March, 2009 Citizen Matters, Blogs

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The gathering of the benches…

March 31, 2009 Deepa Mohan

The seats decidedThat rather than be dividedThey too, would get togetherAnd sit in conclave,Debate on pleasure and pain:They, too, would discuss the weatherTalk of the bold and the brave…They would gossip and chatLike the people

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A Sunday ‘well-spent’

March 30, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

I went all prepared. Ear phones for my phone radio, comfortable clothes and footwear, a light bag, though I did forget the bottle of glucose. No, I didn’t go to an adventure camp. I was

Dashing through the streets

When will we see pavements like this in our city?

March 29, 2009 Poornima Dasharathi

A few months back, the road leading to our area was given a makeover. Once pot-holed with moon craters, it is now a smooth ride. But without any pavements, the pedestrians, cars, dogs, dump trucks,

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Another Oasis…

March 29, 2009 Deepa Mohan

I was coming back from the Central Business District, and waiting for a friend to pickme up at the junction of Richmond Road, where Brigage Road starts calling itself Hosur Road. Right next to Thom’s

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How Cooke Town retains its old world charm

March 27, 2009 Sharath Bhat

Years ago, Cooke Town was full of old bungalows built during the "burra sahib" days. Lots of garden space, verandahs with trellis panels, spacious bedrooms, high ceilings, four-blade punkahs, windows with framed-glass shutters… I could

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What’s different this elections?

March 26, 2009 Editors

Citizen Matters Magazine – Vol 1 Issue 5 Dear Readers, Happy Ugadi to you all! Elections are around. Well they’ve always been around you might say. After all our democracy is over 60-years-old now. What’s

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Ugadi Shubhaasheyagalu!

March 26, 2009 Deepa Mohan

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The Glow-Worms on Nanda (R V ) Road Park.

March 24, 2009 Deepa Mohan

S.Karthikeyan, Chief Naturalist, Jungle Lodges and Resorts Ltd, is a keen observer of all things in Nature, and he has been alerting many of us, each year, to the arrival of glow-worms in the park

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Two responses that I got

March 24, 2009 Deepa Mohan

I have been posting about my less-than-ideal experience with getting my Voter ID (EPIC). When a friend posted a "how-to" process on the Hasiru Usiru egroup, I posted my responses on it, too. Kathyaynin Chamaraj

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Company incorporation or partnership?

March 23, 2009 Anjana Vivek

Many persons in Bengaluru want to set up their own venture. Are you one of them? Are you unsure about the kind of legal structure you need for your activities? Gyan, the business advisor, recently

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I have finally just submitted my registration form….

March 20, 2009 Deepa Mohan

Here’s an email that came in with tips, on how to register for Voter ID, on the Hasiru Usiru egroup, and my responses, comments and suggestions are in blue: The 15th Lok Sabha election is

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Registering for Voter ID online doesn’t work

March 19, 2009 Deepa Mohan

I am not sure which BBMP office I should collect my form from, or which one I should submit it at. (Naturally, they are both not the same place…that would make it voter-friendly.) So I

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It’s our First Anniversary!

March 18, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

“When was Citizen Matters launched?” was my deliberate question to our editor. I wanted to know why we have forgotten this important date (It’s March 3rd 2008). “Well there are so many dates… umm umm…why…

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The Prince of (Blue) Wales at Mekhri Circle….g

March 16, 2009 Deepa Mohan

Just sometimes, one gets entertained when one least expects it… With thanks to L.Shyamal, whom I know as an experienced ornithologist with a great sense of humour… ⊕

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Why I don’t think I will get to vote…

March 16, 2009 Deepa Mohan

I have my old Election Identity card, but it was issued a long time back, and I cannot find any trace of it online at all. So I went.yesterday (Monday) to the BBMP

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