Srinivas Alavilli – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

BBMP compiling list of bars is a rude joke on Bengaluru!

January 10, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

Fire safety needs to be ensured by design and any violation must be noticed by the system by default. But why aren’t we there yet?

Plan Bengaluru 777: A vision for City Mayor to work on!

November 29, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Strategy should be to elevate the stature of the Mayor’s office, take up small but significant set of things that lead to perceptible improvements, and to get citizens involved in local decision making.

A journey from Bendakalooru to Bengaluru via Bangalore

November 13, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Books are a great way to know the culture of a city. These four books on Bengaluru are must-read for people who want to explore the mindset of Bengaluru.

Children to imagine Bengaluru via art at the #BekuBedaSanthe

October 14, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Children are future citizens of Bengaluru. They have a great stake in the city. Organisers hope to give them a happy platform to express themselves creatively.

Catch the rain chronicles: theory to practice at Natraj Layout, JP Nagar

September 2, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

Here’s how a team of citizens went about clearing the storm water drain in their layout – a seemingly impossible work that only municipal administration is supposed to do.

Let’s send some rainwater to our lakes in Bengaluru

May 26, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

It’s that time of the year when the city will receive rains. Roads will flood while lakes will remain parched. Can we catch the rain and send it to lakes?

Political parties to march in Bengaluru for clean politics on Oct 2

October 1, 2013 Srinivas Alavilli

Lok Satta, Aam Aadmi Party and JD(U) have organised a walk on October 2 in Bangalore, from M G Road to Anand Rao Circle, demanding de-criminalisation of politics.

Elections

Karnataka’s dance of democracy: Naavu ready, Neevu barteera?

February 25, 2013 Srinivas Alavilli

Change requires participation in democratic processes, not just exercise of voting rights; as the state readies for the 2013 Assembly elections, how can you engage yourself to make a difference?

OneBengaluru for saving the lakes

August 2, 2012 Srinivas Alavilli

Less than half of the lakes in the city have survived. But citizens’ initiatives have managed to rejuvenate a few. Here’s an opportunity to save more.