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HomeColumn: Civic Reflections

Column: Civic Reflections

Reflections on recent city happenings.

Economy

It is consumer literacy that leads to real progress

December 24, 2018 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Join and strengthen a local consumer group in your locality, or even start one. That can better the quality of our lives. Existing groups are not effective because they do not have sufficient popular support.

Commute

Is our attitude the biggest obstacle to vehicle-free streets?

October 5, 2015 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Why did HSR Open Street initiative receive negative feedback by some people? Resistance comes from the biased mindset, says Sakuntala Narasimhan.

Economy

KMF Nandini milk: mislabelling, lack of quality and what more?

September 2, 2015 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Half litre Nandini milk and curd packets don’t carry the words ‘Use by’ on the packaged date stamping. As a result, you might be buying old milk, which might curdle the moment you keep it for heating. What’s wrong here?

Commute

When you drive through a stop sign, you are a ‘potential killer’

April 14, 2015 Sakuntala Narasimhan

What happens when there is no police officer present at the time of a traffic violation? It is then up to road users and drivers to follow rules, and report violations when the law is broken.

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Governance

Vicious circle of BBMP’s fundcrunch and garbage dumps

March 11, 2015 Sakuntala Narasimhan

BBMP has no money. Pourakarmikas mix the garbage segregated by the residents. What is the use if people advocate segregation at source, when that is not going to yield any desired results?

Society

From Mathura rape case to Nirbhaya and beyond: What has changed between now and then?

December 11, 2014 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Did rapes take place 30 years ago? Yes, but they barely came to light. The case of a dalit girl’s rape in police station led to the formation of rape law in India. What has changed between now and then?

Governance

Lawmakers splurge on renovations, while hospitals ignore the poor

October 25, 2014 Sakuntala Narasimhan

No money to check stray dogs menace, or ensure proper working of government hospitals. Meanwhile government is to spend on renovations and clubhouses.

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Education

Safety norms for govt schools relaxed: Why?

July 29, 2014 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Guidelines are relaxed for government schools because, there may not be enough infrastructure to implement the rules. Why does this double standard exist?

Society

What’s your wedding-spend? And did you think about it?

June 2, 2014 Sakuntala Narasimhan

It’s true that weddings are once-in-life-time celebrations. But how do we celebrate – by spending lavishly, or do we need to find another way to celebrate it meaningfully? Do we care about the side-effect it can have?

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Civic

The story of how I got my voter id in Bangalore

April 9, 2014 Sakuntala Narasimhan

They advertise about how easy it is to get your voter card. In reality, it is not a cakewalk!

Civic

Fate of Bengaluru is like the clock that stuck at Orange forever

November 15, 2013 Sakuntala Narasimhan

A little orange coloured circle at South End intersection typifies all that is wrong, sad and messed up in this once-graceful city of Bengaluru.

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Infrastructure

Why pay taxes when garbage not cleared, potholes not filled?

September 24, 2013 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Time has to come to start a new kind of Satyagraha in Bengaluru, as the civic body governing the city has failed in all aspects of administration.

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Governance

Sleaze in Vidhanasoudha: A case of fence eating the crop

September 7, 2013 Sakuntala Narasimhan

We cook, clean, care for the elderly and the sick, raise children, and earn to keep the family fed. Yet we are treated as jokes, objects that are less than human, not to be taken seriously. Where is the justice?

Environment

What a pity! Foreigners miss Mayor’s presentation on tackling garbage!

August 8, 2013 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Shouldn’t BBMP’s initiative begin with proper instructions to its own staff, instead of issuing large, half page ads in the papers to “educate” citizens on the importance of segregating rubbish?

Civic

Plug the revenue leaks, then hike the bus fare

July 1, 2013 Sakuntala Narasimhan

We are getting milked like cows, because the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is not interested in plugging the leaks, or is unable to do anything, because the rot has gone so deep.

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