January | 2013 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Environment

The Wall: A lesson in community building

January 30, 2013 Lalana Zaveri

A neighbourhood art project reveals all that can be achieved through community involvement and commitment.

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.

Governance

MLAs of 28 Bangalore constituencies, 2013

January 29, 2013 News Desk

Information and news about Members of Legislative Assembly, elected from Bangalore city constituencies.

Society

Tipu’s rockets: Zooming across time

January 29, 2013 Poornima Dasharathi

Poornima Dasharathi attends a talk on the history of rockets and is surprised to find some of the earliest technology can be traced to its roots in the kingdom of Mysore.

Society

Elders reach out to the young

January 28, 2013 Reshmi Chakraborty

Meet Senior Citizens Bangalore, an NGO run by energetic 76 to 80-year olds, working for the empowerment of needy children.

Environment

Keeping alive a floral tradition

January 27, 2013 Jatin Prabhu

As enthusiastic Bangaloreans crowd Lalbagh to view the Republic Day flower show, Jatin Prabhu joins them and learns a few things from the colourful extravaganza.

Society

A treat for art lovers

January 27, 2013 Rudreshwar Sen

Rudreshwar Sen tells us what draws him to the gala Chitra Santhe festival every year.

Education

Legacy schools valued, but newer schools sought after too

January 27, 2013 Shanthi S

Bangalore’s newer international schools attract many parents even though they have not entirely wrested the appeal and lure of legacy schools.

Economy

Fresh fruit, straight from the farmer

January 27, 2013 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Meet a tech professional who believes in technology for farmers’ benefit. His venture now ensures that you can get fruits fresh from the farm delivered at your doorstep!

Education

School students walk for road safety

January 26, 2013 Chaya Sudesh

Children from a school on Bannerghatta road and CMCA volunteers walked to create. Here is a report on the activity.

Environment

Bird Race time again!

January 25, 2013 Deepa Mohan

Deepa Mohan participates in the annual Bird Race, spots 128 birds, and reports in verse!

Governance

Ejipura residents struggling to find alternate acco

January 25, 2013 Navya P K

The residents being evicted from Ejipura EWS quarters are finding it tough to find affordable houses. Some have borrowed money for the rental advance, and volunteer groups are trying to help with funds.

Youth pour out to help Ejipura demolition affected

January 23, 2013 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

The youth in Bengaluru have shown that they do not come out only for protesting against corruption or gang-rape. This time, Ejipura’s slum dwellers, dumped in the streets by BBMP, are getting their support.

Governance

Bulldozers and pipes – life takes a different meaning

January 23, 2013 Karthik Ranganathan

Spending time with the evicted community of Ejipura’s EWS quarters, observer Karthik Ranganathan poignantly captures their lives and voices today.

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.

New revision of electoral rolls on Jan 28th

January 22, 2013 PG Bhat

Election Commission has accepted almost 10 lakh new applications, identified about 12 lakh errors and deleted 65,000 duplicate records. That’s encouraging, but…

Time to move out of caves and itoilet train?

January 22, 2013 Reshmi Chakraborty

For a generation of kids adroitly handling mummy’s smartphone, gadgets could well help with life skills training, but are there enough takers? Reshmi Chakraborty shares her findings.

Environment

Flower show, a brilliant work of art

January 22, 2013 S Srinivasan

A Bangalorean visits the Lalbagh Flower show and finds much joy and photo ops.

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.