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.

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.

EPIC now a must for all voters

September 28, 2008

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

Environment

Shhh… Quiet please!

September 27, 2008

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

Speak up, don’t shout!

September 27, 2008

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.