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HomeCITIZEN JOURNALISM

CITIZEN JOURNALISM

Citizen-authored reports and individual perspectives on policy or initiatives affecting life in the city

Blogs

Surviving COVID: A personal experience

January 27, 2021 Pallavi Kadle

A Punekar recounts her experience of living with COVID and overcoming it.

Blogs

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

Blogs

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.

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The BPAC blog

Your vote counts! Register. Vote. Participate!

January 5, 2018 Sharath SR

Vote, because that’s what makes a difference, to get better administration.

Society

Of festivals, price rise and farmers…

October 3, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

The prices had been high in the past three years due to lack of rains, and now they are high because of excessive rains. Both ways, it’s the farmers and vendors that are hit.

Society

Bengaluru monsoons: Not so gentle anymore!

September 28, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

Bengaluru never continues with heavy downpours beyond a point, so they do not grab attention – breaking news or otherwise. Two days after bad news, the monsoons get blanked out.

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Deepa's Jottings

Making a will: Why and how it should be done

August 30, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Silver Talkies is an e-magazine for senior citizens, and one of the many useful articles I’ve seen is the one written by advocate Shiv Kumar about why one should write a will, and how one

A treasure of waste

Catch them young: Teaching kids about handling garbage

August 9, 2017 Preethi Ravi

Teaching school kids to handle waste is a great move that will help make the future generation more responsible and cities more sustainable.

Puttenahalli Post

Wetland rejuvenation project at Puttenahalli Lake

August 7, 2017 Usha Rajagopalan

Invariably these days visitors to our Puttenahalli Lake in J.P. Nagar 7th Phase ask one question – what are those floating platforms in the water? Those of you who follow our updates on the lake

Citizens for Bengaluru

Cancel the ward committees, says citizen group

July 19, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Ward committees are not formed in a fair manner, which is why Citizens for Bengaluru group is opposing it.

Forward Bellandur

How a Bellandur family organised a low-waste celebration

May 16, 2017 Anandhi Balaji

Sobha Quartz in Bellandur, Bengaluru is a residential apartment complex with 146 families. Some families living here compost their kitchen waste in their own balcony-based mini composting plants. They also embrace zero-waste events, sustainable menstruation

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Civic

My Place of Pride Awards recognise eco-friendly communities of Bengaluru

March 27, 2017 Sharath SR

Rotary Bangalore Palmville in association with Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) today organized an award ceremony to give away My Place of Pride Awards 2017. My Place of Pride is an initiative to recognize eco-friendly communities

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Citizens for Bengaluru

Citizens demand bus bhagya with Chief Minister

March 14, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

The Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike and Citizens for Bengaluru met the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, demanding Bus Bhagya in the upcoming State Budget. He listened to our demands on ‘Halve the Fares and Double the

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Civic

Whitefield residents rise in protest

February 21, 2017 Pravir Bagrodia

More than 200 residents living in BBMP’s Mahadevapura Zone walked peacefully on Borewell Road in Whitefield recently, demanding restoration of the road and civic amenities. Young and old, women and men, joined hands to cover the

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Citizens for Bengaluru

Let the BDA not plan Bengaluru, say citizens

February 1, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Citizens for Bengaluru (CfB) members Prakash Belawadi, Naresh Narasimhan, Srinivas Alavilli, Tara Krishnaswamy, Priya Chetty Rajagopal, Deepti Sudhindra along with Leo Saldanha (ESG) addressed the media on recent developments with respect to the steel flyover

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