June | 2012 | | Citizen Matters, Blogs

Residents associations, follow the leaders!

June 28, 2012 Meera K

To the casual observer, it may appear that Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) in the city often work in silos; they are not often effective and find it tough to tackle larger issues. This may even

Puttenahalli Post

A birthday tour of the lake

June 27, 2012 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Nishka recently turned six and to celebrate her birthday, she and her dozen friends, spent the evening at Puttenahalli Lake. Yes! It was an excited all-girls group, accompanied by Nishka’s parents. The lake tour was

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Gear up for monsoon

June 26, 2012 Anisha Nair

With the delay in onset of Monsoon in the city, you have got more time to fill up your wardrobe with monsoon gear. So what’s on the list? Umbrellas, raincoats, jackets, caps and the list

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The Italian buon appetito

June 24, 2012 Anisha Nair

Craving for authentic Italian cuisine today? A date, family gathering, friends outing or a formal office meet, Chianti in Koramangala, caters to every kind of foodie that you are. Enter and you are greeted by

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A place for Vegetarianos

June 24, 2012 Anisha Nair

Vegetarian delights! Eurasia Pasta and Barbeque in Jayanagar would be one of the best choice if you want a variety, the vegetarian way. Rooftop, balcony or a cozy indoor seat? Choose your table according to

Animal Rescue in South Bangalore

June 21, 2012 Deepa Mohan

If you have rescued an animal or bird and do not know what to do with it: There is a wild life rehabilitation centre close to Bannerghata Nationalpark. Bannerghatta Rehabilitation CentreSurvey No. 129, Jigni

Butterflies in my garden

June 21, 2012 Vinita

Your little garden is not just for your plants. It supports a lot of animal life too. Do you see butterflies and squirrels in your garden?

Rohan Chakravarty….

June 15, 2012 Deepa Mohan

I got introduced to Rohan Chakravarty some time ago, when he moved from Nagpur to Bangalore. He was also with us in this year’s Bangalore Bird Race (an involved debate about some waterfowl made their

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The mightier gift

June 14, 2012 Anisha Nair

When was the last time you bought a pen? How much did it cost? Was it made of plastic or coated with gold? Yes some pens are made of gold and can cost up to

Life beyond tinted glasses

June 14, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

It has been two weeks since the June 5th deadline to remove sun films from cars. The urgency to evade fine has died down. The garages don’t have long queues anymore. They did make a

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Coffee, kaapi, it’s all here

June 12, 2012 Gaana Srinivas

With so many coffee joints sprouting up around town, us Bangaloreans are pretty much spoilt for choice. Along with coffee that you can pick up and drink on-the-go, meals that are made to go with

Update on water shutdown

June 10, 2012 News Desk

In the light of inconveniences expressed by the readers due to taking up of emergency works at Torekadanahalli on June 12th, matter was taken up for review by the Chairman, BWSSB. The inputs expressed by

LAKE=LIFE T-shirts mark the year that was

June 10, 2012 Arathi Manay Yajaman

It’s been two years since we formed PNLIT! To commemorate Founder’s Day, today we launch our PNLIT LAKE=LIFE T-shirts. T-shirt design The purpose of the T-shirts is to increase awareness about the importance of lakes and PNLIT’s

Volunteer Diary

Branched out

June 5, 2012 Pushpa Achanta

There was a shower That shook a treeA branch broke free And shut out the power Kids gathered noisilyAdults responded quickly The police arrivedThe loggers followedThey sawed the wood But left the leaves Tea was

When ‘idiot box’ rules a teenager’s life

June 4, 2012 Malini Srikrishna

Watching TV is a passive activity. For a teenager however, the TV time is most sacred. You cannot take it away from her. But is it really worth it.