July, 2019 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Stories Shared on Citizen Matters Blog yields positive results

July 27, 2019 Raghukumar Choodamani

I had written the below article in January 2019 . With a serious concern on the Railway Properties being encroached upon I sent a petition to the Ministry of Railways and sought their intervention. The

Reimagining Elections

July 26, 2019 Sanjana Shahane

The start of a new academic year brings a lot of things, new friends, new classes, an atmosphere of excitement. For the 11th and 12 graders at my school, it also brings along election frenzy.

Chandrayaan 2 launch: Chennai citizen captures his surreal experience

July 24, 2019 Mahesh V

The ground thundered, the sound was deafening. The atmosphere was jubilant and the weather too kept up with it. It was festive celebrations in Sriharikota on 22 July 2019. It was this day when India

Kids take art to the waterside to portray the landscape

July 24, 2019 Pravir Bagrodia

This Saturday, around 160 children participated in a drawing competition in the premises of Nallurhalli lake. Nallurhalli Rising had organised the event to encourage public participation and create awareness on the lake’s conservation

The luggage we carry

July 23, 2019 Grace Madigan

One of the things I had thought about before coming to Bengaluru was how I’d be seen as a Chinese American woman. The blogs I had read—mainly by white travelers—described the awkward staring that they

Theatre Review: “Credit Titles” by Bangalore Little Theatre

July 22, 2019 Deepa Mohan

It was like a rare alignment of the planets: several factors come together to pull me out of my usual Ranga Shankara ambit for watching a play. I had not been to visit Bangalore International

Back to chaos….

July 22, 2019 Deepa Mohan

As of 15 July 2019, the demolition of the Jayadeva Flyover, 11 years after it was built, has started, with the upper part (leading from Bannerghatta Road to Outer Ring Road) being closed to traffic.

Theatre Review: “Woogie Boogie”, by Brush Theatre, Ranga Shankara

July 19, 2019 Deepa Mohan

I am often asked why I go to watch children’s theatre shows. People usually associate children’s theatre, or puppet theatre, with a “fit only for children” narrative, too simple to hold an adult’s attention. But

Animal rescue: Contact numbers for Bangalore

July 18, 2019 Deepa Mohan

I received this list of contact numbers for the rescue of animals and birds, from Vasudeesha Hosabettu, 18 July ’19 Bird Rescuers – 96202 86800 / 98452 21309 (no names) Pigeons – 9845221309 / 080-23504333

Nature Feature, Jul ’19: A doomed romance

July 16, 2019 Deepa Mohan

This is butterfly season; you must have noticed these beautiful creatures fluttering past you, in the gardens and even on the roads, everywhere in the city. If you observe them carefully, you will find many

Theatre Review: Squirrel Stole My Underpants, AHA! Children’s Theatre Festival

July 16, 2019 Deepa Mohan

Do adults go to watch children’s plays? Or to be more precise, do adults go to watch children’s puppet theatre…without children accompanying them? The answer, for me, was a resounding yes. I had been hoping

Football in the land of cricket

July 11, 2019 Grace Madigan

Dirt covered cricket fields sprinkle Bengaluru. The sign of any football field—goal posts or otherwise are nary in sight. The lack of grass fields means footballers can get their fix by booking turf fields that

Diving In Head First

July 4, 2019 Grace Madigan

I should have known better. After exchanging $70 I had in cash that I had received as a graduation gift less than a week ago, I handed over half of that to a man to