Volunteer Diary
Feminism thrives
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 »
Month: December 2012
Puttenahalli Post
What is Doosra?
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 »
Puttenahalli Post
Will your donation cheque be valid after 31st Dec 2012?
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 »
Puttenahalli Post
Exciting times for our lake!
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 »
Deepa's Jottings
Tiger, Tiger! Bangalore Little Theatre is staging a play on Tipu at the Bangalore Fort
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 »
Deepa's Jottings
Green? Or another way of making money?
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 »
Deepa's Jottings
Disney Bakery
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 »
Deepa's Jottings
QuizFamilies: December quiz: 161212
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 »
Deepa's Jottings
“Where did I leave my purdah?” Play review
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 »
Deepa's Jottings
A good deed…
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 »