Citizen Matters 8 October 2011

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New bus routes 201 MD, 25K 6 Are politicians sabotaging RWAs? 7 Internet inspired Gombe 8 Special food, vrat time 9

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Pediatric ophthalmology is a specialization field of general ophthalmology. Child’s eyes are very different from that of adults as it takes around ten years for the eyes to mature and see finer details completely. Therefore, the way a child’s eye reacts to the treatment, the way of examining, and the way of treating – all are different, specialised, and child friendly. Expertise in pediatric ophthalmologyShekar Nethralaya has ophthalmologists who specialise in pediatric ophthalmology. Small children are unable to tell their problems and are usually impatient with treatment requirements. This requires expertise. Special equipment and treatment methods are used to cure children suffering from eye problems. Our specialist doctors have experience of treating and examining over 10,000 children till date. Everyday we treat around twenty child patients of up to 12-years-old. Our doctors prescribe a mix of eye drops, exercises, patching, glasses, and surgery to treat pediatric eye problems in the most effective way.Common pediatric eye diseases cured at Shekar Nethralaya Congenital eye diseases: These include congenital cataract, Ptosis or drooping of eye lids, congenital nasolacrimal duct blockage (or NLD blockage) which results in watering of eyes. Newborns and younger infants commonly have some matting in their eyes and may have a lot of tearing; this could be because of a blocked tear duct.Naso Lacrimal Duct Obstruction is a congenital problem which leads to watering of eyes since birth. It is associated with discharge (white or yellow dirt coming out of the eye). It usually resolves by one year of age but we have to facilitate faster recovery by doing massage and use of antibiotic eye

drops. If it doesn’t resolve by 9 months of age, probing is needed. Any child with watering problem should consult a pediatric ophthalmologist periodically. Congenital Cataract: Cataract (opacification of the natural lens) is common in elderly people. It happens with age. But congenital cataract can affect children. This may be present since birth or result from injury. Treatment involves surgical procedures but very often treatment of lazy eye. Cataract surgery with or without intra ocular lens implantation is usually done at the earliest to avoid permanent vision damage. Amblyopia or lazy eye: In this condition, visual function of one eye is underdeveloped. This could be successfully treated in early childhood as complications increase with

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BMTC has introduced two new bus routes in JP Nagar starting from October 3rd. One is 201 MD from JP Nagar 6th phase to Domlur via Madiwala. Six buses would be introduced in this route. There will be one bus every 20 minutes.

The second route 25K is from JP Nagar 4th phase (near Kalyani Magnum tech park, Dollars Colony) to Majestic bus stand via Jayanagar. “There are no direct buses starting from Dollars Colony to major bus stands. This bus is being introduced on a trial basis. If there is demand, more buses will be added along the route,” says JP Nagar (177) corporator Chandrashekhar Raju. The bus will take seven trips in a day.

The buses were flagged off by Jayanagar MLA B N Vijayakumar and local corporators.

BTM bus stop inauguration

A new BMTC bus stop was inaugurated on 7th Main, 2nd Stage BTM Layout near Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) hall.

G N R Babu, BBMP Councillor from BTM Layout says he built the bus shelter at his own cost of `1 lakh, in memory of his father, since government funds will take time. Bus number 25N will ply from IWWA to Majestic every hour and a half.

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Lalitha Dayakumar, gombe artistWhen Lalitha Dayakumar built her home in Jayanagar 8th Block in the nineties, she did not think too much for a name. She named her home ‘Bombe Mane’, which in Kannada means ‘house of dolls’.

The 76 year old has been making dolls from scratch for over fifty years. “I learnt doll-making in my early twenties as a hobby but soon I became passionate making them,” says Lalitha.

Lalitha has made thousands of dolls in more than fifty years including that of Hindu gods like Lakshmi and Ganesha and dolls depicting themes such as village life and marriage ceremony.

She has given away most of her dolls. “As I got older, it was getting difficult to maintain the collection, so I gave them away.” She now makes dolls on request and also teaches doll making to anyone interested. Lalitha can be contacted on 22446241.

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congrats to gyana peeta awardeeBTM residents met Dr. Chandra Shekar Kambara at his residence and congratulated him for the Gyana Peeta Award. They invited him to BTM Layout for falicitation during 3rd week of October. Info and picture shared by A Vidyashankar of BTM RWA.

RWA representatives in the city are concerned about what they see as an increasing loss of legitimacy and power for their bodies. In some areas, informal old-world patronage based networks are taking hold. In other areas, politicians are allegedly creating a alternative RWAs to check their influence.

Jagdish, President of the Federation of RWAs in JP Nagar 7th and 8th phase, claims, “Local politicians try to find a foothold in areas where the existing RWA is not strong or have differences internally. Politicians try to create divisions within the locality and form their own informal associations.” He says that these politicians are mostly councillors, MLAs, ward secretaries etc.

In Santhrupthi Nagar in JP Nagar 7th phase, the RWA has been defunct for the last three years. “Some 10-15 people in each part gather separately and talk about their concerns every now and then. If they have any connections with the MLA, corporators or department heads, they get works get done through them. Those who have no connections do nothing,” says H Venu, shop owner and resident in the area.

Jagdish says that the trend is worrying because public tend to be dependant on politicians rather than organise and raise concerns. “Earlier people used to attend our meetings regularly. If they depend on politicians they think only for the short term and long term issues like hike in property tax, Sakrama etc get ignored. The RWA’s power is decreasing.”

Keshava Kumar N, President of Jayanagar Residents Welfare Civic and Cultural Association says accuses “alternate associations” of “conducting their own civic programmes and grievance meetings separately.”

Jayanagar MLA B N Vijayakumar says no.“There are14 RWAs in my constituency and I have a good relationship with all of them. They meet me and discuss their concerns. RWAs have never been political, but now they are more active and have more differences among themselves on different issues”, he argues.

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The joy of giving to your lake!This Joy of Giving Week (Oct 2nd-8th), please “give” to Puttenahalli Neighbourood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT).

In May 2011, PNLIT became the first citizens’ group to be given charge of maintaining a lake. BBMP does not provide any financial support for lake maintenance, so PNLIT meets the lake maintenance expenses from donations made by individuals and other well-wishers. These expenses which include buying saplings, paying salaries of the gardeners, sweeper and other labourers, maintenance equipment, etc., amounts to about Rs. 6 lakhs annually. For PNLIT, this is a labour of love. Our administrative costs are negligible.

Why is Puttenahalli Lake so important that you should support it?- It raises the water table- It prevents flooding during the monsoon.- Green cover keeps the temperature low and birds and butterflies flock - Most importantly without the lake, the entire area of 13 acres 25 guntas will most likely become a concrete jungle.Please support PNLIT. We will make your money go a long way and ensure that the Puttenahalli Lake rejuvenation effort is sustained.Donations are exempt u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act. Cheques in favour of “Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust” can be mailed to PNLIT, B2-503, South City, Arekere Mico Layout 560076. Direct transfer to State Bank of India, RBI Layout, Bangalore SB a/c no 31209228099 (for transfer within India - ISSC code SBIN 0004408). For info, call 41206057. ⊕

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Mythri Arun, 32, a homemaker from Banashankari, decided to make her doll display of R K Narayan’s ‘Malgudi days’ more authentic this year. She downloaded the route map of Malgudi town and replicated it at her home. Mythri, who has been setting up the gombe display for the past eight years feels she can live the memories of her grandmother through this. “Every family should follow this; children actually enjoy and learn a lot through these dolls,” she says.

The railway station, the dispensary, the clock tower, the four main roads, farmers ploughing the fields and the village houses – all of this exudes her creativity.

Navarathri is a major Hindu festival which is celebrated for nine days. The tradition in Karnataka is to keep ‘pattada gombe’ representing the king and queen of Mysore and also represent mythological stories through the dolls.

Mythri also has the usual displays of the scenes from Ramayana, Vishnu’s ten incarnations, Krishna’s Govardhanagiri episode and other stories. “The ‘pattada gombe’ is 90 years old and was given to me by my mother-in-law”, Mythri adds.

Vimala Nagabhushan, 49, a homemaker from Hanumanthanagar

has been celebrating this festival with pomp and glory for the last 14 years. She is also the founder of ‘Chaitanya Mahila Mandali’, a women’s organisation that encourages and

promotes creativity. Vimala has procured prestigious district level award for doll making from ‘Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha’ and also awards from many private organisations.

She has trained many women in doll making. She has a collection of over 10,000 dolls. This year she has chosen the theme Hindu marriage rituals for the gombe display.

Gauri pooje, Kashiyathre shastra, sapthapadi, mangalyadarane shastra, the reception scene and all the other rituals are depicted in great detail.

Malgudi, this gombe habba(with a little help from the internet)

Mythri Arun with her dolls. Pic: NG Pic: Nagashree Gururaj

Vimala Nagabhushan. Pic: NG

Vimala‘s hand made dolls. Pic: NG

A recreation of Malgudi in Mythri Arun’s Gombe display. Pic: NG

Nagashree Gururaj is a final year Journalism student, residing in Hanumanthanagar Her passion is photography and writing. She loves reading novels, specially RK Narayan.


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The shingada or kuttu (water chestnuts) comes to the rescue, given that the on-going Navratris have restrictions on many North Indians, and in particular the Jain community. As recipes using flour made from Shingada are permissible during fast, people make variants of regular dishes as well as new ones. Mast Kalandar, the vegetarian restaurant, is serving the Vrat Thalis using shingada or kuttu flour in pooris and pakodis that are salted with rock salt or sendha namak. Priced at `159/-, the Vrat Thalis or the Navratra combo will be served till 5th October 2011, after which the Dussehra and Diwali Combo is on the anvil.

The mention of sabudana, poha, srikhand and batata brings to mind its strong association with Maharashtrian dishes. Started by a couple Dhananjay and Madhuri Upasin in 1998, Rajvardhan Foods draws a crowd for its authentically prepared Maharashtrian dishes such as thalipeeth, sabudana khichdi and vada, shrikhand puri and vada pav. The joint, serving primarily Mahashtrian dishes also sells pickles, chutneys and annad pudi.

Rajvardhan Foods serves an upavas thalipeeth through the year as certain days in the Hindu calendar do not permit consumption of onion and garlic. This thali contains rotis that are made of seeds of bhagar (a fibre rich grass), and rajghira (amaranth), flour of shingada (water chestnuts) and sabudana. Open from 10 am to 10 pm, Monday is a weekly off here. # 1291, 25th Main, 9th Block, Jayanagar. Ph: 9886303088.

The sight of white pumpkins dominating the pavement is a reminder of the Ayudha pooja when people worship their vehicles and professional equipments. Many buy the vegetable to hang on buildings as a symbol to ward off evil. These days are also good news for people with not-so-pious intentions.

This writer has benefited by free white pumpkins brought in by neighborhood kids helping themselves to the unsold pumpkins abandoned by vendors on the street! White pumpkin halwa will definitely be on the menu next week. Watch out for free gifts in your area!

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Rajvardhan Foods’ sabudana vada. Pic: US

Pumpkins. Pic: US


Festivals like Dasara and Diwali are a time of joy. Flowers, clothes and sweets are standard expenses. However, rising prices of most of the commodities has put a dent in people’s spending during festivals.

Jasmine now costs up to `40 for a mala. The same would have cost between `20-25 same time last year, says Sadiq, 40, a flower seller in Jayanagar 9th Block. The normal price is about `10.

It is not just flowers. Lifelong investments like the cost of education too, has been on the rise. Hrishikesh Kulkarni shells out `55,000 for his daughter’s Upper Kindergarten education at a private school in JP Nagar, an amount that has nearly doubled in two years.

On the other side of the economic divide is Jayaseelan 21, son of Mary, a domestic worker. Unable to afford fees for a regular course in B.Com, he began working as a billing assistant in a hospital. He enrolled for an evening college two years ago. “I was able to complete PUC but the fees were hiked when I was about to start degree.”

Manjula, 32, who works in a daycare, used to buy crackers till 3 years ago, says “We have stopped that now”. She also goes to

wholesale shops these days. Her colleague Archana Kumar, 38 says she looks for offers when shopping. Archana has moved from Koramangala to JP Nagar since she found rentals here less expensive.

Price-rise has actually hit different people differently. From the poor cutting back on food, clothes and higher education to well-heeled folks holding off on buying gold or leisure traveling, we all feel the pinch.

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Above:Hrishikesh Kulkarni and his wife Poonam, both 36, work in an IT and telecom company respectively. They have a five-year-old daughter and live in L&T South City in JP Nagar. “My office is in Ulsoor and I end up spending `10,000 in a month on petrol alone. We have cut down on going out to expensive places. We prioritise our expenses and try and spend only during festivals,” says Kulkarni.

Yaarige saaluthe sambala? Price of petrol, which was `46 in mid 2009, is now nearing `75; 10 grams of gold cost approximately `16,000 in September 2009 and is at `26,000 now. The price of milk has nearly doubled from `12 for one litre (double-toned milk), in 2007, to the current price of `21. There has been a steep in-crease in price of pulses, vegetables, LPG, clothes, and nearly every com-modity and service. The inflation has been attributed to various factors like poor harvest, in-crease in petrol and diesel prices that fuelled a price hike of raw materials.


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Chennamma, 55, a domestic worker, is one of the only two earning members in a family of five. Her son works as a daily wage labourer. Combined monthly income – `8,000.“We spend more than `500 milk every month as there are young ones in the house. Coupled with increase in other commodities, that has severely affected us.”

Ganesh Prabhudev, 30, a business development officer in an IT startup, he lives in BTM Layout with his parents and wife. He has a salary of `20,000 per month and they earn an extra `10,000 from renting out a house. Monthly expenditure – `20,000.“Festivals come once a year. We make up by saving the rest of the year. We spend `4,000 to 5,000 during festivals like Dasara.”

Mary, 47, a single mother of two sons, works as a domestic worker and lives in Nakalu Bande in Jayanagar 3rd Block. All three of them collectively earn about `7,000 a month. “A few years ago, I could run the house with `2,500 but now I need at least `5,000 for all the expenses. We buy one pair of clothes each for all three of us during Christmas and spend about `3,000 which we save over the year.”

Cover credit: at the flower market. Pic: Yogaraj Mudalgi. All pics on this page: Yogaraj Mudalgi.

K V Nagaraj, 56, a retired insurance agent works as an actor in television serials and lives in 2nd stage, BTM Layout with his wife, a home maker. He has a monthly income of `20,000.“I used to pay `6,000 as rent two years ago. Now I pay `10,000. Half my income goes there and doesn’t leave for much else.”

Murali Devram, 35, a resident of Haralur, off Sarjapur Road lives in a joint family of eight. He is in the family business of civil contracting.“In the last three years we have not bought any gold. Two years ago, for `3,000 you could get enough flowers to decorate the house, which now costs more than `10,000. While we used to give one kilo of sweets as gifts during festivals, we make do with giving quarter-kilo of sweets as gifts to guests.”


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Overweight and Obesity are fast emerging as global pandemic. 72% of the most developed country in the world, USA’s population is overweight and obese. In

India , more than 30 million people are overweight, and the fact that 20% of school going children are overweight, paints a grim picture. In a study conducted in 2007, by Department of Food and Nutrition, Lady Irwin College , New Delhi, revealed 13.1% of affluent schoolgirls in Bangalore are overweight, and 4.3% being obese. According to another study cited by Dr Izhar Hasan, Unani Doctor, says Bangalore has 35% overall prevalence rate of Obesity. Obesity is associated with over 112,000 deaths due to cardiovascular disease every year in the US population, when compared to healthy-weight individuals. Obesity has financial implications as well. People pay as much as 42% more on medical expenses as compared to non obese persons.

What is obesity?

Obesity is calculated based on weight and BMI( Body Mass Index) calculations. In simple terms, obesity is a result of imbalance between calorie intake and calorie

expenditure. If someone is eating more and not doing any exercises , he or she is vulnerable to gain weight.

Problems due to obesity

It has been directly linked to cardiovascular diseases, stroke, certain cancers, sleep apnoea, snoring , osteoarthritis and Diabetes Mellitus .

How to fight obesity?

To reduce weight, one needs to eat less and burn more calories. However, a word of caution, it is always better to consult a nutritionist or doctor before starting on any weight loss program. Apart from diet and physical exertion, an important fact been highlighted by certain studies is effect of sleep deprivation and excessive television viewing. It may be partly attributed to excess eating during waking hours. Contrary to popular beliefs, It is not

difficult to lose weight. A strong commitment, an active lifestyle, regular exercises, A dietary schedule (it does not mean going hungry), regular sleeping activities can contribute to achieving loss of weight in most cases. However, when obesity is associated with any disease or medication , medical consultation is mandatory.

Obesity: Time to throw your weight around and away

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Bengaluru doesn’t need a La TomatinaThe next thing we need to do is ban Wonder La for wasting water and all the rain dance at the clubs. Of course you know that over 30% of India does not have portable drinking water.

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JP Nagar residents take on plastic ban with cloth bags Many shops are still giving out thin plastic bags and others who are giving 40 microns bags are doing so without charging the customer.

Giving out thin bags and/or free bags is illegal. Further, the 40 microns bags should have the specifications clearly stamped on the lower edge or base of the bag.Anyone who comes across any case of non-compliance with these rules, may please report to BBMP Complaint Cell numbers 22660000 / 22221188 / 26566362 with your name and address.Citizens need to be vigilant for laws to be effective.

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BBMP beats drums in front of prop-erty tax defaulters’ homes

Very effective method to recover dues.The BBMP should publish:1. List of major defaulters.2. Publish a list of actual tax paid as there are many cases of severe under valuation.

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The festive atmosphere of the Dusshera / Navarathri season was very apparent at the Durga Puja Pandal at NGR Kalyana Mantapa, Bannerghatta Road.

The programmes are being conducted by the South Bangalore Cultural Association (SBCA), under its President, S Lahiri. The Pujo festivities started on Shasti (sixth day after the new moon), 2nd October 2011.

Earlier the idols were brought in from Kumartuli, a traditional potter’s area in Kolkata. Now, a group of artisans come over from West Bengal, and make the

images in Ulsoor.

There are various bands from Kolkata lined up to perform this year - SBCA group, Indian Blues and Maseeha are some of them. Bangalore band 7 Sur on Monday evening. Lunch and dinner, consisting traditional Bengali “bhog”, will be served free to devotees, apart from the food stalls set up outside.

I also went to visit the Pujo organised by the Bengali in Bangalore Society, at AICOBOO Nagar, in BTM Layout. I was quite impressed by the idols chosen, in the

traditional idiom, with lot of pith work as ornamentation. But the pandal was suffering from some teething pangs. The open-air venue was extremely muddy. and the few stalls that had been set up could not even be reached.

Also, the caterers’ offerings fell well below the mark. In spite of this, it was a creditable effort by the “Bengali in Bangalore” group, and we wish them every success in the coming years!

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Jayanagar Samyukta Mandal (JSM), a community organisation, has been organising Garba/Dandi-ya nights for the last 11 years now during Navarathri. “It is specially meant for the Gujaratis, but ev-eryone is welcome”, said Rajesh Parekh, Secretary of JSM.Women were splendid in their traditional and colourful embroi-dered choli, ghagra and Bhandini dupattas dazzling with mirror work, and men in their special tur-ban and kedias depicting Krishna’s costume. The dance moves were enchanting with intense and ener-getic whirls. “I have been dancing here for the last two years now, this is the only chance where I can wear my tra-ditional attire and the music here automatically makes you groove”, said Khyati Shrujal, one of the participants.

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Vibha Dhwani, A Contemporary Rock concert for a causeWith Raghu Dixit Project, Agam and Yodhakaa. Tickets: 420649698 oct 7 pm, St. John’s Auditorium, KoramanagalaexhibitionNirantara: art by Srinivasa PrasadInspired by the landscape of rural Karnataka.Till Sat 22 oct, GALLeRYSKe, 2 Berlie Street, Langford TownFundRaiseRShadow a Chef: A fundraiser for Joy of Giving WeekChef Ramasamy Selvaraju reveals the secret of making Fine Chocolates and Cooking Pasta the Authentic Italian Way. Online auction on ebay - all proceeds go to Spastics Society of Karnataka. Auction ends Oct 8th.Sat 15 oct , Vivanta by Taj - M G Road

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movie listingsGOPALAN CINEMAS, BANNERGHATTA ROADDookudu (U/A) (Tl) 10 am, 3.50 pmMausam (U) (H) 10.25 am, 6.20 pmForce (U/A) (H) 10.35 am, 4 pm, 6.45 pm, 9.30 pmLifu Ishtene (U/A) (K) 1.10 pmJohnny English Reborn (U/A) (E) 1.35 pmSaheb Biwi Aur Gangster (A) (H) 1.20 pm, 3.45 pm, 9.30 pmVedi (U/A) (Tm) 7 pmHum Tum Shabana (U/A) (H) 9.40 pm

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28-year-old Aruldass Vijaya’s mother Vasantha was a social worker, in Ragigudda, his father a mason. When he was still in school, his father abandoned them forcing him and his brothers to drop out of school.

Vijaya was compelled into child labour but an NGO employee spotted him and enrolled him in an informal school run by the Bangalore based NGO, Association for the Promotion of Social Action (APSA). Aruldass completed his tenth standard and vocational training in

electronics. He later joined the John Devaraj, a multi-disciplinary artist and learned acting, film making, clay modelling, puppet making et al. Vijaya took interest in training the marginalised children in these art forms. Vijaya launched Janabimba theatre in July 2010, as a platform that represents a slum and its young people. Apart from encouraging artistic talents, the group also also aims to facilitate non-violent youthhood. Vijaya sums it up “youth from backgrounds and neighbourhoods like mine lose their way early. Lacking good role models and with negative peer influences, they indulge in crime and become alcohol or drug addicts. I want to minimise that by engaging the youngsters in creative pursuits”.

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Lilting music adds to joy of givingIt was an evening that evoked an array of moods as versatile singer M D Pallavi performed at a musical fundraising dinner concert at Taj West End, on Race Course Road. She sang compositions of famous poets like G P Rajaratnam, D V Gundappa, Shishunal Sharief, Da Ra Bendre and Chandrashekhar Kambar. Mysore Ananthaswamy and Kalinga Rao were some of the featured composers.

The concert was organised as part of ‘Joy of Giving Week’, from October 2nd to 8th, a national movement that hopes to engage Indians in “acts of giving”, be it money, time, skills, resources or just love.

The event raised money for three city NGOs – Baale Mane (a home for girls), Association for promoting Social Action (APSA) and Rag-pickers Education and Development Scheme (REDS). The event was organised by Tuscany, an ice cream lounge in Jayanagar 9th Block and sponsored by Taj West End. Citizen Matters was the media partner.

Over 150 people, most of them in their thirties and forties, attended the concert. Pallavi sang 13 songs of varying emotional hues, from the melancholic Bendre’s Naaku Tanti and K S Narasimhaswamy’s deepavu Ninnade, to the upbeat Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu, a satirical poem written by K Nisar Ahmed. She also sang Nodayya Kwate Lingave, from the Kannada film ‘Duniya’, which won her the State Karnataka State Film Awards for Best playback singer in 2007.

Sudha Cadabam, 45, a resident of JP Nagar, who had come with her family, said that she enjoyed the concert, particularly the rendition of D V Gundappa’s Manku Thimmana Kagga. “Since the concert is for a cause, it is more special”, she said.

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The Janabimba youth supporting Bangalore's evicted hawkers' protest. Inset: Aruldass.

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