Vasant Nagar

The National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru has been open for public for over two years now. Has it managed to put itself on the city’s must visit map? Citizen Matters talked to its first director Sobha Nambisan.

Scrabble is not just a board game for a lazy afternoon. It is a serious competitive mind sport. Bangalore Scrabble Club recently brought an international tournament to the city.

The families of Rifleman K S Ravindra who was killed in J&K and BSF Constable Bheema Shankar Hadapad, who lost his life to naxals in Chattisgarh were among those honoured at a Vijay Diwas ceremony on December 16th.

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition against the war memorial project, saying it is in public interest and will be a source of pride.

Improper planning, unclear design, and sans a public consultation, the state government’s proposal to build a war memorial at the Indira Gandhi park has irked some Bangaloreans.

An exhibition of unusual photographs of stones by the riverside make for interesting viewing on a lazy rainy afternoon for the city’s art lovers.

Multi-cultural Bangalore is not new to conflict. In the backdrop of recent violence, a Sunday evening brought together Bangaloreans from different walks of life.

In a city coloured along linguistic, ethnic, religious,
and economic lines, what does the future hold for Bangaloreans? What would you recommend to foster inter-community ties?

Meta-Culture Dialogics, Center for Dispute Transformation and Dialogue presents a week long Festival of Films on Conflict and Resolution, to celebrate Conflict Resolution Day on October 16th.

Version One dot Oh! production “Silence! The Court is in Session” is to be staged on the 25th and 26th of April at the Alliance Francaise.