GENRE: Features

Communal riots aren’t new to Bengaluru. Here’s what a history of riots says about the city

November 11, 2020 Shatarupa Bhattacharyya

The DJ Halli riots this year got much attention, but communal violence isn’t entirely new to Bengaluru. Here’s a look at communal riots over the past century, and what it says about the city.

How Bengaluru became the first Asian city to get electric street lamps 115 years ago

October 4, 2020 B.PAC

In 1905, Bengaluru became the first Asian city to adopt electric street lamps. Many Bengalureans soon adopted domestic electricity connections, an indication of the city’s forward-thinking that characterises it even today.

Bengaluru’s momo vendors: Making their place in a competitive business

August 30, 2020 Ravi Mathews

Momo vendors, who mostly hail from Northeast India, have long become part of Bengaluru’s landscape. How do they see the city? Is business here lucrative enough for them?

What Don Anderson’s biography can tell you about Bengaluru

May 26, 2020 Krupa Rajangam

The biography of Donald Anderson, a Scot who grew up in colonial Bengaluru, gives insights into the city’s history and transformation over time.

Bengaluru's Silk Board Junction during the COVID-19 lockdown. Pic: Naveeen Thomas Prasad

Here’s how Bengaluru looks during COVID-19 lockdown

April 22, 2020 News Desk

It’s been nearly a month since Bengaluru has been under lockdown. With few people on the streets, the city is both quiet and beautiful now – watch this in two recent drone videos.

The Tabebuia Rosea trees in full bloom on Outer Ring Road. Pic: Naveen Thomas Prasad

Watch: Tabebuia Rosea trees in full bloom paint ORR pink

March 18, 2020 News Desk

It’s spring, and the brilliant pink bloom of Tabebuia Rosea trees are adorning Bengaluru’s streets. Here’s a video of the bloom along Outer Ring Road, and some details about this alien tree species.

Thriving mini urban forests amidst Bengaluru’s IT park. Pic: Manyata Residency VrikshaMitra Group

How 15 citizens are building about 8000 sq m of forests in Bengaluru

February 28, 2020 Malathi Prasad

Last year, 15 residents near Manyata tech park collaborated with the NGO SayTrees, to build mini forests. The fast-growing forests are now major lung spaces in the traffic-choked area.

Bengaluru’s exotic, giant trees: Here’s where and how you can spot them

February 17, 2020 Nityananda S

Do you know what Buddha’s Coconut is? It’s one of the tree species in Bengaluru that would be more at home in jungles. The city even has giant trees that originate as far away as West Africa or South Pacific.

Time has perhaps come for a separate law for crimes against women: S T Ramesh, ex-DGP

January 16, 2020 Bhanutej N

There has been much talk about gender-sensitisation of the police as well as procedural reforms vis-à-vis justice for rape survivors and other women victims of crime. S T Ramesh, former DGP and IGP of Karnataka Police, was a reformer within the force. Here are his thoughts on the subject.

Communal riots aren’t new to Bengaluru. Here’s what a history of riots says about the city

How Bengaluru became the first Asian city to get electric street lamps 115 years ago

Bengaluru’s momo vendors: Making their place in a competitive business

What Don Anderson’s biography can tell you about Bengaluru

Here’s how Bengaluru looks during COVID-19 lockdown

Watch: Tabebuia Rosea trees in full bloom paint ORR pink

How 15 citizens are building about 8000 sq m of forests in Bengaluru

Bengaluru’s exotic, giant trees: Here’s where and how you can spot them

Time has perhaps come for a separate law for crimes against women: S T Ramesh, ex-DGP

No pay, few matches, little support but Karnataka’s professional women footballers still dream big

How women’s football changed the lives of Sana, Raksha, Athmika and others

How Karnataka’s first women’s football league is picking new talent

Change in the air: After 63 years, Bengaluru’s Independence Day Cup football tournament opens up to women

“Bengaluru needs at least two more Kanteerava-like centres”: Pramila Aiyappa, Olympian

How this Bellandur apartment saves Rs 25,000 a year composting garden waste