India, Aug. 27 -- A Bengaluru man's nostalgic post featuring a rare photograph of Cubbon Park from 1948 has gone viral on social media, sparking conversations about the city's lost lakes, vanishing greenery, and the politics of urban development.

The man captioned the then-and-now comparison with, "So Bengaluru actually made the central lung space much greener over the past 77 years! Cubbon Park aka Chamarajendra Park."

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The viral Cubbon Park photo has been widely reshared online, though the original source of the 1948 image remains unclear.

The post quickly drew mixed reactions. While some users pointed out that Bengaluru wa...