happened, you can read here: Bharat Mega Meet-up.

We had a great time at the Google Ananta hotel and made so many beautiful memories with our fellow local guides and our beloved Googlers.

I am really glad that I was finally able to meet you all:

@abhishekpatk @AjitThite @AmbrishVarshney @Arati @DurgaK03 @Gurukrishnapriya @Gvipin @HinalLad @KetanChhaniyara @Ketan_Kangankar @SharmaKK @Kumaarsantosh @MayuriKubal @MerlinThomas @NandKK @Praniketmore @PrasadVR @PrinceKumar @IndianRavi @RosyKohli @Rushikesh_joshi @Sagarkanherkar @SayliWalve @shaileno @ShreyaMusings @Shrut19 @ShubhamWaman @Shubhu1 @SonamW @Supriyadevkar @The_GauravS @TravellerG @TusharSuradkar @Vandana_shines @Viranchi

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Wonderful photo collages sum up the event very nicely @Shaunak :+1:
Kudos to your photography skills and timeliness
These are our memories - to be cherished for a long time to come :hugs:
Looking forward to meeting you soon :handshake:

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Hi @Shaunak very well captured the memories of the event. :partying_face::smiling_face: Hope to meet you again some day :smiling_face:

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Beautiful collages @Shaunak Your detailed post captures the amazing vibes of the event

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Hi, @Shaunak , Thank you for sharing such a lovely recap of our memories, along with stunning photos.

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Dear @Shaunak,

It was such a pleasure meeting you in person and sharing thoughts and ideas. I truly enjoyed our time together, it was meaningful, purposeful, and a great experience overall. Looking forward to staying connected.

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Well described post @shaunak the takeaway from day 1 was as important and memorable as it was day 2

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Great recap @Shaunak it was nice meeting you in person. We all enjoyed connect live event and it will be memorable for lifetime :star_struck:

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What a wonderful recap of Day 1 @Shaunak :raising_hands::blue_heart:

Reliving those moments through your write-up brought back the same excitement and joy we all felt at Google Ananta.
Truly, the hospitality, interactions, and the chance to meet so many amazing Local Guides and Googlers made it unforgettable. Grateful to have shared this journey with you and everyone there.

Hello, dear @Shaunak
Nostalgic moments… frozen in your powerful mobile camera…:ok_hand::growing_heart:
Of course, the content of the narration is very familiar…but the details are interesting… Congrats :clap:
Thanks for tagging me in your post, dear friend…
Extremely happy that we could meet you too…
Most sincerely with gratitude,
Regards
:handshake::bouquet:

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Amazing collage, well written 1 day experience of connect live 2025 @Shaunak .

:raising_hands::raising_hands::clap::clap:

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Thank you for sharing @Shaunak ! Connect Live Bengaluru Day 1 looks like such a memorable and inspiring start.

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Happy to read your nostalgic post @Shaunak and really felt very very happy to meet you all in person. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures.

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Thank you so much @TusharSuradkar for your kind appreciation. Definitely we will meet again soon. :smiley:

Thanks @Vandana_shines surely we will meet again. :smiley:

Thanks a lot @PrasadVR for your kind words. :folded_hands:

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Thank you so much @Kumaarsantosh sir. Same here, I am glad to meet a person like you. We will definitely meet again. :smiley:

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Thank you so much @ShreyaMusings for your acknowledgement. It was nice meeting you. :sparkles:

Same here @DurgaK03 thank you so much for your kind words. :folded_hands::smiley:

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Absolutely @TravellerG sir it’s really nostalgic. All the memories we made during this ConnectLIVE is really unforgettable. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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