2020 | Citizen Matters, Blogs

COVID cases rising in Bengaluru: “People need to be aware of laws and penalties before they try to defy them”

October 7, 2020 Harini Raghavan

Just yesterday Bengaluru reported over 5,000 thousand COVID cases in a single day. For the past few months, the city continues to account for the most number of COVID cases in Karnataka. Bengaluru has crossed

My post-COVID wishlist

July 22, 2020 Sudha Narasimhachar

All of us are fed up of reading and listening to news about this dreadful COVID-19 pandemic. Such a small virus has caused such turbulence in the entire world. None of us ever imagined such

On #PlasticBagFreeDay, here are 5 ways to reduce plastic in your life

July 4, 2020 News Desk

These tips are all super basic, and you are probably already doing them if you’re at all environmentally-minded. But if you’re not, then these are simple to practice but large in impact, so we encourage

First day, first cut: When salons opened in Chennai after the lockdown

June 15, 2020 Geeta Padmanabhan

A citizen journalist narrates her experience of getting a hair cut by following the norms of social distancing.

Lifestyle change due to COVID-19

June 1, 2020 Lalitha Jagannathan

Being locked up at home during the long COVID-19 lockdown, I got to reminiscing about my childhood. For instance, as kids, we used to look forward to the monsoon rains. Splashing, making boats and wading

Survey on creating safer public transport system for Bengaluru post lockdown

May 6, 2020 News Desk

Public transport systems are essential services to provide mobility in cities. However, in the current COVID-19 situation public transport will pose a certain risk due to a large number of people in a confined space

The plague goddess, the Ashwath Katte and the CITY

April 19, 2020 Kiran Keswani

In an article in LiveMint, ‘Of plagues, people and the everlasting impact of short events’, Anurag Behar, the CEO of Azim Premji Foundation writes, “We have not dealt with anything like this before, individually or

Life in times of COVID-19: A contest to unleash your creativity

April 11, 2020 News Desk

As most of us have been staying indoors and trying to adapt to the changes around us, the young ones across the country have found creative and innovative ways of utilising their time. From creating

Celebrating women, freedom and equality

March 6, 2020 News Desk

The Bangalore International Centre is celebrating women, freedom and equality with day-long events that highlight the strengths and vulnerabilities of women and busts myths and stereotypes of gender. Art, music, photography, theatre, books, discussions, films,

www.varthurlake.com is a citizen led initiative to safe guard and rejuvenate the Varthur lake. Seen here is a screenshot of the website.

‘varthurlake.com’, a citizen-led initiative to safeguard and rejuvenate Varthur lake

March 4, 2020 Ritu George

Varthur lake is the second-largest water body in Bengaluru. The 440-acre lake is located on the eastern periphery of the city, surrounded by villages and all the big IT companies. Over the last 20 years,

The Period Junction: Bengaluru’s first international conference on menstrual health

March 4, 2020 News Desk

The Period Junction will be the first international conference on menstrual health in Bangalore on March 7th and 8th, 2020. The aim of the conference is to create a groundwork for the movement to grow stronger as one.

How women in Bengaluru navigate their working lives and the city

March 3, 2020 News Desk

City of Women is an upcoming podcast about how women in the city explores the calculated strategies, the backdoor negotiations and the sometimes absurd lengths women go to have fun and feel free in their

Unseen work, unheard stories: A convention on women and labour

February 27, 2020 News Desk

A unique day-long initiative on February 29, 2020 to create a platform for women to honour and amplify their voices, their stories, and their knowledge.

Kere Habba 2020: Celebrating Kaikondrahalli lake and its ecology

February 25, 2020 Shilpi Sahu

Workshops, photography trails, storytelling sessions, organic food, 5 km run and a lot of fun – this is what Kaikondrahalli lake festival witnessed. Special eco-friendly medals made of lake reeds were awarded to all runners!

Bengaluru’s poor public transport utilisation needs urgent attention: B.PAC survey

February 22, 2020 News Desk

Bengaluru took the top spot this year as the world’s most congested city with commuters expecting to spend an average of 71 per cent extra travel time stuck in traffic. According to the survey conducted by B.PAC, 33 % of the survey respondents said that they do not use public transport in Bengaluru becauseof lack of frequency.

First and Last Mile Connectivity to Public Transport in Bengaluru