Elections

Having had my voter id “vanish” (from Richmond Town,where I had voted earlier), I had applied afresh…online, and twice gave my photograph and Aadhar details to people who were vetted by our residents’ association and

A few months ago, on my other blog, I wrote a post about Donald Trump, making less-than-gentle fun of the man. At the time, he didn’t seem like much of a threat. I was fairly

Initially, this piece had nothing to do with Donald Trump. It had nothing to with American politics whatsoever. I set out to write about my experience visiting an office and a local university in Bengaluru.

Munnukolalu school. Pic: Abhijeet Nath Abhijeet Nath, a resident of Whitefield area, explains his fight to find his booth and vote in BBMP elections. After three hours, he did vote—he’s an inspiration to all of

Folks at Whitefield Rising have gone super-creative, by choosing artistic means to express their worries and describe the problems. A rap song released on SoundCloud asks God Mahadeva (Shiva) why the state of affairs in

Meet the JDS and BJP candidates on Wedensday, August 19th.  Venue: Gopalan Atlantis. Click here for the map. Time 7 pm – JDS 9 pm – BJP To know who the candidates are for the various wards in

Come August 22nd, exercise your right to be heard! Vote! Here’s something from Whitefield Rising that tells you why you must.  (Click to view larger image) Related Articles BBMP Elections 2015: Special coverage by Citizen

Bellandur Ward candidates have started campaigning and reaching out to residents. Meanwhile residents had a discussion on the Bellandur Forum egroups and Facebook page, on what our needs are and what we want the winning candidate of the Bellandur Ward

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm: Henrik Ibsen Here’s proof that the good folks of Whitefield are ever ready to take the helm.  There are several children

Why the veil? 260414   Driving along the NICE Road, I found the usual huge poster of a certain well-known personality, associated with this road, with a “veil” over it. Speculating over the reason, my

Well – it’s time for some reflection on our part, while you are done with voting and busy with daily work. We trust you are the kind who will vote for a good candidate, not

Voting is a process of showing the (correct) finger to the various issues that spoil our country…and ushering in a true democracy.     Do vote, even if it is a NOTA vote!