January | 2014 | Citizen Matters, Blogs

What to do if your cycle is stolen

January 31, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Rohini Kini of Bums On The Saddle has created this procedural guidance in case your cycle has been stolen. You need to do some preparatory work, so get the details of your cycle now and keep

How to take your child to work and other life lessons

January 30, 2014 Divya Sreedharan

Dad-at-work: Murugan with daughter Sanjana There’s a fruitseller who sets up his cart on the road in front of my apartment building. Murugan, for that is his name, is always busy. If he is not

Devarabisanahalli Lake to celebrate World Wetlands Day

January 29, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

In Feb 2011, The Hindu newspaper carried a news article “Lakes that no one can visit”, based on ATREE’s Mahadevapura Constituency Lakes Report . One of the lakes mentioned in the article was the 4.64

Apartment saves money on garbage

January 29, 2014 Shilpi Sahu

This newsletter is shared by the citizen group, Bellandur Forum (bellandur-forum@googlegroups.com) Trinity Acres and Woods, a 280-unit residential complex started segregation in September 2013. Prior to that, most of their waste (85%) was mixed and

The many things that are wrong with Akrama Sakrama

January 28, 2014 Ashwin Mahesh

Akrama Sakrama is a complete fraud. There are many things wrong with this scheme. Sadly, Congress, BJP and JDS appear to be united in their attempts to destroy the city. Regularisation may be unavoidable, given

Celebrate World Wetlands Day, 2nd Feb, at Kaikondrahalli

January 27, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The Kaikondrahalli Lake Monitoring Committee (MAPSAS), along with United Way of Bengaluru and BBMP, is celebrating World Wetlands Day on 2nd February, at Kaikondrahalli Lake. Every year, this day marks the signing of the Ramsar

Walls – life in India through a foreigner’s eyes

January 26, 2014 Claire Graham

It is 5.30 am and my neighbour has started cleaning a large amount of metal dishes very loudly. I have been awake since about 3.30 when a pack of dogs started howling on the street

Patriotic Songs

January 26, 2014 Chitra Srikrishna

As India celebrates its 65th Republic Day today, here are some songs that invoke the spirit of patriotism in different languages. The song Ae mere watan ke logon in film Haqeeqat described one’s deep love

“The Incredible Mullah Nasruddin”: Ranga Shankara, 24 Jan 2014: Play Review

January 24, 2014 Deepa Mohan

It’s quite unusual to go to review a play that’s been running for some time, but I did just that on the 23rd of January, as I went to watch “The Incredible Mullah Nasruddin” at

Journey of a rescued dog

January 23, 2014 Sindhoor

It’s been a while since my last post. I have been travelling with a friend. My friend owns a grooming salon for dogs and she was participating in a contest. I went with her for

What to do when you see a tree being cut?

January 21, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Vinay Sreenivasa posts in Hasiru Usiru group: Tree Felling in Kanataka is governed by the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976. Section 8 (1) of the act states: With effect on and from the appointed day,

A start to making the Halanayakanahalli Lake dream a reality

January 20, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The morning of Sunday, 19th Jan 2014, saw more than 150 people assemble at Halanayakanahalli Lake, to raise awareness of the need for the revival of the lake. The walkathon began at 7.30 am, with

The story of water, live at Puttenahalli Lake

January 18, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The winter sun was out, and so were the 56 kids who came along with their little siblings and parents. They all came to Puttenahalli Lake on this pleasant Saturday morning to listen to Gitanjali

Butterfly hunting in Lalbagh: Blatant violation of wildlife rules

January 17, 2014 Deepa Mohan

A butterfly hunter in Lalbagh, 20th December 2013 Vinyasa U writes:“Suhas S Sapthagiri has noticed a person (a foreigner by the looks of him) killing butterflies in Lalbagh, Bangalore, on 20th December 2013. Whatever the

A story about water

January 16, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

A story about water, 18th Jan 2013, 10:30 am, at Puttenahalli Lake. Once upon a time, near large apartment communities, an Ashy Prinia searched for a place to lay her eggs. The land was