India, Sept. 3 -- By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam

Driving in Karnataka today is not just transportation. It is adventure tourism. Whether you are navigating the chaotic moonscapes of Bengaluru or the once-genteel boulevards of Mysuru, you are no longer driving on roads - you are foraging for them. The real challenge is not avoiding potholes, but discovering the rare, mythical slivers of actual road hiding between them. It is less a commute and more an archaeological dig for asphalt.

Growing up, we trained ourselves to steer away from potholes. It was a basic reflex, like braking at a red light or instinctively dodging a rogue cow. But Karnataka has rewritten the rules. The new game is "Find the Road," a thrilling, high-stakes exercise in refl...