June, 2014 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Citizens’ team to monitor signal-free corridor work in Whitefield

June 30, 2014 Arvind Keerthi

Let me not write a sentence more than this one, over the daily traffic jam at Kundalahalli Gate, near Whitefiel – Bengaluru: If you are reading this, you know it’s bad. The good news

WPA volunteers at Puttenahalli Lake

June 29, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

On Saturday 21st Jun 2014, a group of fourteen young employees from WPA World Class Services (India), Koramangala spent a couple of hours out in the sun at Puttenahalli Lake, away from the air-conditioned rooms of their office.

Jakkur Lake tour – 29th June 2014

June 28, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

As a part of the lake awareness campaign, a tour of Jakkur Lake has been organised by the Narasipura Lake team. All are welcome. Date: Sunday 29th June 2014 Time: 7:15am (at Jakkur lake near STP

Weekend cleanup at Arekere Reserve Forest continues

June 27, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Please join the Arekere (Dorsani Palya) Reserve Forest team on Sunday, 29th June 2014 at 7:00 a.m. The task at hand will be to continue cleaning up from where the volunteers stopped last week. For the

Making a forest by Vibhutipura Lake

June 26, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Read about the efforts at Vibhutipura Lake in an earlier post here.

Bellandur Lake area’s turn for trees

June 26, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

After planting a few hundreds of trees at Kasavahalli Lake and Begur Lake this month, Say Trees is now going to plant saplings close to Bellandur Lake. The target is 4000 saplings in next 3

Setting poetry to music – Pushing Boundaries (Part 2)

June 22, 2014 Chitra Srikrishna

In an earlier column we explored how musicians attempt to push boundaries in their presentations, particularly by bringing poetry, often arcane, to the stage. In this post, let’s continue examining how others have attempted to

The Fence is the Territory

June 20, 2014 Kiran Keswani

This is a series of photographs that documents the visual evidence of territoriality at the morning flower market in Bangalore. Within this periodic marketplace, a metal fence appears repeatedly at various locations demarcating vehicular and

Smashing turn-out at Munnekolala Lake

June 20, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Report received from Arvind Keerthi At the tree-planting event at Munnekolala Lake (14th June 1014), it took a hundred+ volunteers less than two hours to set in soil 250 saplings! We are pleased by the

KMB on 97.5 FM; Villa Del Mar RWH; Couch To 5K Batch 1 ends; Guru Utsava

June 20, 2014 Shilpi Sahu

Bellandur Buzz…June 20th 2014 Shared fortnightly by the Citizen group bellandur-forum@googlegroups.com Kasa Muktha Bellandur on 97.5 FM This week, Kasa Muktha Bellandur initiative got some air time on 97.5 FM. The RJ called the Environment

Amphibian Talk at Vidyaranyapura

June 19, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Take a walk around Narasipura 2 Lake in the late evening and you will not miss hearing the brilliant Narasipura Amphibian Harmonic Orchestra! Yes, with the recent rains, the frogs and toads are out and

Tree planting drive at Begur Lake

June 19, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Join the Begur Environment & Development Trust (BEDT) and Begur /Singasandra residents (BBMP Ward 192) for a massive tree plantation drive. Date: 22nd June 2014 (Sunday)Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Venue: Begur Lake entrance next to Lake

Taking charge of the biowealth of Narasipura

June 18, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Today is memorable for many of us! Friends of Lakes, in association with local corporators and residents have planted more than 200 saplings in Vidyaranyapura Lake. – Mr Gopala Krishna The event was so beautiful.

Of builders, bungalows and ‘Not for Sale’ boards

June 18, 2014 Divya Sreedharan

The sign says it all: An bungalow in the Cantonment area The quaint names, the tree-lined streets, the quiet roads and most important, the bungalows make the Cantonment area, a sure-shot target for real estate

Volunteers required – Arekere (Dorsani Palya) Reserve Forest

June 18, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The Arekere Reserve Forest is located in Arekere-Mico Layout (off Bannerghatta Rd), near Puttenahalli Lake. It is home to several species of birds, butterflies and other life forms. Information on the efforts to get it