September | 2008 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

City of the future

September 30, 2008 Meera Iyer

If you wonder about Bangalore, how the city used to be and where it is headed, this is the piece you must read. Despite divisions, the city appears to be miraculously free of the fatalism seen elsewhere.

South, down to earth, and tasty

September 29, 2008 Poornima Dasharathi

Invite yourself to the pleasures of grabbing a quick snack at the ubiquitous ‘standies’ that dot South Bangalore’s landscape.

EPIC now a must for all voters

September 28, 2008 Ravi Vattipalli

From now, Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) is a must to vote in any election.

Women of a lesser society

September 28, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Just 17 kms away from Bangalore’s southwestern suburbs is a world where women die during childbirth and parents pull girls out of school just as they used to do decades ago.

Speak up, don’t shout!

September 27, 2008 Huda Masood

Political, religious or cultural functions, loudspeakers blare away while authorities keep silent.

Environment

Shhh… Quiet please!

September 27, 2008 Bala Venkata Sudhakara Reddy Vuyyuru

A community project initiative looks at involving the public in making Bangalore a noise-free zone

Week’s news in brief: Sep 19-Sep 25

September 25, 2008 News Desk

This week’s scan of Bangalore’s Kannada dailies includes a number of reports from Bangalore University passing students who returned blank answer sheets in exams to a Parliamentary committee expressing dissatisfaction over Bangalore International Airport.

Leisure

Of Bettas and Durgas: Around Bangalore

September 25, 2008 Poornima Dasharathi

New to Bangalore and have a day or two to poke around the city? Or do you have friends visiting and would like to show them around? Your start begins here.

Arts & Culture

Woyzeck by rafiki – intense, impressive

September 24, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Whenever there is a performance by rafiki, my unqualified recommendation is to go and see it, says Deepa Mohan of the young theatre group.

Infrastructure

Tried reading a bus route number anytime?

September 23, 2008 Ram Subramanian

Anachronisms in our public transportation buses – from where the bus number boards are displayed to what is displayed on them.

Government

Bengaluru, Bangalore’s name change and it’s history: Citizen Matters

September 23, 2008 Divya Sharma

Bengaluru the new name fo Bangalore City is yet to be confirmed by the central government. Here’s the story on how Bangalore got its name and its evolution to Bengaluru.

Infrastructure

The do’s and don’ts of DL and LL

September 22, 2008 Siri Srinivas

Here are the official nuts and bolts of getting a valid Learner’s/Driver’s License.

Civic Engagement

Muddy roads, murky dealings

September 22, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Despite a clear warning from its own Chief Auditor on tendering, the BBMP appointed violated due process in appointing consultants to monitor a project to upgrade 26 roads.

Government

RTO: Licensed to drive you crazy

September 22, 2008 Siri Srinivas

Inefficiency and creaky official machinery, it seems, are the only paradigms of work ethos in RTOs. Everybody knows it, but little is acknowledged and fewer still are the questions asked.

Infrastructure

Not just a ‘pedestrian’ problem

September 21, 2008 S G Narayanamurthy

What prevents pedestrians from walking safely on our roads? Ubiquitous encroachments on footpaths! An analysis by a concerned citizen.

Dealing with encroachments

September 21, 2008 S G Narayanamurthy

What can we do about footpath encroachments? Part 2 of the series with an approach to solving the problem.

Children

Tech firms chip in

September 21, 2008 Sattva Ezine

Although the CSR activities of Infosys and AOL might vary in terms of the magnitude of initiatives and the amount of funds raised, there are few common threads that connect all the perspectives of CSR with each other; the dedication to serve society being the most important of them.

Month: September 2008

City of the future

South, down to earth, and tasty

EPIC now a must for all voters

Women of a lesser society

Speak up, don’t shout!

Shhh… Quiet please!

Week’s news in brief: Sep 19-Sep 25

Of Bettas and Durgas: Around Bangalore

Woyzeck by rafiki – intense, impressive

Tried reading a bus route number anytime?

Bengaluru, Bangalore’s name change and it’s history: Citizen Matters

The do’s and don’ts of DL and LL

Muddy roads, murky dealings

RTO: Licensed to drive you crazy

Not just a ‘pedestrian’ problem

Dealing with encroachments

Tech firms chip in

Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award

Festival internships at Ranga Shankara