Poornima Kannan, Author at Citizen Matters, Blogs

Six Dead Queen and an Inflatable Henry: An all women production by Bangalore Little Theatre

September 5, 2019 Poornima Kannan

Bangalore Little Theatre is ready to present our next production Six Dead Queens and an Inflatable Henry (SDQ). Originally produced by Foursight Theatre Group, United Kingdom this popular play which has been produced worldwide by

Indira Nagar celebrates Environment Day

June 5, 2016 Poornima Kannan

Trees as we all know are of great importance for the whole human fraternity as well as managing the natural balance in the environment. However, we human beings are regularly cutting down the trees for

Spotted: 27 species of trees

April 25, 2016 Poornima Kannan

Spurred by the recent tree cutting incident in the vicinity of the neighbourhood, a tree walk was organised on the morning of April 23rd by the BM Residents Welfare Association in Indira Nagar 1st Stage,

Butterflies and Botany

December 17, 2014 Poornima Kannan

Caterpillars are creepy? Each time I saw a worm or a caterpillar wriggling, I would let out a shriek that would stun people around me. They sniggered when they found the reason. Times change and

Trees and bees

November 18, 2014 Poornima Kannan

One evening I heard a buzzing sound near my glass door overlooking the garden. I did not pay much attention as I did not expect anything unusual. After a while I noticed two bees in my living

Amazing world of leaf cutter bees!

November 5, 2014 Poornima Kannan

I was sitting in the balcony and gazing at a copper pod tree on a Sunday afternoon. A tailor bird was busy collecting nesting material. Some butterflies fluttered around looking for nectar. The resident squirrel

Dashing through the streets

An elevating experience

January 26, 2009 Poornima Kannan

It was my New Year resolution to do something different on weekends that led me to these boulders of Turahalli. I responded to an email from the Wanderers, an adventure and outdoor events group, on

Happy New Year?

January 4, 2009 Poornima Kannan

Happy New Year to everyone. I’ll greet you with the same wishes in March-April (twice if you celebrate both Sankranthi & Vizhu/Baisakh in Bangalore). We have many new year days, dont worry. Somehow the charm

Gated Communities – Are they any different?

December 16, 2008 Poornima Kannan

"The only difference is that there is a gate", declared my friend who resides in one such place. "We decided to come here only because of the security; now we know that it’s just an

Why do you like Bangalore?

November 30, 2008 Poornima Kannan

I read this blog by pure chance while weaving through the thick maze of the internet. It set me thinking in the same lines about our city. Sure, Bangalore has its share of problems –

Terrorists target Mumbai’s Heritage

November 26, 2008 Poornima Kannan

The ongoing siege of Mumbai’s richest district is yet another terrorist attack to demoralise India and its people. This time the attacks have targeted the city’s heritage buildings; including the CST railway terminal(also called VT

Dashing through the streets

A Day at KSCA

October 12, 2008 Poornima Kannan

It’s a whole different experience to watch India’s most popular game at the stadium. The crowd, the buzz, watching players warm up, huge shouts as Tendulkar walks in, boos when there is a war of

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