October, 2014 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Warning: Mugging attempt at Hebbal Lake

October 28, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Raja Bandi writes: A couple of my friends went birding at Hebbal lake on 21st October 2014 at around 6.30 am. There were people around jogging and walking etc. While birding, a guy turned up

SJR Verity leads the way by celebrating a green Deepavali

October 27, 2014 Sujata Nanda

It all started with an idea to celebrate Deepavali by saying NO to crackers. Noble enough? Perhaps, if you think that the atmosphere is the only thing which makes up the environment. However, the environment

Bellandur Buzz | Meet with Upa Lokayukta | Compost solutions

October 22, 2014 Shilpi Sahu

Bellandur Buzz Issue #21 Date: 22nd October 2014 This fornightly newsletter is published by the citizen group bellandur-forum@googlegroups.com Lake activists meet with Upa Lokayukta A meeting presided by Upa Lokayukta Justice Adi Subhash was

Portion of Allalasandra Lake encroachments cleared

October 21, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Yesterday (20th October 2014), the BBMP, Revenue Department and BMTF with support from local Police cleared around 20% of the encroachments around the Allalasandra Lake. Around 4.1 acres of the 44 acres of lake

The Ashwath katte as an Urban design strategy for Gandhi Bazaar

October 17, 2014 Kiran Keswani

In the past few months, I’ve been looking at how people continue to worship trees in Bangalore and how this can generate community space for a neighbourhood. I have been specifically looking at the Peepul

Lyrical Love Compositions

October 14, 2014 Chitra Srikrishna

Javalis are lyrical compositions with Shringara rasa or romantic love being the central theme of the composition. Veteran musician Neela Ramgopal gave a lecture demonstration on Javalis at the morning session of the 46th annual

Full Circle….

October 13, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Ajit Lakshmiratan writes: “Long long ago…precisely in 1977..when 27, I had parked my bike (Jawa MYM 2877) in front of Prince Hotel in Brigade Rd extn.Bangalore for a short time (No Parking zone).When I returned,

Side effect of e-retail boom: Risk for the traditional market?

October 12, 2014 Ashwin Mahesh

A surge of promotions by e-retailers brought out the brick and mortal merchants in full force. They are demanding that the government should do something to make sure that the deep discounts from e-commerce companies

Celebrating People’s Efforts in Reclaiming Water Commons

October 12, 2014 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Olfactory Chambers of Ward 88: A Walk

October 10, 2014 Deepa Mohan

From: angarika@maraa.in 2 manhole cleaners suffocated to death in Bangalore recently Armed with a bottle and a stick, a man descends: into the dark sulfurous depths of the city. Vanishing acts, made possible by the labour

Bellandur Buzz | SORRBA Pujo | Cracker free Diwali | GGL updates

October 10, 2014 Shilpi Sahu

Bellandur Buzz…Issue # 20October 10th 2014 Shared fortnightly by: bellandur-forum@googlegroups.com Celebrate cracker-free Diwali Seven year old Nurba isn’t playing, she’s working because YOU want to buy crackers. Source As Deepawali approaches we would like to remind

Month: October 2014