2008 Citizen Matters, Blogs

The light and life in Lalbagh

December 25, 2008 Deepa Mohan

The morning sun shone through the trees as we entered Lalbagh today… The trees and the light together gave the effect of a painting! The light shone on these flowers… this little squirrel: this lady

Tour of Nilgiris flagged off!

December 25, 2008 Deepa Mohan

The 919 km cycling trip across the Nilgiris, the Tour Of Nilgiris event got off to a flying start early this morning. In the mist, some of the organizers held the flag aloft: And then

Bangalore teams in Federation cup

December 24, 2008 Aswin S

Mohun Bagan created history by winning the Federation Cup, India’s annual major club football tournament, for a record 13th time at Kolkata on the 21st of December 2008, avenging their 2004 defeat to Dempo at

The Paining of Complaining…

December 22, 2008 Deepa Mohan

As long as things go smoothly, our system works. But let there be a problem and one is up against the most people-unfriendly scenario possible. Our mobile bill (my mobile phone is an add-on to

Deepa's Jottings

A Gem in the Bustle….

December 21, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Right in the middle of the rush and hustle of St Mark’s Road, I spotted it…a "gem of purest ray serene"…but not in the "unfathom’d caves of ocean", but right in the centre of this

Adventures of an eco-nut

Grow your food on your terrace!

December 21, 2008 Vinita

Here I was merrily plucking tomatoes from my garden as and when i needed them in the kitchen, till S – our domestic help – told me that she had just bought it for 40

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

Society

Volunteer “traffic regulator” at 65

December 14, 2008 Sharath Bhat

Traffic flows smoothly out here. Pics : Sharath Bhat Meet Srinivasalu Naidu – a self-appointed traffic regulator who stations himself at a narrow by-lane off Millers Road in Benson Town – a little before the

Adventures of an eco-nut

A better approach to laundry

December 13, 2008 Vinita

In my search to find a method to recycle grey water from the washing machine, I chanced upon an exciting alternative to detergents: Soap Nut (Sapindus Mukorossi, locally called Ritha or soap kai). Of course,

Campus Diem

Life Is Beautiful

December 12, 2008 Siri Srinivas

In all the times one is under deep emotional and spiritual duress, one feels irrevocably attached to certain people. As if misery were some sort of brotherhood held together by common predicaments. This brotherhood allows

Before taking the plunge to start your company

December 10, 2008 Anjana Vivek

Gyan, the strategy consultant, had a question from an old friend, Kaushik Ghosh, who was an alumnus of a prestigious management institute. Kaushik, who was in a senior position at a leading corporate suddenly had

Commute

Construction of Bus Stop…

December 9, 2008 Deepa Mohan

One of the problems that BMTC faces in the construction of bus stops is that the land on which these stops must be sited, belongs to the BBMP. It often runs into rough weather with

Deepa's Jottings

Art in Unlikely Places

December 9, 2008 Deepa Mohan

I was walking down Jayanagar 9th block when I saw this really beautiful work of art. Its function is to keep people from bumping into the glass, but the artist in the person entrusted with

Ragigudda Temple Hanumath Jayanthi…mini mela

December 9, 2008 Deepa Mohan

The Ragigudda Temple, Jayanagar 9th Block, is celebrating the Hanumath Jayanthi (birthday of Hanuman or Anjaneya) from the 3rd of December. The area around the temple has been cordonned off to traffic and several stalls

Adventures of an eco-nut

Conserving rainwater

December 7, 2008 Vinita

It’s been a month now and I still can’t stop myself from rushing to the terrace in the morning, after a night of heavy rain. After several months of seeking ways (unsuccessfully!) to harvest rainwater