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How do we treat our trees?

December 29, 2016 Deepa Mohan

We often nail signs to our trees, loop cables over them, and of course, think nothing of choping them off for the flimisiest of reasons, for example if one obstructs a hoarding. But even when

Where is your drinking water coming from? Do you know?

October 1, 2016 Deepa Mohan

On the 30th of September, 2016, a few friends and I visited Hennagara lake, and this was the condition of the water on the lake…it actually looked like an abstract painting, with light refracted from

Hotel Karnataka: Kingsley Jegan Joseph

June 20, 2016 Deepa Mohan

Kingsley Jegan Joseph has created this marvellous version of “Hotel California”. Compliments can be sent to Kingsley. Hotel Karnataka On a dark desi highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of parottas, rising up

They survive…

October 26, 2015 Deepa Mohan

The resilience of birds never ceases to amaze me. All around us, in the face of “development”, I see so many birds which manage to adapt to urban life, and live amongst us. The crow,

Some facts about Bangalore that might have been forgotten

June 1, 2015 Deepa Mohan

Almost before one knows it, the face of the city changes, and many things belong to the past, and then to history. Here are a few facts that I remember from the late 80s and

Centralized Railway contact numbers

January 2, 2015 Deepa Mohan

Centralised numbers released by Indian Railways for citizens’ convenience 9760534983 : TTI, Reservation & Meals 9760500000 : cleaning 9760534057 : problem in coach 9760534060 : electricity problems 9920142151 : enquiry problems 9760534063 : RPF & Security 9760534069 : drinking

Olfactory Chambers of Ward 88: A Walk

October 10, 2014 Deepa Mohan

From: angarika@maraa.in 2 manhole cleaners suffocated to death in Bangalore recently Armed with a bottle and a stick, a man descends: into the dark sulfurous depths of the city. Vanishing acts, made possible by the labour

Facilities for passengers and visitors at City Railway Station

May 31, 2014 Deepa Mohan

It was very nice indeed to use the new escalator in use at the City Railway Station, yesterday. This escalator is on the side opposite the underground passage, and takes visitors up to the overbridge

Summer blooms…

May 9, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Here are the blooms of summer…the purple of the Jacaranda, the yellow of the Copper-Pod Bearer, and the red of the Gulmohar… Even the height of summer, a walk in my city is

Whom to call if you find a horse in distress

May 5, 2014 Deepa Mohan

If you find a horse in distress…abandoned, abused by its owner, or otherwise in distress, please call Samabhaava’s: Sandesh Raju. +91 94495 59767 He deals with equine rescue.

Ways of Seeing: Malleswaram Central Library

April 4, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Here is a short video Abhisheka Gopal and a few of her friends made, about the Malleswaram Central Library: Do send feedback to abhishekagopal@gmail.com

“Lattu”: Traditional tops

April 1, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Playing with tops ia a boys’ sport and pastime in India. This is not a sexist statement, it quite simply is so; I have not seen girls playing with tops, from my childhood, till date.

“Sommer is incumen in”

February 23, 2014 Deepa Mohan

Bangalore enters the summer with the flowering of the Pink Poui (Tababuia rosea)…you can see here about Tabebuia. Watch out for these blooms on many roads, and especially at the Jayanagar Shopping Complex!

How everyday life designs city’s public spaces

December 29, 2013 Kiran Keswani

A few months ago when I started writing this blog, I wanted to call it Everyday City and had tried to put down as simple a blog description as I could. I had said it

Railway vendors make money as prices rise

December 18, 2013 Deepa Mohan

Recently, I had an occasion to travel on a couple of very long journeys (Bangalore to Guwahati and back, and Bangalore to Ahmedabad and back). The Indian Railways had just raised the price of all