WIT Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

The art of hailing an auto in Namma Bengaluru

December 11, 2019 Ramkumar S

Hiring an auto in Bengaluru is not for the feeble-minded, it requires advanced, specialised skills. Here is an attempt to unravel this art

BBMP, the misunderstood eco-warrior

May 30, 2019 Amogh Rayanker

The real reason BBMP does not pick up calls is its concern for the environment, says the author

Is it Electronics City, or Electronic City?

July 16, 2018 Shivakumara Siddaramappa

It’s an extension of Bengaluru that houses many IT bigwigs. Is it Electronics City, or Electronic City?

Ten practical ideas for better Bengaluru!

November 29, 2017 Shilpi Sahu

Imagine renting out wings for people to cross outer ring road, government-operated helipads for food delivery boys to help them avoid footpaths, spoiling Bengaluru weather so that people can migrate to Chennai! Some ideas for better Bengaluru.

Saga of waterlogging on Outer Ring Road

March 21, 2017 Vaidya R

There is no respite from traffic pile ups on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road. Sometimes it’s rain, sometimes it’s bus breakdown. Does the government have the will to to fix it?

Toilet tales: The secret life of a Bengaluru girl!

October 6, 2016 Tara Krishnaswamy

An exciting day out that promises a lot of interesting excursions and rendezvous around the city, and yet the Bengaluru girl may be worried. Here’s why!

Pavement Perorations – Part 2: Can pavements be used for walking?

June 28, 2016 Suchitra Deep

I kind of got hooked on this quiz thingy. And while it is a bit strange to be asking and answering the questions myself, I love the fact that I know all the answers. My

Whitefield Shining – breaking global records!

October 7, 2015 Rajesh Shah

A lake frothing with snow, traffic ‘jams’ whose taste never leaves, a pharmacy every 100 m, 80% of pedestrians wearing masks, more advertisements per sq ft of building surface… here’s a list of all the records set by Whitefield in just a few years.

How to solve a problem in Bengaluru

September 11, 2015 Bavandar Gupha

A satiric note about solving Bengaluru’s problems that also highlights the causes of problems remaining as they are for ages.

House hunting in Bengaluru : A big welcome by the city!

September 8, 2015 Nimit Shah

From brokers to utilities in the house to advance amount to food options, problems are plenty in finding a suitable house in Bengaluru. But once you find a house….

Governance

Ramblings on garbage, autos and lechery in Bengaluru

August 29, 2015 Rakesh Prasad

Auto drivers refuse to carry not only migrants, but also the locals, when they don’t like the amount of money that comes in. Staring at women has been the “prerogative” of educated men, not just the uneducated. Sometimes such realities hit us hard…

Traffic on ORR is likely to worsen. Here’s why!

August 11, 2015 Vaidya R

Vaidya talks about the major traffic jams that citizens of Bengaluru traverse through, and likens the ones on ORR to Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the underworld.

Scenes from the Silk Board Signal

June 22, 2015 Pallavi Ravishankar

If you’re looking to kill time on your daily commute from home, here’s an idea – people watching. As a commuter observes, the conditions of the commute bring out the best and worst in people.

Commute

An open letter to the Transport Commissioner

June 12, 2015 Waseem Memon

In the face of the recent allegations that the RTO uses touts to stop non-KA registered cars, a citizen writes an open letter to the Transport Commissioner telling him that his faith in the government has been shattered.

Environment

You got to go, when you got to go!

February 6, 2015 Meenakshi Giridhar

The elusive Indian public toilet… It is like the Indian rope trick, people have heard about it, but no one has seen it! So what can a woman do, when she’s just got to go?