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CITIZEN JOURNALISM

Citizen-authored reports and individual perspectives on policy or initiatives affecting life in the city

Society

Aladdin with a twist

June 16, 2008 Vinita Kurup

Children will retell the original Chinese folktale in the form of a hilarious pantomime.

Society

Amidst Women Swimmers Then (and Now)

June 12, 2008 Usha Srinath

Learning to swim in the 1950’s.

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Governance

Jayanagar residents felicitate their new MLA

June 5, 2008 N Mukund

Newly elected MLA of Jayanagar B N Vijaya Kumar meets residents.

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Governance

Media is Bangalore’s trump card

June 4, 2008 Benedict Paramanand

Headlines like ‘middle class apathy’ to a meager turnout of 44 percent are plain wrong. In fact, the turnout may be as high as 80 percent.

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UNCATEGORIZED

My sweet and sour morning walks

June 2, 2008 Srijaya N Char

Walks have become unpleasant with people’s uncivic behaviour.

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Governance

Democracy needs proactive participation

May 14, 2008 Promod Kapur

I managed to vote but others not so lucky didn’t find their names in the rolls.

Civic

BIAL a ‘public authority’, rules KIC

May 14, 2008 M V K Anil Kumar

Because of the government’s equity stake and a range of tax, cess and other exemptions granted to BIAL, the Karnataka Information Commission has taken the view that BIAL must respond to RTI applications.

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Governance

Why did I vote?

May 12, 2008 Usha Srinath

I was not comfortable with the idea of voting. Yet I did.

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Governance

Voting here the first time

May 12, 2008 Huda Masood

I voted. And I’m proud to have voted, despite their best efforts to discourage me to vote, every step of the way. And I will vote every time!

Environment

Nature in our backyard

May 11, 2008 Rajeev Rajagopalan

The Bannerghata Nature Camp offers rest for the stressed out and close view of wild animals for nature lovers.

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Infrastructure

Unlocking Bangalore?

May 10, 2008 Promod Kapur

Wasn’t the traffic smoother without IT/BPO staff bearing taxis?

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Commute

It was a dark and rainy night

May 9, 2008 Aditya Todi

Try getting an auto when it rains.

Commute

Bangalore traffic woes!

April 3, 2008 Srinivas

Imagine the near future where people have to travel 5 to 10 kms in search of parking and walk to reach their destinations from there.

Education

Night schools in Bangalore slums

September 30, 2007 Balaji Kutty

Balaji Kutty shares his experience of working with government school students who battle again great odds to progress in life.

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