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Treating chemical injuries of the eye Chemical injuries of the eye are true emergencies which require proper recognition and prompt treatment. Extent of injury is proportional to the pH of the substance, duration of its contact with eye and the concentration and the quantity of the compound that has entered in to the eye. Chemical injuries can cause immediate loss of vision and permanent blindness. The chemical agents which can cause injury may be found at home, work place, industries, cracker factories, school and college laboratories, etc. It can be acidic or alkaline. Alkaline substances cause more damage than acids. Alkali chemicals House hold cleaning agents, agents used for cleaning drains
Sodium or Potassium Hydroxide
Fertilizers, Refrigerants
Ammonium Hydroxide
Plaster, Motor, Cement
Lime
Crackers, Sparklers
Magnesium Hydroxide
Severe chemical injury with corneal neovascularization
Thoft’s classification of ocular chemical injury Grade-I
Mild (No limbal ischemia)
Good Prognosis
Grade-II
Moderate (Less than 180 deg limbal ischemia) with epithelial defect and clear cornea
Fair prognosis
GradeIII
Severe (More than 180 deg of limbal ischemia) with epithelial defect and hazy cornea
Poor prognosis
GradeIV
Very poor Very severe (more than 270 prognosis deg of limbal ischemia) with epithelial defect and hazy cornea
Acid chemicals Battery fluid, Toilet cleaning fluid
Sulphuric acid
Laboratories, Acids used in assaults
Hydrochloric acid, Sulphuric Acid
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SYMPTOMS Burning sensation in the eye after exposure to chemicals Excessive tearing Pain in the eye Redness of the eye and eyelid Blurred vision
Do’s & Don’ts regarding chemical injuries to eye
Severe Alkali burn with corneal haze
Be careful while working with batteries at work place Children should be educated on care to be taken while conducting experiments in laborataries. Small children should not be allowed to handle Chunnam (packets used for chewing with betel nuts) Cracker injuries are a combination of chemical and thermal injury, hence care should be taken while bursting crackers Wear protective goggles while working with chemicals If you are wearing contact lenses, do not try to remove them before washing, splash water for a few minutes then try to remove it. Never rub eyes even after washing. Start the treatment immediately at home If exposed to chemicals, the most apt way to limit damage is to start flushing the eye with most readily available non-toxic liquid even clean tap water can be used. Use strong steady stream of water at least for 10 to 15 minutes and continue till you are ready to go to the doctor Hold the eye lids open with your fingers and allow water to run from the bridge of your nose and move towards the affected eye If both eyes are affected, alternatively rinse both eyes with water Reach the hospital at the earliest for Ophthalmic care Most people recover completely Doctor will assess damage and treat accordingly
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KK Halli lake: Govt is responsible T
he scene is almost identical each time. Whenever anyone sees me at the lake — and if they know that I am part of the group of citizens responsible for the lake being rejuvenated the way it is — they come to thank me first and then quickly proceed to offer me advice on the BBMP and the government. “Don’t trust them”… “they are a bunch of crooks,”… “Don’t get further involved with the government.” I try to explain that this lake could not have and would not have been rejuvenated the way it has, had it not been for some very receptive officers at the BBMP. But no one waits to hear me out. When I got in touch with the BBMP almost four years ago and asked them to rejuvenate Kaikondrahalli lake in an environmentally sustainable, socially just and economically viable way, I didn’t think that we’d get very far. But then I did! The way this lake has been rejuvenated is one of the success stories of Bangalore. I often get calls from the media and from people in other parts of Bangalore who want to know how they should go about asking the government to rejuvenate lakes in their neighbourhood.
Cormorants with Spotbills. File pic: Sohel Mohammed
The main reason for this was that I believed that the government is responsible for the lake and I hold them responsible for it. It took several calls, emails and visits for the authorities to take us seriously. But when they saw that we wouldn’t go away they had to deal with us and deal with the proposal we took to them. They could have shut us out, as governments often do to citizens, but perhaps we were tenacious enough or the officers were good or it was a combination of both. This is not to say that there are no problems with the way the authorities have dealt with the
Fencing issues remains. File pic: Shilpi Sahu
Kaikondrahalli lake. There are three major issues that have not been addressed properly. A part of the fence needs to be replaced. But this is proving to be tricky because some vested interests are trying to force the officials to sacrifice some of the land belonging to the lake. Also there is a Raja Kaluve, that has been encroached. And then there’s the massive amounts of sewage that is gushing towards the lake from Kasavanahalli village, waiting to breach the barricades people have set up. There has been no satisfactory solution from the BBMP or the BWSSB. At times, it has been an uphill battle and it would be easier to throw up my hands and say that the government will not do its job. But if I did, then it will be easy for them to fulfill my expectation and do nothing! It gives the government a free pass, letting it off the hook. If all of us, individually and collectively, hold the government responsible for doing its job, then those in power will have to perform better.
Priya Ramasubban
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Priya is the Managing Trustee of Mahadevpura Parisara Samrakshane Mattu Abhivrudhi Samiti (MAPSAS). When she is not chasing after officials to do their jobs she makes documentary films for international broadcasters.
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Awareness programmes on waste segregation olunteers from Solid Waste Management Round Table (SWMRT) are organising awareness programmes on waste segregation for residents, housekeeping staff and domestic help, once a week. Segregating waste at source is the simplest thing to start with, simply sorting the garbage into wet and dry waste instead of throwing it into common trash is the first step. It is easier to store Citizen dry waste in apartments Reports in the basements/ parking space. The volunteers, in individual houses, will arrange a place to store dry waste with the help of the area corporator. SWMRT Volunteers’ numbers: Koramangala: Wilma Rodrigues- 9880124921 HSR Layout/ Bannerghatta Road/ Bommanahalli: Marwan- 9945686274, Pinky Chandran- 9845888686 General contact: N S Ramakanth- 9341250158, Akshay Yadav- 9972315305
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Ramakanth is a member of SWMRT.
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Little brothers and sisters’ day out 15 children from Bachpan play schools visited Governor of Karnataka, Hansraj Bharadwaj on Raksha Bandhan day to tie rakhi, on 2nd August. The play school has 12 centres in Bangalore and childrens from JP Nagar, HSR and Arekere centres were part of the group. Venkatesh Abburu, Regional Director, Bachpan and teachers accompanied the children. He says, “Being able to meet accomplished people in person gives children self confidence and provides them role models.”
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HC pressure on BBMP, Maverick, to resolve Ejipura mess
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n August 8th, the High Court asked BBMP, Maverick Holdings and Aniyan Joseph, advocate for the original 1512 beneficiaries in the Ejjipura case, to meet on 9th evening at BBMP office to resolve the allottment and rehabilitation crisis.
After scrutinising BBMP’s affidavit at the High Court on August 2nd, advocate Aniyan Joseph said he was certain that if BBMP and Maverick were to go on with the construction, without providing clarity on who the original allottees are, the flats may reach unauthorised people.
Earlier, the court had given one week to BBMP, Maverick, the construction company that built Garuda Mall, and the original allottees to sort out matters. But there was no progress.
In line with the agreement signed between BBMP and Maverick, the petitioners have also demanded proper rehabilitation till the construction completes. Maverick’s suggestion of rehabilitation off Hosur Road, at Iggalur, 23 kms away from Ejipura was not acceptable to the original allottees. “We are daily wage workers. Coming to the city everyday for work will be a hectic task if we are relocated to Hosur
The allottees had moved high court in 2011 when they were faced with the prospect that unauthorised people currently staying in the EWS colony were likely to get the new BBMP flats.
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The question of identification and rehabilitation of the low-income citizens who are to get the longpending flats is not resolving easily. The High Court has now forced a settlement meeting at BBMP on August 9th. Road,” says Meena Venkatappa, one of the original allottees, currently residing at AT Halli, near Richmond Circle. On the other hand, Uday Garudachar, owner of Maverick Holdings, said, “These kinds of demands are unacceptable and we are here not to provide everything they seek.”
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“People will be involved in the lake rejuvenation” T
hree months ago, 56 year- project. We are getting people’s for rejuvenating old, Dr Ravi Ralph became the participation Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Agara, so the work will start once the Lake Development Authority. the plan is formed. He is also the How are you planning to Additional Principal maintain transparency in Nimma Chief Conservator of LDA? neighbour Forests. He completed his education in There will be absolute Varanasi. He was then transparency since people will posted as Conservator of Forests in anyways be involved in the lake various parts of Karnataka. He is a rejuvenation programmes. We will resident of HSR Layout. also be informing people as and What do you think is the key point in when we come up with any plans and budgets for any of the lakes.
maintaining lakes?
In every meeting, we see active citizens’ participation. Synergy is the word. The government bodies and citizens have to work (with each other) to reach success for any activity that’s been taken up. That’s the only way forward.
What are your plans for Agara lake? We’ve been constantly meeting citizens who are interested in that
The bill proposed by LDA is pending in the cabinet. How are you planning to push it? Yes, the bill is pending due to some formalities. Once the paperwork is done, we’ll have much more power and funds for the lakes. I don’t know when it will be passed but we are trying very hard.
Anisha Nair
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New mall plans near lake; Residents fear congestion
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he RWA members of Koramangala have filed an RTI to get more details on the mall cum residential apartment project coming up on Sarjapur Road facing Agara lake. The project is initiated by Mantri builders and is spread over 65 acres. The project construction started around March 2012 and the project will be formally launched by November. The project is expected to be completed in the next four years.
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Muralidhar Rao, member of Koramangala Initiative suspects that this project might be the main reason for the construction of the controversial underpasses in Agara-St John’s signal free corridor. The main concern of the residents is that the mall will cause traffic jams in their residential neighbourhood.
Anisha Nair
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Mediterranean cuisine for your soul ä
So what will you find in homes around Mediterranean sea? Seafood is a huge part of the cuisine. Apart from that, fruits and vegetables with an emphasis on rice, grains, beans and pastas is the main feature. The most prominent mode of cooking is grilling or broiling with generous use of olive oil. Ruh serves a wide range of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.
delightful combinations of spring vegetables and cheese that is often grilled, accompanied by garlic bread, pita bread and your choice of dip. Greek Moussaka, an ovenbaked dish with sliced potatoes, aubergine, zucchini and feta cheese, is very popular.
Assorted spring vegetables with breads. Pic: Anisha Nair
For desserts, Cigar Baklava which comes in the shape of a cigar, with vanilla ice-cream, or stuffed pastries with walnuts topped with vanilla ice-cream, tops the list.
Kalam Polo Shirazi - Persian herbed rice, cabbage strips and chicken served with grilled lamb kaftas (koftas) - is the most Well if the food is tempting, it popular main course will have a price tag too. for meat lovers. Dinner for two costs Seafood Tagine `1400, excluding assorted alcohol. s e a f o o d with saffron Greek Moussaka. potatoes and Couscous, and some Pic: Anisha Nair wonderful char-grilled calamari or Sandwich. squid - are served too. The pita bread For vegetarians, with pockets is there are stuffed with Falafel ground chick peas deep-fried as balls, along with herbs, freshly-cut vegetables, Tahini and other sauces. It is Looking for a a perfect takeaway fresh Mediterranean item. snack that is vegetarian? Then, Tahini Garden at Baba Ganoush Jayanagar is the place. The is worth tasting. name is inspired by Tahini, The paste is a sauce prepared from prepared from sesame seeds. the combination
Address: 4th Floor, Sarjapur Outer Ring Road, Near Bangalore Central, Bellandur Junction. Ph: 9845175777, 9972305871, 9886541682, 42022727, 42024747
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and a burger with roasted red bell peppers is also worth checking out. ‘Ayran’ prepared with yogurt and chopped mint leaves makes an excellent drink.
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For desserts, frozen yogurt is served.
Deep fried falafel.
They predominantly serve Italian and Lebanese food. Though the menu is not extensive, it has a good range of snacks - from pastas, sandwiches and burgers to even a rice combination.
of roasted eggplant (brinjal), Tahini sauce, garlic and lemon juice. It is served with pita bread. Tabouleh Salad
The speciality is Falafel
Alcohol is not served. Cost for two would be `500. Address: 88/A (71), 26th Main, 37th B Cross, Jayanagar 9th Block Bangalore - 560069. Ph8861920769
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Keep them busy, while you take a breather Play areas for children have come up at many places so mums or dads can get some shopping done or catch up with friends.
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amma I am bored, Daddy I want toys...” Their demands reach new heights when you decide to visit a mall or have a lazy lunch with your friends. Shopping becomes even more cumbersome when you are accompanied by a curious toddler and all you can do is to keep chasing the child!
to look like walls or rocks where children can climb and play without getting hurt. And some places do have caregivers around, to take care of these tiny adventurers. Among the list of old favourites, are inflatable bouncers, also known as moonwalk, inflatable trampoline or bouncing castles. Once the child hops onto it and start bouncing, it will be difficult to get her out.
safety measures
Some places also have a library to keep your little reader occupied. Of course there are small slides and swings too.
Shoes and slippers are not allowed. No sharp objects will be allowed. No rough play or bullying allowed. Parents not allowed to smoke inside the premises.
The facilities are charged on hourly basis ranging from `100 to 300 per hour. They accommodate children from age 2 to 10 years. So the next time you want to hang out without the child loitering around you, you know where to head out first, dropping the child at the play center without worrying for their safety. A win-win situation. Isn’t it?
Play areas for children have come up at many places so the mum or dad can get some relaxed time for activities like shopping, spas or a cuppa with friends. These play spaces have games and activities that would interest children and keep them engrossed for a while.
Hide and Peek: 102/7, 1st Main, Jayamahal Extension. Ph: 66492191, 9945600805. They have packages too.
It’s hard to keep children away from sand. Some play spaces have indoor sand pits for them to play in sand and not get scolded! Yes! It is a clean space. Just get up, dust yourself, and head out. Toys like buckets, cups and rings are scattered over the sand pits to keep children entertained. Get outdoorsy, indoors, with wall and rock climbing. There are small plastic or cement structures made Got feedback on our articles? Give us a missed call at 080-300 88 615
Gambolla: No. 3, Natasha Penta, Infantry Road Cross. Ph: 4205 8980, 98807 81411. Children below age four have to be accompanied by parents. Amoeba - Three Quarter Chinese: 22nd Cross, Cosmopolitan Club, 3rd Block, Jayanagar, Ph: 30412940 ext: 336. You can enjoy your meal while the tiny tot is engrossed in the play area. Oasis Center: 100 Feet Road, Koramangala. Ph: 40276400 Forum Mall: 21, Hosur Road, Koramangala. Ph: 42404240 Mantri Square mall: 1, Sampige Road, Malleshwaram. Ph: 30160001
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BBMP eyes Ecity; They say no, thank you BBMP looks at crores it can rake in; But industries worry, that it might go the Bangalore way if BBMP takes charge, potholed and piles of garbage uncleared.
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n July 31st, BBMP passed a resolution to include Electronic City phase I, II and III under its jurisdiction. State government has to approve the resolution now, for it to be effective. If approved, industries and commercial areas that are notified as part of Ecity, will go to BBMP. But on the other hand, state cabinet is already contemplating giving industrial township status to the area. Dr Amita Prasad, Principal Secretary at the state government’s Urban Development Department (UDD), says that BBMP has not yet sent the resolution to the department. But she has received mails from Electronic City Industries Association (ELCIA). “I have forwarded these mails to the BBMP Commissioner,” she says. It might take another two months for the approval.
that of a local government body. The industrial township authority will include industry members and government representatives, and can take independent decisions.
Contract (AMC); overall, this amount comes to `4 cr per year. This amount is used for road maintenance, waste and sewage disposal, street lighting, holding social activities etc.
ELCIA was formed in the early 90s, as soon as companies started to be set up in Electronic City. It has been maintaining the complex since 1997.
BBMP says that `300 cr can be collected, as its tax rates are higher than that of panchayat. For industrial buildings, BBMP has a higher and varying tax rate per sq ft - as opposed to panchayat’s flat rate of `1.20 per sq ft per year - depending on size of the company and also whether the building is owned or rented.
Unrealistic revenue expectation?
Bankrupt BBMP had long been discussing inclusion of Ecity under its jurisdiction, to get more revenue. BBMP currently “Panchayats may not have estimates that included common areas, or `300 cr can be charged higher for A/C buildings, raised as property which BBMP does. We will start tax from Ecity maintaining roads, street lights establishments. and public health facilities in the It includes over area, once it is handed over” 150 companies - Niranjan , Special Commissioner - small, medium and large.
BBMP’s expectation is almost 100 times that of the tax that companies are paying now. Collectively, they pay only `3-4 cr to local panchayats. Much of Ecity comes under two villages Konappana On the other Agrahara and hand ELCIA “With BBMP control, ELCIA Doddathogur. says they are may end up being like a residents’ While Konappana better off as an welfare association.” Agrahara collects industrial estate. - N S Rama, CEO, ELCIA about `1 cr as N S Rama, CEO, property tax from ELCIA, says that Electronic City talks about giving industrial township annually, Doddathogur panchayat status to Ecity had been going on for collects around `1.5 cr. Other the last five years. “The government panchayats collect smaller amounts. had mentioned many times that While they pay taxes to panchayats, ELCIA is a right candidate for industrial companies have also been paying township,” says Rama. maintenance charges to ELCIA. ELCIA On getting industrial township, collects `2 per sq ft from companies ELCIA will have powers similar to as part of its Annual Maintenance 10 CITIZEN MATTERS 11 - 24 Aug 2012 Vol-4 Issue-14
According to the rough calculations of Citizen Matters, with BBMP’s current slab, tax from Electronic City would come to around `55 cr. I Ramakanth, Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) at BBMP, says that the tax slab for Electronic City is likely to remain the same as the existing rates. BBMP is also eyeing tax from Neo Town, an upcoming luxury residential-cumcommercial township spread over 100 acres
We don’t want BBMP This move worries ELCIA. Rama says “Currently, in case of any issue, we deal with it immediately. We make decisions and have a decent relationship with the village panchayats. If BBMP takes over, we may have to get everything done through them. BBMP has not done much in the city anyway,” she says.
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ADGP Rajvir P Sharma sparks BBMP backlash W
hen Dr S C Sharma, 45, resident of Jayanagar 4th Block, filed a complaint with the Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) against a BBMP engineer who did not act against the owner of an illegal building, he did not know that engineers would be revolting against BMTF head, IPS officer Dr Rajvir P Sharma.
Tough cop Rajvir Sharma of the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force sent notices to 132 BBMP engineers for inaction over illegal building complaints. He is BBMP’s latest problem.
The building in question was originally constructed in 1992. The RTI record, which Citizen Matters has received from Sharma shows that BBMP (then BMP) has sanctioned a two storey building in 1992. The owner has constructed a five storey building by violating the norms. “I have filed a complaint with KSPCB, BBMP and Lokayukta in 2011 but it was of no use. We are losing privacy due to this illegal commercial building in the residential area,” says Sharma. Sharma filed a complaint with BMTF recently. Since Assistant Director General of Police (ADGP) Dr Rajvir P Sharma took over the BMTF nine months ago, he has opened the doors of the organisation to complaints by the public. Sharma is an IPS officer of the 1987 batch of the Karnataka Cadre and is a President’s Police Medal winner, specialising in forensic science. The BMTF was formed in 1996 under the state government’s Urban Development Department (UDD) to detect and investigate offences and prosecute persons indulging in unauthorised occupation of lands/ property belonging to government and government organisations in Bangalore metropolitan area.
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action against concerned BBMP engineers”, says Radha. In all, BMTF has sent 132 notices.
Backlash on August 8th
On August 8th, frustrated by BMTF’s threat of action against engineers, the BBMP Officers and Officials Association held a massive protest at BBMP headquarters in N R Square. Over What can a thousand attended, and demanded Citizens do? that a cabinet minister agree to take BMTF off their backs. If a BBMP engineer fails
to take action on an illegal building complaint in 37 days, the petitioner can file a complaint directly to BMTF bmtfpolicestation@gmail. com O80-22975587, 22975586 http://bmtf.gov.in/BMTF_ Complaints.htm
The illegal five story building in Jayanagar. Pic: Sankar C G
Working with him in the BMTF is B Radha, Deputy Director of Town Planning. “We have received around 125 such complaints from residents across Bangalore. We don’t have power to take action against the builders but can take Got feedback on our articles? Give us a missed call at 080-300 88 615
On August 9th, Mayor D Venkatesh Murthy told Citizen Matters that Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar “assured withdrawal of the particular power of BMTF by which it had taken action against the engineers”. Citizen Matters has not confirmed this yet.
The old nexus It is quietly accepted in Bangalore that BBMP engineers take bribes from violators and keep mum over complaints. BBMP itself admits to this. S S Khandre, public relations officer at the BBMP, says “We know our engineers are not honest. The one who has to curb the violation fails to follow the rules.”
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Does Vitamin C keep you from catching cold?
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ack of proper nutrition leads to loss of immunity. This fact was well recognised in the 1970s, when immunity was measured to assess nutritional status. Immune cells have a great need for energy and amino acids, so protein energy malnutrition is still identified as the major cause of deficiency in immunity. With research and the understanding of how immunity functions in our body, the role of nutrients such as zinc, iron, some fatty acids (omega 3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA), Selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, have been identified. Vitamin C is present in all living cells and in greater proportions in the immune system’s fighting cells, leukocytes. Lower levels of vitamin C results in a reduction in immunity. However it still not clear if higher
C is fairly safe. Uncooked raw fruits and vegetables are good sources as Vitamin C is very sensitive to heat and is easily lost during cooking. As gooseberries and guava are consumed raw, they provide more Vitamin C than other foods that might be cooked.
Does stress affect immunity?
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doses of vitamin C decreases the incidence of colds. It possibly works better in a person who has poor nutrition to start with. It improves some immune functions, but whether it can reduce colds is debatable. Nevertheless, even when consumed at higher doses, Vitamin
Anxiety, worrying and a perception that you lack control of decisions are the major types of stress. When this occurs repeatedly, it can cause tissue damage and cause illnesses. How you respond to stress depends on many things including your past experiences. Finding ways to handle stress helps you better cope with stress. Exercise is one way of handling stress.
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Dr Bharathi is a wellness expert.
Letting children close to nature T
ypically, urban children today are And no, it’s not just about physical given little or no opportunity for health. It’s not something that can be taken care of by physical contact Chlorophyll conversations enrolling children with nature. They vinita suryanarayanan in an organised spend less time in and with nature – sport. It’s more so how can they build a relationship than that. with it? Today, the traffic, the roads, the Ironically the more time they spend buildings may make it seem that we away from it, the greater the need cannot offer them such experiences. for children to connect with nature- But that is not true. We do need to almost as essential as food and make a little effort but we certainly sleep is what Richard Louv (author owe it to the children. of Last Child in the Woods) believes. So put on your shoes and take a walk with your children, spend some BM English School Green Club green time outdoors, identify the trees in club members 2012-13. Pic: Vinita your neighbourhood, form a group with other parents and children to go for a trek. Make a habit of it. And no - you don’t need a longer day or an extra day in the week for it! You just need to remind yourself that it is imperative for your children. 12 CITIZEN MATTERS 11 - 24 Aug 2012 Vol-4 Issue-14
There are also different groups in the city who offer a variety of enriching experiences for children to connect with nature. Parents / Teachers are you listening? Annadana Soil & Seed Savers Network for school/group visits that leave you armed with the why and how of organic farming – so you can get started in your own little green space. Daily Dump to understand home composting, to learn about the various little creatures that make composting happen; to know about the larger story of waste. Green Scraps to doodle with nature The Gerry Martin Project to enter the world of wildlife conservation Bamboo Rustles, Vanamitra or Bhoomi Network for camps & treks that help you understand and appreciate the need to actively preserve our natural history
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One lakh netizens dial-up Kannada’s cool quotient An online community’s efforts to preserve and propagate Kannada’s ‘cool quotient’ have woken slumbering and nostalgic Kannadigas...
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he epithet ‘Gaanchali bidi, Kannada maathadi’ (GBKM) would translate colloquially as ‘let go of your (English) affectations and speak in Kannada.’ For those of us born and brought up in Bangalore, this has been a familiar epithet; as children from middle-class families, we were exposed to peers from ‘convent’ schools who spoke ‘European’ English, but they would disdain to speak in Kannada despite knowing the language well. We would accuse them of ‘gaanchali’, and of course would strive to throw in as much Kannada in our ‘English’ conversations as possible. The fact that many of the wannabe ‘convent’ schools (where we studied in an effort to catch up with our well-off peers) actually imposed a ‘ban’ on speaking Kannada in school except during the Kannada period only made us even more rebellious. All of us growing up in the 70s, 80s and 90s were the progenitors of the hybrid called ‘Kanglish’. Unfortunately, when we grew up, we forgot all about our rebelliousness and quietly became English speaking, tech Pavan describes GBKM as a platform to address savvy people. But it seems that these three different aspects of feelings did not die out in the language—cultural Pavan Kunch, the founder quotient, cool quotient of a Facebook page called and consumer quotient. ‘Gaanchali bidi Kannada mathadi’. His efforts to preserve and propagate Kannada’s ‘cool quotient’ through this page have now woken those slumbering and nostalgic Kannadigas who are feeling their grasp slip away from Kannada, amply testified by the fact that GBKM is a one-lakh strong internet community. The sobriquet GBKM can appear to carry shades of jingoism, but Kunch and his friends do not merely wave the Kannada flag in your face without any actual knowledge of Kannada literature or culture. Got feedback on our articles? Give us a missed call at 080-300 88 615
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The GKBM online community has been instrumental in getting ATMs and IVRS to include Kannada as the interface language, a big boon to those who cannot navigate the English menus. 2) Software engineers inspired by the movement have ensured that the Kannada Wiktionary now has a list of nearly 2,52,000 Kannada words from about 150 words in November 2009 when Kunch launched the page. 3) GBKM’s email campaigns have ensured that Kannada entertainment is available on BMTC and KSRTC buses. 4) Several banks have now implemented Kannada challans and cheques due to concerted efforts online. 5) The British Airways in-flight instructions now come printed in Kannada, and the safety instructions for several flights are issued in English, Hindi and Kannada. Although, it is a bit hard to connect all these changes to GBKM, activities on the Rajeev Ramachandra Facebook page, points to said it is vital for continuous efforts in this direction. Kannada to grow as an ‘economic’ Kunch describes GBKM as a platform to address power in order to be culturally influential. three different aspects of the language - cultural quotient, cool quotient and consumer quotient. The cultural objective takes the form of interesting posts on Kannada writers, films and places of interest in Karnataka. The ‘cool quotient’ has been influenced by and given impetus to people who innovate in the use of Kannada, for example, through T-shirts, blogs, films or theatre. The growth of the community to 1 lakh members
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ndependence Day is coming up and it’s a good time to reflect on the word itself. Let’s take a look at how the word plays out in public life in our own city and state. Karnataka’s Lokayukta position opened up over a year ago and the state government has still not filled the position. Such is the fear of an independent Lokayukta, after Justice Santosh Hegde indicted official after official. Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force’s head, IPS officer Rajvir Sharma, responding to citizen complaints on illegal buildings, threatened prosecution against over a 100 BBMP engineers. BMTF’s legal mandate allows it this independence. Not only is there a massive backlash against Sharma, the state government is now reportedly considering clipping BMTF’s powers! There are scores of examples like this, where authorities that are supposed to function independently, are not allowed to do so, in our independent nation. The problem is not a local one. It is national and is also partly the reason behind the anti-corruption movement. Let’s move from government to society. Bangalore today harbours profound resentment on not enough Kannada being spoken here. Even worse is that entire generations of children from affluent and middle income families have grown up in the city’s English medium
schools frowning on the very idea of speaking Kannada! Every once in a while, there is a backlash. However, neither the occasional incident, nor the more reserved frustration of linguists, scholars, poets and artists appears to have done to Kannada what a netizen community has started doing. They are making Kannada sakkath cool. Around one lakh Kannadigas on Facebook, largely in their 30s, have been quietly raising the coolness quotient of the language itself. They’ve pushed for a number of things ranging from getting the language into bank challans, ATM machines and British Airways in-flight instructions. Read our report on page 13 for more. This group has shown they can think independently from others who feel the same angst about the language. They do not resort to jingoism, violence and foul play to express angst. They are also not content with incisive and indicting prose on the dilemma. This is only the most recent local example that Indians are thinking and speaking independently. That’s the silver lining in a situation where our governments actually prefer to shut down independence. Happy Independence day!
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prompted Kunch and his friends to celebrate the event in GBKM style. On August 6th, nearly 150 members of the community were present at KH Kala Soudha to felicitate two special people who have uniquely contributed to Kannada. Rajeev Ramachandra, founder of Mistral Solutions that follows the employee-as-owner model and Pawan Kumar, the director of the film Lifeu Ishtene were there to address the gathering. Ramachandra stressed on how it is vital for Kannada to grow as an ‘economic’ power in order to be culturally influential. On the other hand, Pawan Kumar’s revolutionary ideas on filmmaking presented another way of boosting the ‘fallen’ status of Kannada. In a larger perspective, Gaanchali Bidi Kannada Mathadi is a sign of changing times, being youthful and exuberant while at the same time being educative without being an imposition. Perhaps, this approach will bring about much needed winds of change and revive dying native languages which are victims of urbanisation and globalisation. Perhaps there will come a time when Kanglish and Kannada do not have to remain part of nostalgia.
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Khandre though wants BMTF to come under BBMP. “To curb illegal violations, BBMP is planning to draft a proposal to Urban Development Department to bring BMTF under BBMP”, he says. Rajvir Sharma disagrees with Khandre. “They might not have read Section VII of Indian constitution. It says clearly that no authority can interfere into the proceedings of police department”, he snaps.
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“BBMP engineers are not honest, they take bribe from illegal building owners and keep mum over the issue,” says Khandre. But he says, if BMTF comes under BBMP, building violations could be curbed.
Currently, BMTF is short of manpower and has also been functioning inside different rooms within BBMP headquarters. “But that will not matter if I have good people to work with me. The public and the officials should be honest, then all authorities can perform well”, quips Sharma. BMTF will soon move to a new office in the Shantinagar BMTC headquarters building, he adds. It remains to be seen whether the chief minister will intervene and whether BMTF’s powers will be clipped.
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Remembering Dr Joseph George
He was the man with immense love for birds. His methods were pioneering to say the least. A glimpse into Dr George’s life. adly, it’s only when some people leave the scene that one is moved to write about the immense worth of their lives and work. Though I had met Dr Joseph George (1st October 1921 - 9th July 2012), it was only when he passed away, that I realised that I could have documented this doyen of ornithology in Bangalore, much earlier. Dr Joseph George got the first rank in his bachelor’s degree, studying at St Joseph’s College, Trichy, and went on to continue his studies at Agra University, with a scholarship. He later completed his doctoral degree. He worked for a long time at the Forest Research Institute (where he went on to become the Assistant Director). He and Gurcharan Singh, a school headmaster by profession, were the people who literally ‘ran’ the birdwatching effort in Dehradun. Later, Dr George became the Assistant Director of the Buildings Research Institute, Roorkee. He then moved to Bangalore, as the Director of the Indian Plywood Industries’ Research (and now, Training) Institute at Peenya.
alive by sending handwritten postcards to everyone who gave him their address. I still recollect his handwriting with large letters!” says Shanta Manohar, a Bangalore-based birdwatcher.
Dr Joseph George. Pic: Deepa Mohan
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Deepa Mohan printed, he painstakingly proofread every issue. As I had pointed out in my article on the rise of birding in Bangalore, one of the important milestones for the Birdwatchers’ Field Club was the compilation of the official annotated checklist of the birds of Bangalore, with sponsorship from Bikram Grewal, a noted naturalist. The very first bird list was made by Dr Joseph George, and released by Dr Salim Ali in November 1977 on his birthday, at a function at the Raman Research Institute.
He was the person who started group birdwatching in Bangalore Dr M B Krishna, another noted in 1972, a little after he came Bangalore ornithologist, reminisces here. He did this, along with T N A about the days when they prepared Perumal, the wildlife photographer, the first annotated checklist of the birds of Bangalore, and Upendra, of together. ”In the Automobile He took great pains to the bargain, if I Association of India. keep Birdwatchers’ Field recollect right, I got Throughout his Club of Bangalore alive three weeks of free time in Bangalore, by sending handwritten lunch and good o r n i t h o l o g y postcards to everyone work every day, full remained Dr who gave him their adtime!” George’s passion. dress. I still recollect his “He took great From the day handwriting with large pains to keep the Newsletter letters! Birdwatchers’ Field for Birdwatchers Shanta Manohar Club of Bangalore started being
On the scientific side of birdwatching, Dr Krishna adds: “He was meticulous in his observations, and his work on bamboo nest boxes is a classic, merging his professional interest in wood science with his hobby, interest in birds. The use of dyed feathers dispersed from a hillside so that swifts could pick it up to build nests, and the subsequent detection of those dyed feathers in the nests at the Forest Research Institute, was innovative. “ Dr Krishna adds that many techniques used by Dr George were firsts in the world, such as his counting migrating Grey Drongos to arrive at their migration timings, or some of his mapping techniques. Zafar Futehally, 93, the other venerable ornithologist of Bangalore, remembers how the ‘Newsletter for Birdwatchers’ started: “Sometime in 1988, before we shifted to Kodaikanal, George telephoned to say that he wanted to discuss something and could we meet him and another friend... I invited him to the Bangalore Club and it was then, we decided that Sridhar would print and publish the newsletter. Going into print was a great advance.” A person with a mission, and with a passion - we salute Dr Joseph George, and revere his memory. When each of us looks up into the tree and thrills at the sight of a feathered friend, let us remember that we owe a lot to Dr George.
Bangalore-based birdwatcher.
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last word
Shielding children from gory news H
e had seen the paper and started reading the headline before I had a chance to hide it. “M-O-L-E-S-T” he read, pronouncing it as ‘molet’ before inevitably asking me the meaning. My six-andhalf-year-old has developed a new love for reading and I had forgotten how trauma and disaster laden our news was, when I encouraged his attempt to read the newspaper,
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What do you do when all the media that confronts your child, the TV, newspapers and magazines, not to
mention the internet, has nothing but bad news. Do you tell her as it is or do you gloss over facts and pretend you haven’t heard what she asked?
the maturity to grasp it all anyway. At least that’s what we think!
For many parents, issues like rape, molestation and violence are difficult ones to address. Do you make your child aware of confessionS of a second time mom the bad, bad world outside Reshmi Chakraborty and colour her sunny view much earlier than you should “Being truthful is the only way have, or do you tackle them as and to go,” says Priya, mum to a teen when situations demand? and a preteen. “They will learn the Most moms, I spoke to seem to be truth sooner or later, and then lose mulling over this, especially given trust in the parent. if one parent is the kind of news doing the rounds embarrassed or shy, the other has to these days. deal with stuff. Lying, or pretending Anamika, mother of a 9 and 13-yearit does not exist is not an option.” old says she tries to explain the It of course depends on the age of seriousness but in less shocking the child. If you have no choice it’s terms. “I don’t want them to be too best to explain violent behaviour to scared of the issue and the dirty a five or six-year-old in simpler terms world outside, and don’t want them instead of getting too preachy or to feel that everyone is bad and the graphic about it. They do not have entire society is corrupt either.”
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