Padmalatha Ravi Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Environment

The Amazing Super Mela: Children to organise fundraiser for High Street Park

December 10, 2014 Padmalatha Ravi

Children in Cooke Town plan a fundraiser event on December 14th to give a new lease of life to their beloved neighbourhood park.

Stand up for your daughter, forget the world!

August 5, 2013 Padmalatha Ravi

When your daughter is sexually harassed, be on her side. Don’t tell her to bear with it quietly. You shouldn’t be worrying about the world’s reaction.

Are women ministers best-suited for ‘nurturing’ ministries?

June 5, 2013 Padmalatha Ravi

When Umashree was inducted into the ministry, everyone knew that she would be given Women and Child Development portfolio. Was this an automatic choice because the candidate is a woman or was the decision based on capability?

Society

Journey of Joy in Bangalore on June 2

May 17, 2013 Padmalatha Ravi

The event is meant to raise funds for underprivileged children, besides inspiring them to run for better health and helping them know more people.

Bommanahalli: It’s going to be a tough electoral fight

May 1, 2013 Padmalatha Ravi

Though Bommanahalli MLA is approachable, he did little to solve the problems, say residents. The urbane Ashwin Mahesh and Congress loyalist Nagabhooshana Reddy are taking him on this time.

Society

“We women know what we want. It is the men who should be here”

February 18, 2013 Padmalatha Ravi

There were fabulous speeches, dance and art on the day. But but those in power seem to think – women can only be on the fringes, not occupy the roads

Infrastructure

When dirt hits home

February 6, 2013 Padmalatha Ravi

Little did one realise that waste management meant to save the environment would upset the marital harmony in so many families.

It is our city too

December 26, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

While all eyes are on Delhi, we cannot possibly sit back and say this happens only in Delhi. As hard as it is to come to terms with what happened to the 23-year-old woman, it is time to look closer home and ensure this is not repeated anywhere.

Governance

If BBMP says no, what can apartments do?

December 3, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

With BBMP vacillating on their policy for collecting garbage from apartments, residents associations are exploring options. And find, it’s not easy.

Governance

Collecting trash from apartments: BBMP says no, err, yes

December 3, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

BBMP is going back and forth on whether they will collect garbage from apartments, whom they term bulk generators? If they don’t, how do apartments handle the generated trash?

Why women stick to kambas in BMTC buses

November 21, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

When you design buses for women, you do include a larger section of people – children, older men and the disabled, and not just for able-bodied men.

Governance

10 lakh voters deleted from rolls for Bengaluru

November 8, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

If you have shifted residence recently you may not be able to vote in the coming assembly elections. This is just one of the issues with the recently published voter list. Bangaloreans have filed a PIL asking the High Court to intervene.

The rape debate – did it or did it not happen?

October 25, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

Bengaluru witnessed four rape cases in less than a week. Reams have been written about how media and society should react when a person is sexually assaulted. There have been protests against the insensitive reactions and sensationalisation of such assaults. But have things changed?

Governance

Do Bengaluru’s ministers care about voter agony?

October 18, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

Among the top issues that worry Bangaloreans are water, transport and garbage collection. Will voter views and concerns matter in the not-far-off assembly elections for Karnataka?

Chuskit turns her into a feature filmmaker

October 14, 2012 Padmalatha Ravi

With a body of work that could be the envy of any aspiring documentary filmmaker, Priya Ramasubban, is now entering the feature film territory. She plans to crowdfund her first feature.