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Articles by V Ravichandar

About V Ravichandar
V Ravichandar is a Bengaluru-based civic evangelist. Full disclosure: Ravichandar is an advisor and one of the investors in Oorvani Media Pvt Ltd, that runs Citizen Matters website. Opinions expressed are his own.
Civic

How citizens can decode Bengaluru Master Plan draft

November 28, 2017 V Ravichandar

The Draft Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2031 for Bengaluru is out. How do we go about giving suggestions or objecting to specific points? What to look for?

No Picture
Governance

Plan Bengaluru at BMRDA level, not in BDA level

May 27, 2016 V Ravichandar and Rejeet Mathews

Bengaluru has a planning committee now, but is it enough to plan only BDA level, when the boundaries of the city are growing much beyond BDA level? Here’s an analysis on why we need Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC) at Bengaluru Metropolitan Regional Development Authority scale.

Society

PPP can help improve Venkatappa Art Gallery

March 21, 2016 V Ravichandar

Venkatappa Art Gallery is in the news, because artists are protesting the proposed private participation in the maintenance of the art gallery. V Ravichandar writes on the situation and possible solutions.

Governance

Bengaluru Restructuring Committee member V Ravichandar defends report, point by point

July 21, 2015 V Ravichandar

The 5 Bengaluru corporations are like ‘Mysore Pak’ – any way you slice it, the piece has the essential character of what makes the city special, says Ravichandar in his rebuttal to criticism.

Commute

Why are the footpaths wide on Tender SURE roads?

May 19, 2015 V Ravichandar

Tender SURE is the hot topic of discussion among Bengaluru’s civic activists and citizens these days. V Ravichandar provides some answers to some of the questions asked about Tender SURE, in this article.

Civic

‘Become the change you want others to be’

April 21, 2013 V Ravichandar

At a time when everyone feels Bengaluru is down in the dumps, V Ravichandar gave a stirring TEDx talk on 4 April, 2013, on how there is plenty to hope if civil society, businesses and the government can join hands.

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