Articles by Kedar Nadella

Dakshayani Rama Chandran with her assortment of recycled objects. Pic: Kedar Nadella “For me, nothing is a waste,” declares Dakshayani Rama Chandran, who lives in a silent side lane of the 5th Cross, Malleshwaram, away from the hustle and bustle of the main streets. She is someone who is deeply concerned about the waste that is generated around us each day. She believes that as responsible citizens everyone can do their bit to reduce the garbage that accumulates in the city. The wallpaper on her computer stands as a representation to this commitment of hers. It is the photograph of…

The precious ground water, which is utilised for washing utensils, clothes, bathing and ablution purposes in each household, finally ends up as sewage inside Bengaluru’s sewerage lines. With the risk of acute water shortage at our doorstep, can we afford to waste so much water? How much of this water can be reused? Are there ways to reduce and redirect our waste water for better purposes? Plants such as Papaya grown using human waste compost Pic: Kedar Nadella Ecological Sanitation, or Eco-San, is a relatively new philosophy that refers to low and high tech processes of an economically sustainable waste…

Finally the Central government has taken the major step of implementing the direct benefit transfer scheme for LPG subsidies. This will be implemented 1 June 2013 onwards in selected 20 districts all over India, including Mysore and Tumkur. Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily issued a statement to this effect on 15 May 2013. Public sector banks also have started alerting the customers and educating them on linking their accounts to their Aadhar cards. According to Moily, oil companies will credit the subsidy amount to the bank accounts of the customers; the government will transfer the subsidies to the companies every quarter.…

This Sunday, ‘Jaaga', a social meet up space for tech groups, artists and social organisations, saw a unique event. The première of the documentary 'Good Girls Don't Dance' by Padmalatha Ravi was packed with audience, while a few had to stand in order to watch the show. The show began after a small introduction by Padmalatha Ravi, the director of the documentary. The documentary started with a flurry of clips where bemused people at different places in and around Bangalore, pondered on how to answer the question, ‘What do you mean by a good girl?' The terms traditional, docile, decent,…

Post-Delhi gang rape, there have been many attempts at various levels, to understand the phenomenon of sexual violence on women, and the norm the traditional Indian society has set on Indian women. Many outspoken traditionalists have openly declared that women need to cover themselves, should not go out after evening, should be a ‘good girl’ and obey other moral bindings. Padmalatha Ravi, a Bangalore-based journalist, formerly associated with Citizen Matters as Associate Editor, has made an attempt to explore the mindset of society. The result is the documentary - Good Girls Don't Dance. Stills from 'Good Girls Don't Dance' Stills…