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Oorja for Whitefield Rising’s Bembala: Extending support to survivors of violence

February 21, 2020 Ritu George

Support women and children survivors of violence through group art show ‘Oorja’ at the Art Corridor Taj West End, Bengaluru from 23 February – 2 March 2020.

Step back in time to reimagine your neighbourhood this Independence Day

August 13, 2019 Whitefield Rising

Step back in time, before the explosion of construction and traffic, learn about the heritage of Whitefield. It is a rare privilege to bring back Krupa from Saythu, a collaborative heritage practice led by professionals

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

Identifying Whitefield’s most congested stretches using Google traffic data

November 25, 2016 Whitefield Rising

Are you frustrated by traffic delays in Bengaluru? Do you know how much time you and others are wasting due to traffic jams! While everyone in Bengaluru complains about the traffic problems of the city,

Whitefield habba is here this weekend!

November 25, 2016 Pravir Bagrodia

Whitefield Habba is an initiative to bring together people belonging to diverse backgrounds and residing in different parts of BBMP’s Mahadevapura Zone. To be held at Whitefield’s oldest spot – Inner Circle ground – the fest is ‘by the people, of the people and for the

Pool Circle completes full circle

October 20, 2016 Pravir Bagrodia

Two days after the launch of the Whitefield Rising Pool Circle Initiative, Ashish (the ride giver) and Pravir (the ride sharer) car-pooled from Whitefield to Domlur on the morning of 19th October. Although their residences,

Whitefield learns to repair old stuff

September 29, 2016 Whitefield Rising

With consumerism at its peak and humans wasting more than utilising, it’s time to relook, to reflect, to repair. Repair Café is based on the very idea of sustainable living, to promote the judicious use

When a dream takes wings, a girl shines

June 8, 2016 Pravir Bagrodia

Deepanjali Mishra. Pic: Pravir B. Sukanti and Bhagirathi Mishra are on cloud nine. Since May 28, when the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results for Grade 10 board examination, these Whitefield residents

Hagadur and Doddanekundi wards join the campaign against plastic

May 4, 2016 Pravir Bagrodia

The morning of April 23rd saw around 25 residents of Mahadevapura Zone coming together in support of the anti-plastic ban. Volunteers of Whitefield Rising visited dozens of shops on Borewell Road, creating awareness about plastic

The news from Kundalahalli lake is good!

February 10, 2016 Arvind Keerthi

If you are like most people, you are only vaguely aware of Kundalahalli Lake. Maybe, it is to you that largish pond between AECS layout and EPIP. A water body whose shimmer perhaps caught your

The system does work (at least it did for us)

January 22, 2016 Arvind Keerthi

Only one week after re-laying the road that leads to Ryan International School at Brookefields, the asphalt started pitting. Aggregate (jelly) started peeling, and undulations on road surface appeared. The road looked as though it

Renewed hope after #SaveWhitefield protest

December 1, 2015 Whitefield Rising

What a day! It was a treat to see people pouring out of streets and alleys to join the human chain, merge in seamlessly, bringing their own posters, chanting their own slogans, and through small

Four things that can ease the traffic in Whitefield

November 18, 2015 Ashwin Mahesh

Whitefield. I know the very mention of that name is starting to remind people about all the things that are going wrong in that part of town. In my recent visits to that side too,

Whitefield Rising joins hands with Xerox to make streets safer

October 5, 2015 Pravir Bagrodia

A bus shelter and an expansive walkway is to be formally inaugurated on Monday (October 5, 2015) at 12:15 PM near International Tech Park Bangalore (ITPB) on Whitefield Road. The Xerox CSR project was executed

O Mahadeva, have mercy on your Pura

August 20, 2015 Whitefield Rising

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