August, 2017 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Making a will: Why and how it should be done

August 30, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Silver Talkies is an e-magazine for senior citizens, and one of the many useful articles I’ve seen is the one written by advocate Shiv Kumar about why one should write a will, and how one

Our AFI goes places

August 30, 2017 Usha Rajagopalan

We are delighted to tell you that our low cost, low maintenance Artificial Floating Island (AFI) has been introduced at Madiwala Lake! Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) plans to introduce these in Agara lake

How much is that doggie in the window?

August 28, 2017 Deepa Mohan

While paying for vegetables, I learnt something. Shop owner: What job do you do? Young man: I don’t have a job. Whoever prospered by having a job? Shopowner: Speculative look. (He himself runs the vegetable

Wanderlust and a scholarship landed me the summer internship of a lifetime

August 25, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

Today marks my last day as an intern for Citizen Matters. It’s been quite the journey, one I started back in January of this year that led me to ten weeks of reporting in India.

UFO…Under the FlyOver

August 23, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Some time ago, I documented a project by this name, where Jaaga and a team of volunteers made a determined attempt to beautify the space under Hebbal flyover. I was told that they’d also painted

2nd Edition of Vigyana Habba faires well

August 21, 2017 Shilpi Sahu

‘Faire’, in French, means ‘to do’ or ‘to make’ and that is at the heart of what Vigyana Habba aims to achieve. The fair was aimed to encourage a scientific spirit among children that questions,

Our token love for our country

August 21, 2017 Deepa Mohan

On the 17th of August, 2017, I was walking along, musing on the fact that we are now in the eighth decade of our existence of an independent nation. Everywhere there had been an outburst

The Indian Traffic

August 20, 2017 Keane Matenga

I’ve gotten quite a bit of exposure to living with the time zone difference and dealing with Indian traffic. My hometown Harare, Zimbabwe is in Central Africa (CAT) time zone. Bengaluru, India is on India

Time for Vigyana Habba at Soul Kere!

August 16, 2017 Shilpi Sahu

On Saturday, Aug 19th, 2016, over 45 teams will participate in the second edition of the Soul Kere Science Fair – Vigyana Habba. The participating students are from grades 1 to 12 of various school

Dream of a lake – Up in the froth

August 15, 2017 Shilpi Sahu

This is not a picture of Kaikondrahalli lake. But if we could represent the lake of our dreams, we certainly will select this picture of Niagra falls raising a cloud of mist which rains down

Tiranga in Green

August 15, 2017 Deepa Mohan

It was a beautiful sight to behold the flag fluttering amongst the peepal leaves. Dedicated to all the “peepal” of India!

Hello Bengaluru

August 11, 2017 Keane Matenga

I’m currently on a six month Idex Fellowship in Bengaluru, India . I will be writing this blog as I go along and then periodically post my progress. This is my first trip to India,

Catch them young: Teaching kids about handling garbage

August 9, 2017 Preethi Ravi

Teaching school kids to handle waste is a great move that will help make the future generation more responsible and cities more sustainable.

In love with Bengaluru’s metro

August 9, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

“I ride alongside business people aggressively typing out texts, giggling school children, backpack-clad college students, women with grocery bags, men talking on the phone, young couples tightly gripping each others’ hands and teenagers with music blaring out their earphones. There is no touristy glamour. For a second I feel slightly less of an outsider.”

Wetland rejuvenation project at Puttenahalli Lake

August 7, 2017 Usha Rajagopalan

Invariably these days visitors to our Puttenahalli Lake in J.P. Nagar 7th Phase ask one question – what are those floating platforms in the water? Those of you who follow our updates on the lake