December, 2009 Citizen Matters, Blogs

New Hope, New Aspirations….

December 31, 2009 Deepa Mohan

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Things will never be the same again. Or will they?

December 31, 2009 Siri Srinivas

Amidst the noise about how this year mattered to bankers, politicians, environmentalists, neo-Nazis, and godmen, one important voice was left out in the cold. It isn’t like we young people are used to too much

Where would I like to go? And… A Happy 2010!

December 30, 2009 Anjana Vivek

This is the time for New Year resolutions. Often made…So maybe we can do this with a difference as we enter the new decade. The one thing that this decade gone by has stood for

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Lost in Translation

December 26, 2009 Ravi Kaushik

An empty sign board greets visitors. The contents were probably lost in translation. . ⊕

The gulf between local politics and city reforms

December 17, 2009 Subramaniam Vincent

"Who are these people, these former IAS officers and all, to compare London to Bangalore and propose these changes?" he thundered on the phone. His tone and outburst were astounding, and for a moment it

Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” at Ranga Shankara

December 14, 2009 Deepa Mohan

In the well-designed brochure that Ligra distributed at the staging of Samuel Beckett’s "Happy Days", at Ranga Shankara on the 12th and 13th of December, was a line by Chandran Sankaran, written to the husband

Society

Defending Human Rights

December 14, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

Bhopal. Manipur. Karnataka. Chattisgarh. Orissa. Tamil Nadu. Ayodhya. West Bengal. Maharshtra… Gas leak victims, women, sex workers, adivasis, domestic workers, children, dalits, differently abled… Survivors. Marginalized. Minorities. Excluded. Students, social activists, writers, film makers, folk

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Waiting to be lit

December 13, 2009 Ravi Kaushik

Rows of lamps left out to dry at Pottery Town. The lamps are just waiting to be lit.

South Bangalore Bird Walk: Third Sunday of every month

December 11, 2009 Deepa Mohan

Its time again to reconnect with nature, and enjoy the flora and fauna around Bannerghatta. This month’s Third Sunday trail will be on 20th of December 2009. Place : Ragihalli Village Tank Time : 6.00

Food court to come up in Wood Pigeon habitat in Nandi Hills

December 9, 2009 Deepa Mohan

The horticulture department is planning a foodcourt at Nandi Hills. The proposed location is part of the habitat of Nilgiri Wood Pigeon. The plan is likely to have impact on this I do feel that

Skyscraper

December 7, 2009 Deepa Mohan

Indian personaliites like to become celebrities. One way of achieving this is to put up cutouts of their photographs in sizes large enough to stop passing clouds…. Mr Kheny can be proud of the fact

Together

December 7, 2009 City Shutterbug

There is no "I" in team work. I love this quote and these two flowers growing in tandem and multiplying their beauty seemed to signify just that. This photograph was taken at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens.

Protest against Introduction of ID Cards in Cubbon Park and Lalbagh

December 5, 2009 Deepa Mohan

Protest Against ID Card for Entry to Lalbagh and Cubbon Park Gains Strength Queen’s Statue, Cubbon park, Monday, 30th November, 2009 Over 200 people rallied at Cubbon Park on Monday, 30th November 2009, to voice

Deepa's Jottings

Creatively designed logos for Karnataka and Bangalore

December 5, 2009 Deepa Mohan

The logo of Karnataka that I had noticed, was very good indeed: There’s a "abhinaya mudraa" at the beginning, followed by a waterfall, a musical wind instrument, pillars signifying architecture, a palm tree, a jungle

Can independent candidates win in this city election?

December 4, 2009 Subramaniam Vincent

Finally, elections to the Bengaluru council are to be announced soon. Roughly half the city’s 198 wards have been reserved (for BC, SC, ST and women). The state election commission is expected to announce the