Articles by Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

Satarupa is Managing Editor at Citizen Matters. She has over 16 years of editorial and content experience across a variety of genres and formats. Apart from engaging in overall editorial supervision and participation in key editorial policy-making, she ideates, edits and occasionally writes stories for the various chapters of the magazine. Before joining Citizen Matters, Satarupa was Editor of a print magazine on business education, Advanc'edge MBA. She has also been a news editor at the newsdesk at MSN India before joining India Together, an online development and public affairs magazine, as its Associate Editor. Satarupa holds a Masters degree in Economics from Calcutta University and keenly follows social and development initiatives across cities in India.

Locating an accident victim in Bangalore: Some lessons

by July 17, 2013

I had one of the most disturbing experiences of my life yesterday. Got a phone call around 4 pm from Bangalore Traffic Police with one man - speaking fast and furious in Kannada - telling me that a lady I know has been in a road accident and has to be shifted to the St John's Hospital. Now, this is an acquaintance through work and although we've been in touch for years now and worked together "virtually" I dont know much about her except her phone numbers and e-contacts. I presume they called me from her last received call as…

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Locating an accident victim in Bangalore: Some lessons

by July 17, 2013

I had one of the most disturbing experiences of my life yesterday. Got a phone call around 4 pm from Bangalore Traffic Police with one man - speaking fast and furious in Kannada - telling me that a lady I know has been in a road accident and has to be shifted to the St John's Hospital. Now, this is an acquaintance through work and although we've been in touch for years now and worked together "virtually" I dont know much about her except her phone numbers and e-contacts. I presume they called me from her last received call as…

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