Bhanu Sridharan Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Environment

Who does Agara lake belong to?

April 11, 2010 Bhanu Sridharan

What does public property mean to different people in the city? Using the Agara Lake as a case study, Dr Rohan D’Souza, from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) explores these very notions of Urban Commons.

Environment

Bengaluru’s carbon emissions: how much? what to do?

March 8, 2010 Bhanu Sridharan

The second in a series of two articles from Citizen Matters, commissioned on the back of the failed Copenhagen summit. Read about your city’s carbon emissions and what is being done to cut them down.

Clearing the air about Bengaluru’s carbon emissions

February 14, 2010 Bhanu Sridharan

The Copenhagen Climate Meet 2009 may have turned out inconsequential, but the need to check carbon emissions is as crucial as ever.

Environment

Bannerghata zoo has work to do

December 29, 2009 Bhanu Sridharan

If your visit to Bannerghatta Biological Park turns out worthwhile, it’s because of its decent, tourist-friendly infrastructure. However, when it comes to wildlife care, the Park is yet to plug certain loopholes.

Commute

University U-turns again, does not want BBMP’s road; High Court rejects plea

December 21, 2009 Bhanu Sridharan

It was twists and turns during the two hearings last week on the case relating to BBMP’s road through the Agriculture University campus. The High Court set January 4th for the next hearing.

For link road, BBMP cut down university trees used for agri-research

October 14, 2009 Bhanu Sridharan

Wild varieties of trees used for research in the Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra’s campus have been lost for the controversial Yelahanka-Bellary Road link. Construction is now on hold.

Environment

Road through campus forestland sets off High Court battle

September 21, 2009 Bhanu Sridharan

A petition filed by a group of former vice-chancellors of University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and others against BBMP’s link road will be heard on September 23rd 2009.

Society

Tickling the funny bone

August 27, 2008 Bhanu Sridharan

Bangalore’s own little space for art that pokes fun at everything – from the nuclear deal to the city’s traffic woes.

Society

Holding aloft the Kannada torch

July 29, 2008 Bhanu Sridharan

In a city where the local Kannada culture often takes a backseat to a cosmopolitan identity, there exists an organisation that attempts to bridge the gap.

Society

From Kasaravalli to Truffaut

July 7, 2008 Bhanu Sridharan

Bangalore was once famous for its number of cinema halls and now for its multiplexes. A smaller revolution is also on, with film societies keeping the shows going to suit the many interests…

Society

City’s first Pride Parade brings cheer

July 2, 2008 Bhanu Sridharan

On 29 June, Bangalore hosted its the first ever annual march to create awareness about the rights of sexual minorities.

Society

Your time starts now

June 24, 2008 Bhanu Sridharan

The Karnataka Quiz Association which fostered Bangalore’s quiz culture, is celebrating its 25th anniversary on 28-29 June. It is time to revisit the KQA and get reacquainted with its spirit.