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HomeAuthorsShamala Kittane Subramanyan

Articles by Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

About Shamala Kittane Subramanyan
Shamala Kittane is a freelance writer and avid cyclist.
Governance

Building Namma Metro: What it takes

February 3, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

BMRCL Chief N Sivasailam, talked about Bangalore Metro and its challenges in a new IIM(B) discussion series. He promised accountability issues will be tackled in Phase II.

Civic

Saving Bangalore’s trees

January 30, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

A meeting organised by environment activists discusses potential ways to amend the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act and make it more effective.

Environment

Manufacturers are responsible for packaging too

January 29, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

A small effort is starting to push manufacturers to keep recycling in mind while packaging their products. And consumers can help too.

Civic

CM’s advisor recommends breaking up BBMP

January 23, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

A seminar deliberates on why and how Bengaluru’s city corporation can be split, and how BBMP‘s governance issues can be tackled.

Civic

CAG’s indictment of HDK and Yeddy is gory in detail

January 21, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

You get a BDA site after years of waiting. You build a house. Then, suddenly, the chief minister takes sites away and returns land to the former owners who then sell it to get rich. Welcome to Karnataka, where Bengaluru is our politicians’real estate playground.

No Picture
Governance

BBMP Corporators ‘support’ Ward Committees in their own way

January 19, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

BBMP corporators question the process of ward committee formation, yet go along with the High Court order to ensure appointments by 21st. But who are they nominating?

Commute

Nimma cycle, nanna cycle, namma cycle

January 10, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

A unique cycle sharing initiative at IISc is now functioning well.

Civic

Fighting noise in your neighbourhood

December 26, 2012 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

It was like any other public function, noisy and inconvenient for neighbours. A local temple festival noise quotient pushed the author to check out what the law says and how noise limits can be enforced.

Governance

From Mandur with a message – no more dumping

December 23, 2012 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

Bangalore sends 500 trucks of garbage to Mandur a day. So fifty Bangaloreans walked from Mandur on Saturday to say, stop the dumping and manage waste scientifically.

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