Meeting with Mr Manivannan, DC, Mysore (Venue changed to Bangalore)

murali772 - 23-JUN-2009

Bangalore PRAJA members have from long been eager for a direct meeting with Mr Manivannan, a bureaucrat who has had no reservations about interacting with them through the net. The meeting that had been planned some months back in Mysore had to be called off at the last minute because of some disturbances there.

Using Social Media for Mobilisation

murali772 - 18-JUN-2009

For some time now, blogs, facebook  and other forms of social media have been used extensively for rallying people around an issue or a cause. However, what makes some of these campaigns more successful than others? Does the workability of social media for mobilisation depend on the manner in which information is designed and/or disseminated?
 

9th May 'interaction' with Metro - who were "they"?

silkboard - 12-MAY-2009

There are reports around about how the 9th May interaction between Metro and Laxman Rau Park and Lalbagh lovers (fronted by Hasiru Usiru) turned 'ugly'. After reading enough on HU mailing list, and hearing a first hand account of the event, I learn that some "special" people were brought (by whom?) to project the other ("we love Metro") view.

Doctor saves two 200+ yr old uprooted trees...

Ravi_D - 29-APR-2009

Cardiologist Dr Ramana Rao spent around a lakh to save two 200yr plus old peepal trees uprooted on Tumkur Road.

See this report in DH: Doctor Injects life into trees.

Success Story of a Street Committee at Mysore

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 26-APR-2009

Success Story of a street committee - C.I.V.I.L with G.I.S

Sincere Regrets and next date.

Mani1972 - 5-APR-2009

Dear Murali and friends,

My sincere regrets for postponing the meeting. I apologize for the inconvenience caused. The law and order situation at Mysore on that day kept me busy. Coming Saturday (11th) is the day for scrutiny of the nominations. Hence we can have the meeting tentatively on 18th (Saturday), and if we miss that, then it is only after the elections.

Mixing "what" and "how" - Mysore water supply protest example

silkboard - 21-MAR-2009

Not writing this to take sides in the recently lit 'protest' over supposed privatization of water supply at Mysore. Good friend Vinay forwarded this article from Star of Mysore which goes by the title "Intellectuals oppose Tata deal"

Benniganahalli bridge work underway

srinidhi - 24-FEB-2009

Finally!! http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Underbridge-road-on-NH-4-to-be-widened/articleshow/4179483.cms

Any idea if the pedestrians are taken care of?? If not, we need to immediately get their attention on this!

ABIDe's Bengaluru Governance Act: Basics getting in place?

idontspam - 5-FEB-2009

ABIDe ... has stressed on creation of a structure that would become the local planning authority for the city and the metropolitan region. Besides this ABIDe’s focus of citizen centric governance has been further enhanced by the proposal of a comprehensive development and co-ordinated execution of developmental projects. See: ABIDe presents Governance Bill

Lessons from Mumbai

rs - 5-FEB-2009

I just returned from a trip to Mumbai and was quite impressed by how much the city has improved in the last one year. While of course most of the city is still in really bad shape large parts have been improved in several ways