Education | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

New age lending libraries for children

February 12, 2009 Reshmi Chakraborty

Libraries for children are coming up across Bangalore. Most offer not just books, CDs and toys but also a host of activities and experiences.

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A journey of rediscovery

January 20, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

Experiences and questions from a volunteer at the Government Kannada Model Primary School, Pottery Town.

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Popular science: Sky is the limit for Bengaluru

November 23, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Yes, we’ve been over the moon lately. But are Bangaloreans taking advantage of the city’s premier science institutions? Here’s a checklist.

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A fun way to learn with Booky Bob

November 14, 2008 Janaki Badrinath

This Children’s Day saw the launch of a unique library to promote healthy and effective reading habits among the children of south Bangalore.

Women of a lesser society

September 28, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

Just 17 kms away from Bangalore’s southwestern suburbs is a world where women die during childbirth and parents pull girls out of school just as they used to do decades ago.

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Although the CSR activities of Infosys and AOL might vary in terms of the magnitude of initiatives and the amount of funds raised, there are few common threads that connect all the perspectives of CSR with each other; the dedication to serve society being the most important of them.

Vocational guidance for poor

September 4, 2008 Anantraman S

Free vocational training for the poor from Unnati.

Quick as lightning on the buzzer

September 4, 2008 Deepa Mohan

The best of corporate brains from Bangalore battled it out for top honours at the immensely popular Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz in the city.

Which school board for your child?

July 30, 2008 Meera Iyer

Many of Bangalore’s schools now offer national and international boards of education in addition to the state board, with innovation around the curricula. How do parents and students choose?

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Stage…No Fear!

July 23, 2008 Vikram Rai

Version One dot Oh, an amateur theatre group is all set to stage the Vijay Tendulkar classic ‘Silence! The Court is in Session’ this weekend.

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Bit by bit, a local community gets computer savvy

July 14, 2008 Harish Singh and Senthil S

Residents at Sudarshan Layout took the initiative to setup a community computer centre, with the help of volunteers from AID and Stree Jagrithi Samithi.

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Where is the road to school?

June 5, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

A government school operates out of a car shed, as authorities demolished its building in a road widening drive. A year later, the road is neither widened nor is the school relocated to another premises.

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City’s government schools get a hand

April 23, 2008 Padmalatha Ravi

NGOs and corporate foundations in the city have adopted government schools to help improve their quality of education. Children at these schools are benefiting.

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Basavangudi gets all-new badminton courts

February 24, 2008 Rochelle D'Silva and News Desk

Two new badminton courts, including one dedicated for coaching recently opened at the Mahila Seva Samaja School Campus on K R road in Basavanagudi. Prakash Padukone inaugurated the facility.

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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.