bangalore journal

By most accounts, the city and state remain ill-equipped to fight terror. A dedicated squad is yet to come into existence, and all of Karnataka has only one bomb squad, which is stationed in Bangalore.

A recent discussion on changing urban landscapes by prominent citizens went beyond the Bangalore City Project into the realm of how to address urban change, especially in the light of the disappearance of public spaces and heritage.

This week’s scan of Bangalore’s Kannada dailies includes a number of reports from VIP’s rush to Akka Sammelana to be held in Chicago to cases against 1,500 officials including IAS and IPS officers for providing fake caste certificates.

What is a Khata? What is an occupancy certificate? Who issues it? When and why is it needed? What about the ‘possession certificate’?

Devanahalli on Bellary Road is now identified with the new airport, but how many know that its historical but neglected fort was once home to the famous warrior Hyder Ali and the Tiger of Mysore Tipu Sultan?

A small but growing number of Bangaloreans are choosing organic food and produce over chemical-ridden conventional foods, and new businesses springing up.

This week’s scan of Bangalore’s Kannada dailies includes a number of reports from number of illegal foreign residents to police pondering over seasonally fluctuating crime rates and more.

Many of Bangalore’s schools now offer national and international boards of education in addition to the state board, with innovation around the curricula. How do parents and students choose?

Michael Goldman, professor of Sociology and Global Studies at the University of Minnesota, USA, is currently in Bangalore researching transformations of land, government and citizenship. A report from his recent talk.

In a city where the local Kannada culture often takes a backseat to a cosmopolitan identity, there exists an organisation that attempts to bridge the gap.

Lalbagh today probably has the most diversified collection of trees and plants of any botanical garden in the world.

Seven such meets have been conducted till date and an average of fifty complaints are received per meeting. Will it fix citizen access to police?