On 31 January 2009, nine months after Oorvani Media launched citizenmatters.in, Bangalore’s first online community e-newsmagazine, we are committing the Citizen Matters print fortnightly magazine to you. This free, sleek, 16-page magazine is being launched »
One sight that can be seen frequently in the mornings is that of different people reading the morning newspaper. It’s a habit deeply ingrained in our culture, and no matter which newspaper it may be…our »
Pankaj Kothari is a well-known Bangalore caterer, and once a year, he brings Kaushik Kothari and his orchestra, the Golden Greats, to Bangalore to stage Rang De Basanti, which stages several evenings of old Hindi »
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 »
For the past few years, Chitra Kala Parishath (CKP) has been organizing an annual art event, Chitra Santhe (Art Fair) in and around the CKP campus and its environs. It has become a fairly important »
As promised, I joined the Republic Day celebrations around 9.30 AM as one of the class X girls was reading out a Kannada speech on the significance of the day. A short talk in English »
Since the series "Birds of Bangalore" has been started in Citizen Matters, I thought I too could add to the list… Here’s the TICKELL’S BLUE FLYCATCHER, singing away sweetly at the Valley School this morning… »
When I went to school this morning some children were emptying their plates right outside the newly built rear gate while others were still eating inside. As usual, some threw their food away, bored of »
I went to M G Road on work for Clean and Green today, and decided to visit India Coffee House as well…. This part of Bangalore heritage seems doomed to go into the history pages »
While most of us voice visible concern when trees are cut indiscriminately, what are we doing about trees crying out for help, as a result of sheer neglect and apathy ? Just look at these »