Posts : Citizen Reports

Beware of Change Snatchers - I am a Victim

Vasanth - 28-APR-2014

Beware of Change Snatchers. I had a bad experience today. Two people came in an auto while I was in bus stop and requested change for Rs.500. I said I do not have, but they insisted to check and they have struggled hard to get change. I again said I do not have, but they said 'nivu educated aagiddu obbarige help madalvenri'. I checked my wallet and I had change.

Crony Statism?

murali772 - 19-APR-2014

Yesterday, talking about the previous evening's IPL match, a friend said that he was happy that Mumbai Indians had lost, largely because he can't stand Nita Ambani.

Dissecting AAP manifesto 2014

murali772 - 4-APR-2014

All said and done, AAP has catalysed change country-wide, and it very much deserves to be in the picture, even after the elections, perhaps in place of Congress and as a an alternative to BJP. This is particulaly so as far as Karnataka is concerned, where neither Congress nor BJP has much of a credible standing. And, that's why AAP interests me.

Why Nandan Nilekani is my choice from Bangalore South

murali772 - 21-MAR-2014

Relevance of Dr Vivek Murthy's appointment as US Surgeon General, for the democratic world

murali772 - 17-MAR-2014

The bane of Capitalism is the power of business lobbies to affect governance in a way that it suits their vested interests, even if it is at colossal costs to public interest.

Congress sidelining Prof Rajiv Gowda?

murali772 - 13-MAR-2014

Like in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, primary election in Bangalore North scheduled to be held on Thursday, is petering out to be a farce with top Congress leaders threatening to defeat the very purpose of the experiment.

"ConnectKaro" report

murali772 - 13-MAR-2014

My essential takeaways from "ConnectKaro" (workshop co-hosted by Embarq India, and World Resource Institute's centre for sustainable transport in India, in collaboration with DULT, on the 10th & 11th March):

BBMP's box drains

murali772 - 30-JAN-2014

The pictures below show what I am referring to as"box drains" under construction, on the east side of the road between Egipura jn and the bridge over the strorm-water (rather sewage) drain, in Koramangala.

BWSSB's deathtraps

murali772 - 21-JAN-2014

The pictures below offer two views of a dig-up (on 12th main, HAL 2nd stage, Indiranagar, adjacent to Corner House), obviously by BWSSB, to access their manhole cover, the top of which has gone almost a foot below the re-tarred road surface.

Can the country's higher judiciary too be bought off?

murali772 - 19-JAN-2014

The WIPRO case: