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HomeGENRE: Features

GENRE: Features

Anecdotal, illustrative narratives to interpret news and current trends creatively

Civic

No talk, just clean and green

May 28, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Instead of cribbing about litter in picnic spots around Bangalore and apathy of the government bodies, a group of city-based volunteers have taken it on themselves to run clean and green drives.

Society

A weekend of learning for shutterbugs

May 28, 2008 Deepa Mohan

A naturalist and wildlife photographer shared his expertise with an enthusiastic group of learners at Koramangala on May 10-11.

Society

Spectacle under the full moon

April 28, 2008 Amoghavarsha JS

The Karaga festival is a well-known tradition of the Thigala community in Karnataka and Bangalore in particular. A Citizen Matters pic feature.

Commute

Our forgotten mode of transport

April 7, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Cycling is definitely a hard slog up some of the slopes of Bangalore’s roads. And even as some cycle out of necessity, there are others who cycle out of choice.

Health

Create your own herbal garden

April 7, 2008 Samuel Jacob

Are you looking remedies for common ailments that you can grow in your own home? Located 10 kms from Hebbal, this foundation may just have what you are looking for.

Society

Fun, in a nutshell

December 18, 2007 Rushalini Rajkumar

The Kadlekai Parishe is a cultural tradition of Bangalore that has survived for over four centuries. Rushalini Rajkumar finds how it has evolved to suit the needs of modern day city dwellers.

Society

Those were the days, my friend

November 28, 2007 Amoghavarsha JS

Amoghavarsha shows you what’s left of some popular cinema theatres from the heydays of movie going in the city.

Society

Five decades of Gombe (Kolu) tradition

September 30, 2007 Deepa Vaishnavi V M

We take you through the Dussehra preparations of Usha Madhuranathan.

Society

Bangalore’s timeless cultural crucible

July 16, 2007 Malathi Nayak

IIWC takes noteworthy efforts to promote cross cultural exchange and inculcate a cosmopolitan spirit in the city.

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