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Issues impacting daily life in cities, how the local government addresses them, citizen engagement and problem solving.

Citizens for Bengaluru

Towards Nagar Swaraj – are you ready, citizen of Bengaluru?

December 15, 2018 Umesh Babu P G

Come on fellow citizens, let’s all unite for making our city a better place to live in. Now its time for us to look toward Nagara Swaraj or Nagar Sabha!

A treasure of waste

An event to feature waste management innovations and solutions

November 30, 2018 Admin

Bengaluru division of Social Venture Partnerships is organising a focused one-day event to leverage the learnings of some civic innovators, RWA’s, associations, federations, large campuses and other stakeholders in the field of waste management. Experts

Citizens for Bengaluru

Mayor asks ward committees to meet every month; here’s what went on backstage

November 1, 2018 Tara Krishnaswamy

Nothing will change in India, what is the point in protesting? WRONG. Let me tell you a success story from today. Around August of last year, #CitizensForBengaluru, my favourite (and my own 🙂) citizens movement

Citizens for Bengaluru

CfB appeals to Mayor to hold ward committee meetings starting Rajyotsava

October 17, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

Two years ago on this day 8000 Bengalureans formed a human chain saying #SteelFlyoverBeda. The unprecedented public opposition forced the government to scrap the controversial 6.7 km ₹2000 crore steel flyover. CfB was born out

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Needed in Bengaluru: Bicycle networks that don’t follow road networks

September 25, 2018 Ashwin Mahesh

I was at the launch of the Cycle to Work campaign along with the Mayor and the Bicycle Mayor last week. It was very nice to see many cyclists come together, hopeful of renewed efforts

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Citizens are the solution for any problem in any city

September 25, 2018 Ashwin Mahesh

For several years now, I’ve had one theme around which I felt we could push for change – “rather than try to solve problems, we should focus on increasing the number of problem solving people”.

Citizens for Bengaluru

There’s a railway station at Bellandur, and you may not even know it!

September 4, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

This station is in bad condition, but could help a lot of commuters if infrastructure is improved.

Citizens for Bengaluru

Five reasons to get aboard the Rail Yatra and say #ModaluTrainBeku !

August 31, 2018 Tara Krishnaswamy

Why should you demand trains in Bengaluru? 1. Building the Suburban train network is the least disruptive on Bengaluru. It won’t affect the existing roads with diversions and bottlenecks while tracks are expanded, more trains

Citizens for Bengaluru

What does a delayed suburban train cost Bengaluru?

August 3, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

‘Opportunity cost’ is defined as “cost of a missed opportunity”. We may never know the opportunity cost of missing out on suburban train in Bengaluru. The amazing video about Mumbai local aka suburban train is

Citizens for Bengaluru

Why can’t the government be left alone? Here’s why that’s not an option

August 2, 2018 Tara Krishnaswamy

“Why don’t you leave the government alone? Let them do what they want. Why interfere?” Engaging with public sentiment on the proposed elevated corridors in Bangalore recently, some people asked such questions. Let *them* do

Citizen’s Dairy

Chennai’s road signs – a long and confusing story

June 29, 2018 Raghukumar Choodamani

Chennai’s road signs are always changing. At considerable expense of our money. For a country which is ridden with poverty, corruption, terrorism, communal hatred and several such pressing issues, changing the street names or the quality of the sign boards are definitely not the issues which need to be dealt with on a priority basis

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Conflict of Commercialisation – How does it stop?

February 13, 2018 Ashwin Mahesh

In some neighburhoods, citizens are vexed by an increasing number of bars and pubs, and the dramatic change in the surroundings as a result. There have been various instances of conflict between residents and these

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A protest in Bengaluru against violence on women

November 24, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

On a sunny-cool afternoon, joining more than a 100 “orange” rallyists to protest violence on women sounds a bit violent. However, it really can’t get more peaceful when you are standing in silence. At the

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Time to nominate your place of pride for this award

November 13, 2017 Sharath SR

Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) in association with Rotary Bangalore, Palmville and Gleneagles Global Hospitals today launched the second edition of the My, Place of Pride. My Place of Pride (MYPOP) is a contest to

Citizens for Bengaluru

#BekuBedaSathe: What next?

October 31, 2017 Tara Krishnaswamy

We saw a jostling, zealous crowd #ForTheSakeofBengaluru on Oct 15th, Sunday at Freedom Park. A numerous and highly diverse people cast their demands on the Beku Beda wall, and ballot boxes and brought demands as

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