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Society

Nutrimentum spiritus (Food for the soul)

June 2, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

My primary schooling was at Sri Kamala Nehru Makkala Mandira. The school was housed in old houses, some of them bungalows, others not, dotted about the Yediyur circle area and even in Tata Silk Farm.

Society

“Five minutes world news!”

May 19, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

Saturday December 4th 1971. Morning classes had just begun. Schools had “morning class” on Saturdays – an awkward arrangement with classes starting at 7:30 or some such hour and ending around noon. The previous night,

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Prasanna Ganapati, c/o Cycle Shop Thimmayya

May 5, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

Kathri. Scissors. That was the connection that first brought this man into my life. In my salad days, learning to ride a bicycle was not quite what it is today. One did not have access

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A dog, a burglar and a kind lady

April 11, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

Here are three little stories to take you back in time. Read about a dog named Kiraa, how a burglar may have been dealt with, and a lady who cured cricks in the neck with an iron key.

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Memories of a riot, a bedding house, paper mart and more

March 27, 2015 Vaidya R

Vaidya R shares his memories of growing up in the Chamrajpet area in the 80s and 90s.

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Society

Doctor, doctor!

March 25, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

I come from a family that can only be described as bonkers. Come April, amma would ask (I wish I could capture the exact tone of the original Tamizh in English; alas, it’s not to

Environment

Nature should mean freedom…

March 13, 2015 Deepa Mohan

Deepa Mohan has a poem to celebrate nature and ponder over the contradictions that we live with!

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Society

Sri Venkateshwara Suprabhatam and love affair with Sanskrit!

March 11, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

There were days when you could hear Venkateshwara Suprabhatam in MSL’s voice every morning. How could this affect one’s learning? Reminiscences of old Bangalore, National High School and more.

Civic

Using tricolour where images of gods fail!

January 27, 2015 Josephine Joseph

Will tricolour deter people from dumping waste in vacant plots? Josephine Joseph tries a unique method to stop people from dumping.

Society

Sirigannadam gelgey, life in Kannada rocks!

January 19, 2015 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

“For him to prosper and, in the future, get a job in Mysore State, he will need to know Kannada. You should put him in Kannada class,” says the teacher. The mother obliges, thereby opening a key to a rich treasury, for her son.

Environment

Walk in Arekere Reserve Forest: Look around, look down!

January 5, 2015 Deepa Mohan

A trip to a forest inside Bengaluru can reveal wonderful creatures that are hidden! Deepa Mohan captures the moments from her latest trip.

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Society

Ammavra maga, Brindavan Express and the Kotamalli vendor

December 30, 2014 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

Brindavan Express is not quite as fast as it used to be, nor is it the unchallenged monarch of the Bangalore-Madras route. Similarly, life has changed for the author too, while he misses his childhood and memories.

Society

If I drop everything and rush there, will he come back to life?

December 10, 2014 Chandra Shekhar Balachandran

She actually lived Bhagavadgeeta-style, with an uncompromising attitude towards work. While trying to trace the story of a domestic helper, the author also chronicles the memoirs of the lost Bengaluru.

Civic

What another award for Citizen Matters means to me

December 8, 2014 Subramaniam Vincent

One way to answer this question is to see what our work has meant to the people giving the awards. It is always educative to see the language award-givers use to characterise award-winners.

Society

Ten things to know to be safe and enjoy, when in Bangalore

September 13, 2014 Reshma Krishnamurthy Sharma

This city welcomes all. However, if you know some of these tips beforehand, your stay in Bangalore will become enjoyable!

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