November 2008 | Citizen Matters, Blogs

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 –

Campus Diem

A Rhodes Scholar Speaks – Sushila Rao

November 29, 2008 Siri Srinivas

Sushila Rao is a fifth year student at The National Law School, Bangalore. She is one of the five Rhodes Scholars from India for the year 2009. En route to the prestigious scholarship, she has

Deepa's Jottings

FOSS.in– Closing Keynote Address by Kalyan Varma

November 28, 2008 Deepa Mohan

It was an unusual way to end a predominantly techie meet…the FOSS.in (Free and Open Source Software annual meet which happens at the J N Tata Auditorium) closed with a keynote address by Kalyan Varma,

A plastic cleanup drive at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

November 26, 2008 Deepa Mohan

I belong to a volunteer group called Clean and Green, which has been going out on trips to the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary and cleaning up as much of the plastic trash as possible in the

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

Health

No entry for garbage

November 24, 2008 Sharath Bhat

In Cooke Town, you’ll see an unusual way to get the message across, to random dumpers of garbage. Especially those who miss the bus on the morning collection, when carts go down the road to

A Lady Cobbler…..

November 20, 2008 Deepa Mohan

I regularly visit this lady cobbler in J P Nagar 3rd Phase: I am always impressed by her cheerful, smiling demeanour,and struck up a long conversation with her today. Her name is Mariamma, and she

Dashing through the streets

Caught in a dilemma

November 17, 2008 Poornima Kannan

Five hours in the car. Five hours without food, water. Five hours of incessant horns, weak phone signals, frustrated commuters, wailing ambulances, and broken down trucks. And if you look out of your car window to see

Solar Panel Inauguration at Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore

November 16, 2008 Deepa Mohan

I received the monthly update from Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe Institut) and it was heartwarming to see this announcement: Inauguration of the new Solar Roof4.30 p.m. on November 20th We are proud to announce a

Episode 1: The Tangkhuls of Bangalore

November 13, 2008 Aswin S

This is the first of an article series that will strive to cover anything and everything to do with sports in Bangalore. To begin with, football in Bangalore is an art form, and the players,

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Month: November 2008

Why do you like Bangalore?

A Rhodes Scholar Speaks – Sushila Rao

FOSS.in– Closing Keynote Address by Kalyan Varma

A plastic cleanup drive at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

Terrorists target Mumbai’s Heritage

No entry for garbage

A Lady Cobbler…..

Caught in a dilemma

Solar Panel Inauguration at Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore

Episode 1: The Tangkhuls of Bangalore

Absolutely without comment

In a deeper vein

A young demonstrator

The beauty of the Sausage Tree

Why I am participating in the Namma Raste, Namma Ooru Walk