INTERVIEWS

In a free-wheeling interview with Citizen Matters, major-league state politician R Ashoka, Transport Minister in the state cabinet, talks on a range of transportation issues including BMTC plans and new initiatives.

Meet the first time MLA of Yelahanka constituency, S R Vishwanath.

Only the rarest cases of official abuse of power and negligence seem to result in stringent punishment and criminal conviction. In this interview, Lokayukta Santosh Hegde exposes legal truths that Bangalore’s bosses would rather you not know.

Meet Dinesh Gundu Rao, the three time MLA from Gandhinagar constituency.

Meet NL Narendra Babu, an actor turned politician and MLA of Mahalakshmi Layout.

A women’s day special featuring Geeta Rao, a women’s right activist and social worker.

Meet the man who played a major role in developing and marketing an indigenous heart valve, costing a fraction of the imported valves, which alleviates the suffering of many poor cardiac patients in Asia, especially children.

Meet B.N.Vijaykumar, the BJP MLA from Jayanagar constituency who has taken up many initiatives in his constituency.

Prakash Michael, freelance graphic designer and an alumnus of the JJ School of Art, rekindled his passion for painting after 35 years.

Aditi De talks about Bangalore, being Bangalorean and the recently published anthology, Multiple City, a collection of writings on Bangalore, that she edited.

Meet Roopa Pai, a Bangalore-based writer who is doing her bit to introduce and preserve the city’s heritage, through her writings and heritage walks.

An interview with a Bengaluru-based Naturopath tells us how the human body can be healed if it is aligned in harmony with nature.