December, 2012 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Feminism thrives

December 30, 2012 Pushpa Achanta

The current socio-political (re)awakening nationwide encouraged me to share this piece that I had penned sometime back. I do not recall when and where I first heard the word feminist. But I am certain that

Environment

What is Doosra?

December 25, 2012 Usha Rajagopalan

Doosra’s protagonist is the Game of Cricket itself. The changes in the game are depicted through the life of an ambitious and talented 20 year old Ganesh who gets to represent the country. Driven by

Economy

Will your donation cheque be valid after 31st Dec 2012?

December 21, 2012 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Till about a week ago, the answer to this would have been, "Only CTS-2010 Standard cheques will be valid after 31st Dec 2012". The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the date for banks and

Tiger, Tiger! Bangalore Little Theatre is staging a play on Tipu at the Bangalore Fort

December 19, 2012 Deepa Mohan

Ganjam in association with Bangalore Little Theatre presents `Tiger ! Tiger ! ‘ by (the late) Dina Mehta, a site-specific theatre exploration that is being performed at the Bangalore Fort. The performance is a part

Green? Or another way of making money?

December 19, 2012 Deepa Mohan

We are talking a lot about banning plastic bags now, and in BTM Layout, I came across this sign (at Disney Bakery): This (apart from the multi-spelling of "environment") set me thinking. There seems to

Disney Bakery

December 19, 2012 Deepa Mohan

Disney Bakery in BTM Layout is one of the many immensely popular “Bun” joints…where one can get an inexpensive bun with a variety of stuffings, along with coffee or tea, for a filling and quite

Environment

Exciting times for our lake!

December 19, 2012 Usha Rajagopalan

The Salvinia Molesta covering the surface of our little Puttenahalli Lake has not deterred all the birds! Our regulars, the Purple Swamphens, Purple Heron, Pond Herons among others had refused to leave the lake even

QuizFamilies: December quiz: 161212

December 17, 2012 Deepa Mohan

Click here for the FB group. Here’s my report on a monthly quiz group that I joined in 1992, and which is still going strong…. Hi Everyone! I must say, the one word that is

“Where did I leave my purdah?” Play review

December 17, 2012 Deepa Mohan

Playwright: Mahesh Dattani Director: Lillete Dubey Actors: Lillete Dubey (old Nazia), Soni Razdan (Zarine and Ruby), Neha Dubey (Young Nazia, Shakuntala, and Nikhat), Sid Makkar ( King Dushyant, Suhel, and Vinay), and Priyanka Karunakaran (an

A good deed…

December 14, 2012 Deepa Mohan

I watched when this palatial house in BTM Layout was coming up. and some friends exclaimed at the lavishness of the construction. But then, I saw that several Honge (Pongaemia) saplings had been planted in

Cownference…

December 14, 2012 Deepa Mohan

The residents of Casa Ansal, J P Nagar 3rd Phase, Bannerghatta Road, have resorted to many steps to remove the illegal waste-dumping at their compound wall. The Corporator came and met them and promised action.

Udderly Butterly Delicious…

December 13, 2012 Deepa Mohan

We’ve all read the "Utterly butterly delicious" slogan of Amul butter; now it seems to be "udderly butterly delicious, as cows line up for bun-butter-jam at Sri Manjunatha Condiments, Jayanagar, Bangalore… The shop specializes in

Transportation…

December 13, 2012 Deepa Mohan

We may be in the twenty-first century, indeed, in the second decade of it…but we still cling to the past in many ways. In a bustling city, this is a common sight… It may be

Please, please, mera change vaapas keejiye, please sir

December 9, 2012 Subramaniam Vincent

"Please, please, mera change vaapas keejiye, please sir." She was in her thirties, nicely dressed in a blue churidhar with a gold-ish lining, spectacled, and worried. Furiously issuing tickets, the uniformed BMTC person she was

Action plan for Solid waste management in Bangalore

December 4, 2012 Ashwin Mahesh

Background – According to our estimates (made through actual door-to-door surveys) there is no more than 3200 tonnes of waste collected in the city each day. Of this, about 1000 tonnes at the most is