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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,

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

Mayor asks ward committees to meet every month; here’s what went on backstage

November 1, 2018 Tara Krishnaswamy

Nothing will change in India, what is the point in protesting? WRONG. Let me tell you a success story from today. Around August of last year, #CitizensForBengaluru, my favourite (and my own 🙂) citizens movement

Citizens are the solution for any problem in any city

September 25, 2018 Ashwin Mahesh

For several years now, I’ve had one theme around which I felt we could push for change – “rather than try to solve problems, we should focus on increasing the number of problem solving people”.