CITIZEN JOURNALISM Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

“Bigotry feeds on our anti-Muslim bias”

May 10, 2021 Padmalatha Ravi

Tejasvi Surya did not invent bigotry. He merely opened the gates. The root of it isn’t in 2014 or 2002 or even 1992. It is has been passed on from generation to generation.

COVID Advisory: Ensuring children are cared for, in our absence

May 6, 2021 Zibi Jamal

Even though it is hard to think of one’s own mortality, times are such that it is better to leave one’s child/children prepared for such an emergency.

The day it rained ash

May 5, 2021 Jaissy John

“We are not activists, we are just common people, asking for our basic right to a clean environment and we refuse to breathe this poison every night.”

A mathematical decoding of urban traffic

April 30, 2021 Vishal Keerthi

Footpaths should be fixed and made widely available, continuous, and uninterrupted. Maybe then those who create traffic jams might try to walk and reduce the jams?

A guide for pet parents in quarantine

April 23, 2021 Pinky Chandran

The pet’s physical and emotional welfare is important in these difficult times. A cooped up dog can exhibit signs of depression and lethargy.

Why suburban rail shouldn’t hurry public consultation

April 21, 2021 Disha A Ravi

Now more than ever is the time to improve the public consultation process. This is also the first time a suburban railway project is being launched, and it is different from a regular road, flyover or underpass project.

BBMP is dead; Long live BBMP

April 20, 2021 Renuka Viswanathan

BBMP’s budget ignores truths that were thrown up by last year’s challenges. Sadly, it offers not a glimmer of a brave new world for the city’s residents.

Doubling Baiyappanahalli-Hosur railway line: Boon or Bane?

April 8, 2021 Shreya Pillai

Do the villages and municipalities along the rail route want the project cutting through their environment? The consultation process should be more inclusive.

Urban Utilities Map Beku: What lies beneath Bengaluru’s roads

April 6, 2021 Raghu Rajagopal

Mapping all the lifeline utilities in Bengaluru is the only way to flawless planning and execution of projects involving road excavation.

Konanakunte Cross conundrum – untangling the spaghetti

April 2, 2021 A Bhanu

The creation of an underpass and dedicated bus bays at the Konanakunte Cross junction could herald smooth traffic movement and relieve road users and traffic police of much stress.

“Real life awaits post-March 8, every year”

March 31, 2021 Roohi Dixit

“Go ahead and celebrate March 8 the way you deem fit, but do not forget the work that is to be done”

What Women’s Day means for Bengaluru’s women labourers

March 30, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

The lack of recognition for women’s work and their status as workers is probably why International Women’s Day has been reduced to free drinks and supermarket discounts.

Adapting to survive: Stories of repair economy workers

March 29, 2021 Purna Sarkar and Himadri Das

Whereas the formal economy could move to the WFH model, informal workers devised common sense strategies to keep their business alive post-lockdown.

“KSPCB’s steep hike in CFO charges, unreasonable and unjust”

March 25, 2021 Nagesh Aras

The hike in the annual Consent for Operation fee is arbitrary and, worse, could discourage people from treating their sewage. It is especially unfair to law-abiding citizens.

It isn’t over: Bengaluru’s fight and the pandemic

March 24, 2021 Harini Raghavan

While cases are rising and vaccines are being administered, here’s how active citizens, RWAs and establishments in Bengaluru are making a difference in keeping the virus at bay.