JP Nagar

As a theatregoer, one is used to several constructs as part of an evening of theatre. For example: Theatre is either fiction, or fictionalized fact (the very word ‘dramatic” has come to mean, something that

While paying for vegetables, I learnt something. Shop owner: What job do you do? Young man: I don’t have a job. Whoever prospered by having a job? Shopowner: Speculative look. (He himself runs the vegetable

On the 17th of August, 2017, I was walking along, musing on the fact that we are now in the eighth decade of our existence of an independent nation. Everywhere there had been an outburst

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

  Sincere thanks to our neighbourhood clean-up crew at Puttenahalli Lake, 15th Feb 2015 (Pic: Vishnupriya)  A glimpse of Snehadhara Foundation’s work in progress – getting ready for its role at Puttenahalli Kere Habba.  A

The winter sun was out, and so were the 56 kids who came along with their little siblings and parents. They all came to Puttenahalli Lake on this pleasant Saturday morning to listen to Gitanjali

Extracts from an email from Vishnupriya Hathwar, who frequents Puttenahalli Lake   ——— Just wanted to share somethings that many of you may have already observed [ or maybe not].. here goes !!   Due to the

It was a magical morning at Puttenahalli Lake on 7th September. The occasion was a nation wide story telling event promoted by Pratham Books to celebrate International Literacy Day. PNLIT signed up to engage children in

If we think that with fencing the lake area to prevent further encroachment, planting trees and bushes and nurturing them, eliminating sewage, and getting more rain water into the lake, we have saved the lake,

Without much fanfare but certainly with a great deal of hope today afternoon we released the Salvinia weevil in two spots at the lake still infested with Salvinia Molesta.  Salvinia weevils from Thrissur Releasing the

The heavy rains on 31st May – 1st June helped raise the water level in several parts of Puttenahalli Lake by upto about 16 inches. With this about 65-75% of the lake bed is under

Several of the visitors to the lake, have marveled at how the level has gone up in just two or three days of pre-monsoon showers. The reason of course is that the rain has been