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31 Dec 2018
People

2019
Yet another year is getting over… 2018 was great! Thanks to all those who made my 2018 great – a new job, new responsibilities, hospital visits for my dad… Thanks to my wife and daughter for their patience and understanding. Thanks to friends who supported me during thick and thin. Now, Wish you all a...
14 Apr 2018
Culture, Festivals, People

Vishu 2018
We are not celebrating Vishu this year. But For all those who are celebrating Vishu…. Wish you a very happy vishu and a peaceful and prosperous year ahead!
09 Feb 2018
Environment, People, Social Activism, Urban, Waste Management

Citizens’ Rally for Right2Breathe
Citizens' Rally for Right2Breathe
Residents of Kudlu, Haralur, Haralukunte, Somasundarapalya, & Parangipalya are getting ready for yet another peaceful protest against the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation’s Kudlu Compost Plant. Last year we saw the #Blood2Breathe protest during which almost a hundred residents donated blood for the cause. Under the leadership of KHHSP Residents’ Welfare Association, this time it is Citizens’...
17 Mar 2017
Composting, Environment, Lakes, People, Social Activism, Urban, Waste Management, Water

KCDC Plant Gathering on 13 March 2017
KCDC Gathering
We live in HSR Layout, ward 174, Bengaluru, near a compost plant owned by the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation. Near does not mean that close…approximately 1.5 kilometres away from the plant. When we moved to this area in 2009, this compost plant was not operational, to be precise – plant was in an abandoned state....
10 Oct 2016
Festivals, Malayalam, People

നവരാത്രി ആശംസകൾ!
നവരാത്രി ആശംസകൾ!
09 Aug 2016
Environment, People, Urban, Water, Water Management

Water Metering In Small Apartments – Mythri Maiden
Small apartments usually face several issues during the first few years at several stages. Initial discussions in almost all new apartments revolve around the method of maintenance calculation. Even though the builder is supposed to develop a method and process, and hand it over to the owners’  association, usually small builders conveniently forget this part....
13 Jul 2016
Nostalgia, People

A Movie Theatre Sans Movies
Childhood memories of a Keralite is never complete without memories of one or more trips to movie theatres. When we were kids, we enjoyed movies in large single-screen theatres. Many of these theatres do not exist anymore. Few of these theatres exist… just as buildings. “Vinod” theatre in Angamally, Kerala, is one such movie theatre...
30 May 2016
Culture, People

Dakshinachitra – a Kaleidoscope of South-Indian Culture
Visit to some places enthrals you even if you are visiting the place for a 10th time. Dakshinachitra, the culture and heritage village, on ECR Road, Chennai, is one such place. Each visit to Dakshnichitra provides a new learning experience. Dakshinachitra is one of the few places my daughter wants to visit during any visit...
08 Nov 2015
Environment, People, Social Activism, Urban, Waste Management, Water

The Training
———— Mr. S was waiting for someone near a Lake… looking at the already polluted lake. An old dull teal scooter came towards him… slowly… and took a right turn towards the lake.   This is not the person he was waiting for.  But, many things on the scooter caught his attention… more attention than the...
04 Nov 2015
Environment, People, Urban, Water

The Costly Water
Drinking water taps on both sides of public roads were common during my school days. Slowly those water taps vanished. We got free water for few more years. All shops were ready to provide quality water to all. But today, we have to buy water. The price of Diesel and Petrol is increasing. We are...