Commuter Rail Meeting with ITHR and Hasiru Usiru

kbsyed61 - 24-MAY-2012

Namma Bengaluru Uncaring? hotel worker left to die on road !

kbsyed61 - 16-MAY-2012

Source - DNA

This is what a 24 year old hotel employee, Lino Tharakan, injured in the crane accident has to say about indifferent attitude of the people on the road who failed to lend a helping hand.

Mehkri Circle - 75 yrs gone, Junction that still embodies the philanthrophic deed of a responsible citizen!

kbsyed61 - 28-APR-2012

About 75 years ago, a ordinary citizen and a merchant by name Enayathullah Mehkri built something that is still remembered by people for his noble act. Until that time, 1937, the place we all know today as Mehkri Circle (it is circle no more) was like a junction like any other junction where 4 roads meet.

Elements of Discipline and Safe Driving!

kbsyed61 - 27-FEB-2012

I must confess that for long as millions like others, I too had considered the Knowledge of signs would suffice to instill a sense of driving discipline on roads. Having come to US, where apart from the rudimentary knowledge of road signs, there are other important skills that one needs to acquire and practice it for a true discipline driver.

Way Forward for Autos - Reforms Agenda for Government!

kbsyed61 - 26-JAN-2012

Photo Courtesy -Peter Parr (pparr@aucb.ac.uk )

Triumph on Polio - Something to Cheer about?

kbsyed61 - 14-JAN-2012

Photo Courtesy - The Hindu

Vote for School Of Economics In Bengaluru!

kbsyed61 - 8-JAN-2012

Dear Prajagalu,

Wishing all of you a happy, prosperous, peaceful and productive new year. May your wishes get the wings.

These days the the plans for establishing school of economics in Bengaluru is making headlines. Headlines are more to do with the controversy than details of the project and cost/benefit analysis.

Cost for getting an Electric Connection in India and abroad!

kbsyed61 - 8-NOV-2011

I am sure you all have gone through this one time or other directly or indeirectly of exeperincing the plaesure of getting an electricity connection. Do We know how much it cost to get an elcetricity connection to our homes, offices, businesses, industry?

Here is an comparison of cost and efforts to get an Electricity connection in India with other countries in the world.

Mid-Day Meals - Philanthropy to the rescue of inept government service!

kbsyed61 - 31-OCT-2011

A day before on my departure to US, I had the good fortune to visit "Mohsin Shariff Education & Charitable Trust Mid-Day Meals Programme" operations located in K R Puram. This trust every day prepares and delivers the 'Mid-Day Meals" for the government schools students in and around Bengaluru.

Tale of two railway stations - Hebbal Station in Bengaluru Vs Tanakallu Station in A. P

kbsyed61 - 17-OCT-2011

During my recent visit to Bengaluru in Sep, 2011, I had the occasion to do a 'Train Trip' to Hosur along with other memebrs of Praja's Namma Railu Team. Along that trip had the chance to observe the various stations on route to Hosur from Hebbal Station. Here is the picture of Hebbal station.