2020 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Important life-changing lessons learnt during this pandemic

December 17, 2020 Krishna Prasad

As we move ahead, considering the current situation as the new normal, we must dwell on the lessons that COVID has delivered and made us reflect on.

Citizens must make their voices heard on civic issues

December 11, 2020 Raghukumar Choodamani

Citizens remaining vigilant and constantly attempting to fix issues around civic infrastructure and services is necessary to solve the problems we see around us.

The not-so-new normal

December 9, 2020 Utkarsha Srivastava

It has been more than seven months now that everyone has been largely confined to their homes. Fall is nearing its end, but COVID is still prevalent. A few days back, the cold and calm

A loved one with COVID-19 at home? Here’s what you should do

December 8, 2020 Ravi Kaushik

COVID-19 has made it necessary to be cautious while taking care of a loved one who has contracted the virus. Here are a few simple techniques that can protect you and the family coming in contact with a COVID-19 patient.

Citizens team up with BBMP to get Bengalureans to mask up

October 31, 2020 Harini Raghavan

Last Saturday, on October 24 at 4 pm, about 30 citizen volunteers gathered at Garuda Mall on McGrath road to participate in the “Mask Up Please” campaign. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Special Commissioner Randeep

Editors' Blog

Response to citizen journalist

October 30, 2020 Editors

This is the formal response of the Citizen Matters editorial team to allegations made by Sandeep Anirudhan of Bengaluru. Mr Anirudhan has contributed four citizen articles in the last 2 years.

My experience as a pet parent during the lockdown

October 25, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

When the city went into the lockdown allowing only emergency services, a blind dog and his pet parent spent months waiting for the surgery of the former.

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