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Society

“Why do they need two brooms every month?”

June 20, 2019 Zibi Jamal

Our spaces have been designed to only cater to a certain segment of the population – the able-bodied. Making matters worse, is our complete ignorance of how life is for people with disabilities

Commute

Rs 350, time and sanity: What a missed rail yatra cost me!

September 7, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

The author missed the train during Bengaluru’s recent Rail Yatra, and her ordeal afterwards shows exactly how good it will be for citizens to have a suburban train service to travel around the city.

Governance

Election Commission website plays PEEKABOO – site out of sight, not out of mind

April 17, 2018 PG Bhat

You want to search for your name in the voter list, but the website doesn’t open. You won’t know where to search. Then the website redirects, or opens on its own.

Society

When shady corners of Majestic inspired a thriller novel series…

April 16, 2018 Zac O'Yeah

If I hadn’t stepped off the train at Bengaluru City Junction in 1992 and checked into the cheapest lodge in the neighbourhood, I don’t think I would have been who I am or a novelist today.

Society

Gauri, the Guru of Cool

September 7, 2017 Alladi Jayasri

Gauri Lankesh was a fearless journalist who shifted gradually from journalism to journalistic activism. Alladi Jayasri, a journalist who worked with Gauri, reminisces about their days together.

Economy

A day at Dastkar exhibition as a volunteer

August 29, 2017 Sanjana Shahane

Bengaluru has scores of volunteering opportunities, where anyone can participate, help and learn. Here’s an experience of a student who volunteered for a cloth exhibition by Dastkar.

Governance

What went into organising the Ambedkar Conference

August 7, 2017 P Manivannan

What does it take for the government to organise an international conference? An IAS officer from the organising team explains.

Society

Memories from the 70s: Oh Russell Market!

August 3, 2017 Praveen Singh

What was it like, to shop in Russell Market? A throwback to the good old days!

Environment

Nature walk-n-Talk at IIMB campus

January 3, 2017 Deepa Mohan

A nature walk explored everything from travellers’ palm to passion flowers to lipstick plant, while the talk provided the background required to internalise the sightings.

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Civic

Have a fire-safe Deepavali while also enjoying yourself!

October 29, 2016 Uday Vijayan

Lamps, snacks and crackers in the company of family. A perfect way of celebrating Deepavali! A festival where moderation invariably flies out of the window, especially in the presence of all that food, and the

Governance

This railway underbridge space has a story to tell

October 12, 2016 The Ugly Indian

From a dark and dreary under-bridge area to a bright and lively public space, the story of a transformation.

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Infrastructure

Pavement Perorations – Part 4: A moment of epiphany!

October 4, 2016 Suchitra Deep

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Civic

Catch the rain chronicles: theory to practice at Natraj Layout, JP Nagar

September 2, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

Here’s how a team of citizens went about clearing the storm water drain in their layout – a seemingly impossible work that only municipal administration is supposed to do.

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Governance

Pavement perorations — Part 3: rating the footpath issues

July 28, 2016 Suchitra Deep

So, this is the third in the Pavement series. Even if I say so myself, I think I am making progress. But there is pressure to change the format every time to keep my interest

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Environment

Tracing the wild animals of Bengaluru

July 7, 2016 Sumanth Bindumadhav

Every city, even a giant metropolis like Bengaluru, still has a few patches of green, blue or brown that have managed to survive or at least allay the formidable onslaught of concrete and glass. Look

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