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Dear Shri Mohsin avare,This is regarding the Draft of the Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority Act. I am writing to you on behalf of the Hasiru Usiru network.We would like to commend the DULT for moving to create a unified transport authority. The creation of such an authority is a real need right now. We would also like to commend you for pro-actively arranging a public consultation to discuss the same.To ensure that the act is people friendly and so that people get a genuine chance to shape this act, we would like to request you to -1)Grant more time…

   A street vendor at Russell Market takes a quick break to pose for us.Pic by  Govind Chakravarti

   A street vendor at Russell Market takes a quick break to pose for us.Pic by  Govind Chakravarti

Robinson & CrusoeFebruary 5 to 7, 2010 at Ranga ShankaraMeet Robinson & Crusoe ... Two soldiers ... One roof ... Ocean all around... No common language ... Friendship prevails! Action and fun like never before. For the young, young adults and young at heart.Robinson & Crusoe is a Ranga Shankara production directed by Gracias Devaraj, who starred in the original German production by Schnnawl which played at Ranga Shankara in 2006, and who started his theatrical career in Bangalore. Tickets are available atRanga Shankara36/2, 8th CrossJ P Nagar, II PhaseBangalore - 560 078P: 080-26493982 / 26592777E: rstheatre@gmail.comW: www.rangashankara.organdwww.indianstage.in. I always…

ACTor ProductionsPresentsA theatre and film workshoptheatre@24framesDate: 6th and 7th Feb 2010 Time: 10am to 6pm Venue: BangaloreThe workshop aims at introducing theatre and films to enthusiasts. The workshop is pretty basic in nature and is aimed at beginners. If you are someone who has always found the words theatre and/or films interesting and have been wondering how to start, what exactly happens at a professional level etc etc. This workshop could give you a whole lot of answers. A 2 day workshop conducted by Pawan Kumar. Pawan Kumar is a theatre practitioner and a film maker. His latest film credit…

Robinson & CrusoeFebruary 5 to 7, 2010 at Ranga ShankaraMeet Robinson & Crusoe ... Two soldiers ... One roof ... Ocean all around... No common language ... Friendship prevails! Action and fun like never before. For the young, young adults and young at heart.Robinson & Crusoe is a Ranga Shankara production directed by Gracias Devaraj, who starred in the original German production by Schnnawl which played at Ranga Shankara in 2006, and who started his theatrical career in Bangalore. Tickets are available atRanga Shankara36/2, 8th CrossJ P Nagar, II PhaseBangalore - 560 078P: 080-26493982 / 26592777E: rstheatre@gmail.comW: www.rangashankara.organdwww.indianstage.in. I always…

ACTor ProductionsPresentsA theatre and film workshoptheatre@24framesDate: 6th and 7th Feb 2010 Time: 10am to 6pm Venue: BangaloreThe workshop aims at introducing theatre and films to enthusiasts. The workshop is pretty basic in nature and is aimed at beginners. If you are someone who has always found the words theatre and/or films interesting and have been wondering how to start, what exactly happens at a professional level etc etc. This workshop could give you a whole lot of answers. A 2 day workshop conducted by Pawan Kumar. Pawan Kumar is a theatre practitioner and a film maker. His latest film credit…

This signboard on Mahatma Gandhi Road, just before the Jewels de Paragon junction, shows Minsk square to be towards the left, whereas one actually needs to take a right turn!  ⊕

This signboard on Mahatma Gandhi Road, just before the Jewels de Paragon junction, shows Minsk square to be towards the left, whereas one actually needs to take a right turn!  ⊕

I went to Basavanagudi and was saddened to find that one more landmark, Cauvery Petrol Pump, had quite literally bitten the dust....In conjunction with BBMP's new policy of not planting any more trees, we are going to have a treeless, desert city of roads alone...⊕