August, 2010 Citizen Matters, Blogs

How can this be?

August 31, 2010 Deepa Mohan

Bangalore is famous for addresses that go, Door no. abc, X Cross, Y Main, Bangalore. But recently I spotted an address that gives two main roads as co-ordinates… Logic says that if one of the

“Bhagwan Dhoondo” by Yours Truly Theatre

August 30, 2010 Deepa Mohan

I have been following the fortunes of Yours Truly Theatre (YTT)for a while now, in keeping with my interest in the young theatre groups of this city. Yours Truly has been a pioneer, in Bangalore,

To celebrate the Ganesha festival responsibly…

August 29, 2010 Deepa Mohan

Identifying Traditional and Responsible ways of Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi A One Day Workshop for Children (Ages 9-15) Ganesh Chaturthi is the birthday of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu God. As we all know, He is

Captured

Go Bananas!

August 28, 2010 City Shutterbug

⊕ Pic by Ravi Kaushik

Who decided in favour of roadwidening?

August 27, 2010 Subramaniam Vincent

Who decided in favour of roadwidening? There has not been even one debate in the city council or the state assembly on Bangalore’s growth.

The Ice Cream Cone Bird

August 27, 2010 Vikram Nanjappa

It’s commonly seen dotting the Bangalore sky. Vikram Nanjappa tells you more about the magnificent Brahminy Kite, a bird that’s constantly under threat in the city.

Volunteer Diary

Recycling scrap in Bengaluru for Ladakh

August 27, 2010 Pushpa Achanta

Where is the world’s highest motorable road? And the nectar of seabuckthorn (better known as Leh berry)? In Leh, Ladakh, obviously! As many of us know, recently, terrible landslides and flash floods devastated this exotic

Eco-friendly and traditional toys for children

August 26, 2010 Reshmi Chakraborty

Meet sisters Anu Parthasarathy and Rupa Vijendran, who started Redbug Kreative Kits to introduce children to traditional crafts and toys.

Weird Architecture…

August 25, 2010 Deepa Mohan

Can you see what’s strange about this building? I have no clue why this should have been built in this way…it’s fascinating! ⊕

Exhibition of Vintage Photographs….

August 25, 2010 Deepa Mohan

Almost at the fag end of the exhibition, I went to visit the collection of vintage photographs at Tasveer, and I also met Abhishek Poddar, whose gallery it is, and who has toiled for two

Cartoon Exhibition by Vins

August 25, 2010 Deepa Mohan

Another exhibition that I visited at its fag end was one of cartoons, at Midford Gardens (off M G Road): This was the first time I was visiting the Indian Cartoon Gallery, and found

Free Railway Station-to-Bus-Terminus Shuttle by BMTC

August 24, 2010 Deepa Mohan

I have often taken a bus to the Majestic bus terminus, and rued the fact that I often have to carry my luggage over a longish distance, climbing the stairs and going down the underground

Environment

Month: August 2010

How can this be?

“Bhagwan Dhoondo” by Yours Truly Theatre

To celebrate the Ganesha festival responsibly…

Go Bananas!

Who decided in favour of roadwidening?

The Ice Cream Cone Bird

Recycling scrap in Bengaluru for Ladakh

Eco-friendly and traditional toys for children

Weird Architecture…

Exhibition of Vintage Photographs….

Cartoon Exhibition by Vins

Free Railway Station-to-Bus-Terminus Shuttle by BMTC

Spotting wildlife in Bengaluru

What to do if you are dissatisfied with an auto

Nice message…