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The Ugly Indian Chronicles Volume 13: Close Encounter of the Babu Kind
Last evening, I visited the The Ugly Indian Facebook page after a long time. While I was sleeping, they’ve apparently continued doing what they do best, you know, beautifying Bangalore and changing people’s behavioral patterns. The latest iconic street that received their makeover was Commercial Street. It’s all Mr. Manivannan’s fault that I’m writing this …
List of Social Enterprises in Bangalore
This list has been on my todo list for a while 🙂 but a glance at the search query logs last month told me that an incomplete list (sooner) might be better than a perfect list (later). It will also be revealing as to how many of the Bangalore enterprises I’ve actually written about (Hint: …
Returning to the Migration Meme
In the past week, three conversations with three different migrants in Bangalore (all working as security guards) reminded me why I need to devote more time (and blog space) to the migration meme. Conversation #1: RMM works for Handiman Services as a security guard supervisor in Koramangala. RMM is 50 years old, hails from Jajpur …
Koramangala’s Street of Shame – Ugly Spot #3
This is Part 2 of a series on Koramangala’s Street of Shame. Ugly Spot #3 is the unofficial open dump where the BBMP truck does its garbage pickup. It’s at the intersection of the road leading to Jyoti Nivas College main entrance. The pictures in this post were taken on Feb 20, 22 and 24th – times …
Road Reclamation – The Ugly Indian Way
The first few news articles I read this morning were depressing ones about the UP elections. That probably explains my less than cheerful previous post. “A quick Facebook session should lift my spirits,” I told myself. And boy, did it? My favorite uncategorizable community organization, The Ugly Indian, had made a foray into a new area …
The Ugly Indian Chronicles – Volume 7
It’s official, folks. The time has come to take my relationship with The Ugly Indian (TUI) to the next level. But first let me talk about how this relationship has evolved. It started with occasionally viewing their SpotFix videos on Facebook. After I started writing this blog, I made a half-hearted attempt to contact them for …
Calling Bangalore: Birthday Presents for The Ugly Indian (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of the two-part series and continues from Calling Bangalore: Birthday Presents for The Ugly Indian. Nov 10 (Thu) 4pm: Second visit to playground Hmm… What do we have here? A quick examination of TereBins #1 and #2 show that the bins have not been emptied since my visit 28 hours ago. …
Calling Bangalore: Birthday Presents for The Ugly Indian
On Tuesday, The Ugly Indian (TUI) posted the following message on their Facebook page (~ 7,000 fans). We want a birthday present! Show us you are more than a FB fan – go out and do a small spotfix this week. Outside your home or office. Whichever city you live in. If you’ve enjoyed seeing …
Conversations on design for public good
On Oct 14, the Center for Knowledge Societies (CKS), an innovation consulting firm, hosted its second Design Public conclave in Bangalore. The venue (National Gallery of Modern Art) couldn’t have been more picturesque, aesthetic and appropriate. It’s not often that one hears about design and public good in the same breath so I diligently pursued …
The Ugly Indian’s Gift to Bangalore on the occasion of Namma Metro Launch – Part 3
[Editor’s Note: If you’ve stumbled onto this post without viewing Part 1 and Part 2, we strongly encourage you to view this 3-part series in sequence to fully appreciate the pictorial narrative which reads like a detective story.] Act 3 Scene 7: Chat with 4 store managers Here is our conversation with Imtiaz, Store Manager …
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