October | 2018 | Citizen Matters, Blogs

Ten things to keep in mind if you want to start a vegetable garden

October 30, 2018 Sharanya

Today, an urban citizen lives in a concrete jungle, with no connection to nature. No one knows where the food they eat comes from. More and more agriculture area is getting converted to residential and

Art Shows at Chitra Kala Parishath

October 23, 2018 Deepa Mohan

I was invited to inaugurate Pavitha Ashwin’s solo show at Chitra Kala Parishath (CKP) on the 11th of October. The artist was very welcoming, as was her friend Bharati Suraj, who curated her works, to

Internship program at Everyday city lab

October 22, 2018 Kiran Keswani

We are looking for two Full-time interns for this research project in Bangalore on: Ashwath katte (tree worship) as a sustainable urban space The research will look at the practice of tree worship which continues

CfB appeals to Mayor to hold ward committee meetings starting Rajyotsava

October 17, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

Two years ago on this day 8000 Bengalureans formed a human chain saying #SteelFlyoverBeda. The unprecedented public opposition forced the government to scrap the controversial 6.7 km ₹2000 crore steel flyover. CfB was born out

Why can these vehicles not be banned?

October 13, 2018 Deepa Mohan

When the roads are choked with traffic, why cannot such senseless vehicles, with just one person driving them, blocking up the road space, be banned? Such ad vehicles get my goat on all fronts: pollution,

The logic, decision & actions of a street vendor: a study in Russell Market

October 11, 2018 Kiran Keswani

While there have been attempts to formally plan the growth of a city, this has not proved to be successful in many parts of the world. Informality does play a significant role in several cities,

Bringing bins back to Bengaluru is bad idea

October 9, 2018 Ashwin Mahesh

Around the city, it’s easy to see that a number of localities are struggling to manage their waste. Heaps of trash lie around on the sides of roads, and are cleared only occasionally. The BBMP

Diesel share autos in Chennai: A necessity as well as a menace

October 1, 2018 Raghukumar Choodamani

Given the introduction of Metro Rail and the crying need for last mile connectivity, is this not the right time for the administration to introduce clear guidelines and a set of rules for the privately operated share autos?