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Environment

“The ropeway to Nandi Hills is a terrible idea”

March 16, 2021 Siddharth Raja

How would you feel if the principal lens through which your locality’s upkeep is viewed is that of an outsider’s, looking in as a tourist?

Society

A brief history of protest in Bengaluru – Post-Independence to Emergency

March 20, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Far from the surprise that the record-breaking anti-CAA protests of December and January evoked in the community, Bengaluru has always had a vibrant history of united struggles. What’s more, the geographies and alliances that were formed during the Freedom struggle a century ago, continue to echo in modern day Bengaluru.

Society

From a trading town to a silicon city: the story of Bengaluru

June 2, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Yashaswini Sharma, the author of “Bangalore: The Early City, AD 1537-1799”, a book about Bengaluru’s history, speaks about the growth and development of Bengaluru.

Society

Collaborate with Citizen Matters to document Bengaluru’s people

January 21, 2016 News Desk

Do you remember the knife sharpeners, kulfi walas/ice cream carts, salt sellers, son papadi sellers, metalware repairmen, etc of yesteryear? Collaborate with us to document their stories.

Society

The vataaras in South Bengaluru’s petes and gudis: a retro-journey

July 24, 2014 Vaidya R

Old South Bengaluru had its own charm, with well-planned spacious sites which became ‘vataara’s, with multiple families living in one compound. Slowly vataaras are making way for big apartments.

Society

A time when ‘South End’ was really Bangalore’s southern end

February 24, 2013 Palahalli Vishwanath

The 50’s was a time when ‘Mental Hospital ‘ was the southeastern corner of the city. When milkmen used to deliver milk to homes. Masala Dosa cost 25 paisa, … but the ‘Vrishabhavati’ was already starting to get polluted.

Society

From a tiny village: Bellandur’s century of change

February 11, 2013 Dushyant Naresh

A young resident of Bellandur looks into the history of his neighbourhood, and finds much to learn from.

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

When the Tiger came back to his fort

January 6, 2013 Deepa Mohan

“The Tiger comes to town” project at Bangalore Fort brings Tipu Sultan alive to a new generation. And, perhaps, awakens lost pride in Bangalore’s history.


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