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5 Stone cutting units ignore KSPCB order7 Meet JP Nagar’s swimming champ8 Karnataka Food & a slide of coastal cuisine9 Looking for a one-of-a-kind outfit?14 The man with a grand Sapna18 Oh no! There’s a veggie on my plate!

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Injuries to the eye can be caused by a variety of ways:

Mechanical Injury Chemical Injury Concussion or Contusion Injury Thermal Injury Radiation Injury

Mechanical injuryIt can be caused by a wide variety of ways which can range from a small corneal foreign body (can be particles of dust, emery, steel or iron particle, insect wing, etc.,) to a bad injury while working such as globe (eye ball) rupture with retained intra ocular foreign body.

Closed globe injuries can follow blunt trauma such as while playing sports (like basket ball, racket sports, baseball, cricket ball), injury by door handle,

fall on an edge, blow to eye by fist, domestic violence, etc., Blunt trauma or concussion injury can affect any part of the eye. E.g.: Corneal abrasion, Lid Hematoma, blood in anterior chamber, cataract, retinal injury, fracture of orbital wall, and in the worst case, optic nerve avulsion leading to blindness.Open globe injuries can be secondary to blunt trauma i.e., with rupture of globe where inside to outside break in coats of eye ball.Open globe injuries can also be caused

by sharp object or flying objects, when industrial workers use grinding tools, lathe work, or hammer on a chisel, etc.,These objects with a propelling force can be lodge inside the eye causing loss of eyesight too.

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Preventive measures to avoid an eye injury No eye injury is simple. It has to be considered dangerous and immediately attended to. Industrial workers should be instructed to wear protective goggles compulsorily. Educating workers is very important on eye care. Goggles made of poly-carbonate should be worn by people who get engaged in sports. For high speed sports such as skiing use ultra-violet absorbing goggles. Helmets and eye shades are recommended for football and other contact sports. People with contact lenses also require an additional protection.

As soon as injury is noticed, place a small bandage immediately and seek an eye doctor’s opinion. In case of blow to the eye, do not assume injury is minor - it needs thorough evaluation by ophthalmologist. In case of chemical injury, it should be treated as ocular emergency. Protective glasses should be worn especially by children while bursting crackers. Parents and teachers should be educated not to allow children to play or fight with toys with sharp edges, or with sharp pencil or pen tips.

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JAyAnAgAr Jp nAgAr & BTMnimhAnS brings mental healthcare to bTm

Stone cutting units ignore KSPcb order

niMHAnS (national institute for Mental Health and neuro

Sciences) has set up an urban community centre in BTM Layout, 1st stage. The centre addresses minor psychiatric problems through counselling or medication and also conducts various workshops to help professionals, college students, homemakers, families and couples. The idea is to help people handle stress related issues with better and effective communication.

An iT professional recently attended a counselling session, to handle work related stress. He says, “The initial information was extremely useful and welcome. The service provided by the consultant was very beneficial.”

Since its launch in October 2011, the centre has got over 500 enquiries both through phone and direct

counselling and workshops. After the initial counselling, if required, patients will be referred to doctors from niMHAnS headquarters at Hosur road.

As of now, the centre does not charge for services and is free except for the workshops.

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Three months after the deadline, one of the units continues to function. Neighbouring residents continue to lose sleep over noise and dust pollution.

One of the three stone cutting units in JP nagar, ordered

to be shut down in April, is still functioning. While KSPCB says BeSCOM has been asked to cut power supply, BeSCOM officials say they have not received any written order in this regard.

The stone cutting unit is located in the Bank of Baroda colony in JP nagar 7th Phase. KSPCB had earlier ordered all three units to shut down by 30th April.

Sadiq Ahmed, Senior environmental Officer, KSPCB, reiterates that action has been taken. He says, “We have ordered BeSCOM officials to cut electricity supply for the units still operating. Further action will be initiated soon.”

However, Basavaraj, Junior engineer at BeSCOM S6 subdivision, JP nagar, says that they have not received any letter from BeSCOM. He says, “We need a written order to disconnect the supply.”

earlier, residents had complained to KSPCB about loud noise generated by the three stone cutting and polishing units - Ashwini, Alankar and vijaya. Citizen Matters had reported this issue on 29th February.

Mahendra Kumar, owner of Ashwini granites that is still operating, says that he will take another three months to move to his new factory

in Hosur. He adds, “right now we are doing some finishing work from this unit and we have informed KSPCB about this.”

ABhiShek [email protected]

The centre is open from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm on all days except on Sundays and 2nd Saturday of every month. Phone no: 080-26685948/ 9480829670. To avail the services you can either walk-in or take an appointment over phone. Address:1/B, 9th Main, 1st Stage, 1st Phase, BTM Layout Bangalore 560076

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Parking on the roads causes inconvenienceAs number of cars are increasing every day, car owners are resort-ing to parking their vehicles on the roads causing inconvenience to road users, residents and neighbours.Building owners while obtaining sanction for their construction plan for their residence indicate (in the construction plan) a garage will be built. Later they convert the space into living quarter and rent it out.

This results in residents and tenants parking their cars on the road, causing trouble to the people around.

The BBMP should take stern action against such offenders and charge a stipulated fee for parking their vehicles on public road.

Shankar Narsipur

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Volvo buses from b’ghata road to Airport, again

Bannerghatta neighbourhood Association (BAnA) had lobbied for the re-introduction of volvo buses to Airport that used to ply earlier.

After representation by our local MLA, M Krishnappa, also co-chairman of BMTC, we have learnt that BMTC has introduced a new bus route to Bangalore international Airport (BiAL).

On 28th, Saturday, at 9 am, the MLA will flag off the first bus to BiAL, near royal Meenakshi Mall. We at BAnA invite you to attend the event.

Shankar Bharadwaj (Treasurer, BANA)

volunteers 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 dry waste in apartments 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

Rajarajeshwari nagar: veena rajappa- 9886086979, n S ramakanth- 9341250158

HsR Layout/ Bannerghatta Road/ Bommanahalli: Marwan- 9945686274, Pinky Chandran- 9845888686

Jayanagar/ Jp nagar: nalini Shekar - 7829777737, Hamsa- 9945168920

Any other place which is not listed above can contact the following: n S ramakanth- 9341250158, Akshay Yadav- 9972315305

n S Ramakanth is a member of SWMRT.

Awareness programmes on waste segregation

SeeK fest unleashes students’ creativity

The two decade old Kumaran School festival, SeeK (Students’ editorial entity of Kumarans) went on for three days this year, from July 19th to July 21st.

The theme for this year’s fest was excelsior 361o. The word literally means ‘ever upward’ and something that is excellent.

SeeK plans and manages every aspect of the fest – right from designing the brochure, penning the anthem song, planning and innovating the various events to the actual execution of the events with utmost precision.

The fest had around sixteen events altogether ranging from english debate, Pot-pourri, Tattooing, vegetable Carving, Kannada Antakshari, ekapatrabhinaya, Hindi Slogan Writing, Web Designing, group Dance and Junk Modeling to Pantomime.

each event catered to different aspects of students’ talents. The festival attracted participants from 32 schools across Bangalore.

Sumithra Singh h S is a faculty member at kumarans iCSe section.

Give us proper sanitation facilitiesresidents of Arekere gopal reddy Layout have been facing severe troubles due to the sewage drain connected to clogged pipes from the Apollo nursing Hostel located nearby.

The drainage is filled with sewage and stinks horribly which is unbearable and unhealthy. They have also become a breeding ground for mosquitoes which during rainy season can make the residents vulnerable to dengue, malaria and other mosquito inflicted diseases.

This has been a regular occurrence and the authorities do an ad hoc job and the problem returns after some time. repeated complaints to all the concerned departments and authorities have failed to evoke any response.

Concerned authorities should wake up from their deep slumber and come up with a solution before it’s too late.

Siddharth Shekhar


reuse recycle Mela was organised by Citizen Matters and Second To none, Sunday, July 15th, at BTM

Layout. The flea market provided a platform for second hand goods and upcycled articles - bangles made out

of leftover woollen threads and plastic flowers. earrings made from old silk sarees and paper chips. Cute indian breed puppies for adoption.

ngOs like Toybank and Samarthanam were present with their collection boxes to accept old clothes, books, toys etc.

The event was sponsored by Zopnow - Largest Online HyperMarket for daily needs. Zopnow promises you home-delivery on your orders, within 3 hours.

Many visitors learnt and shared new ideas on living a sustainable and small eco-footprint life, at the green Tips corner. The tip shared by nithya, was adjudged the best and she wins a gift voucher from rentoys.in, an online toy rental portal. Her suggestion - “going out on a holiday? Take the train, ditch the plane. We’ll have smaller carbon footprint, the romance of a train journey, some new friends and free lessons in geography and culture”!

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She started swimming for fun. now she has an entire wall adorned with medals. She won medals even

while studying for the all important, class X exams in which she secured 90 percent. Meet Ashritha Bharadwaj, an exceptional 15-year-old from JP nagar with big plans for the future.

You are just 15. Tell us how you got started with swimming.i started swimming when i was in class vi. i used to do it just as a hobby. But in 2007, i participated in a national aquatic championship in goa and won a relay gold medal. That’s when i decided to take it up professionally.

You had a breakdown in 2010 after the Bangalore nationals. How did you recover?At the Bangalore 2010 Aquatic Championship, i lost a race and had a complete breakdown. During this time, i put on a lot of weight and was very depressed. My parents did explain but it was hard. That is when i sought counselling. Dr Chaitanya Shridhar who has a PhD in Sports Psychology, counselled me and i joined a gym to become fit again.

What are your plans?i want to complete my MS and become a heart surgeon. i also want to do a course in sports psychology so that i can help upcoming sports enthusiasts in achieving their goals. And as for swimming, i will continue taking part in various competitions that come my way. i want to participate in the upcoming South Asian games.

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Medals at National aquatic championship competitions: Ashritha Bhardwaj has won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 300 m, 1500 m, freestyle and relay swimming races at various cities in the country. She lives with her extremely supportive parents Nagesh and Srividya Bharad-waj in JP Nagar.


So this time, it’s Karnataka cuisine. While interviewing Sakuntala narasimhan, a senior journalist, she said there

is dearth of restaurants that serve authentic Karnataka food in the city. So Citizen Matters did some digging.

Mavalli Tiffin rooms, popularly known as MTr, is a vegetarian restaurant that started in Bangalore in 1924. it claims to have introduced the popular South-indian breakfast item, rava idli. The legend goes that during the world war ii, there was grave rice shortage in india, MTr experimented with Semolina (rava) instead of rice to prepare the idli batter. And it turned out to be a huge success!

MTr re-branded itself as MTr 1924 and opened a branch in JP nagar two years ago. it has a modern ambience with ample sunlight on the fifth floor.

The menu has a variety of Karnataka snack options and all of it, are on the same lines as the ones served at the old

MTr. Dosa is served with a tiny bowl of ghee and chutney. Traditional breakfast like Mosaru vade and idlis are a delight as usual. And sweets like Badam Halwa and Chandrahara is sure to take you back to the place.

The lunch options are not much but good enough to grab a quick one. With the usual poori, rice served with sambhar, saagu and a sweet in the end. You can of course decide if you want to go for the full meals or mini, either way you will be a content soul.

All in all, this place sure lives up to the standards of our favourite old MTr! Average cost for two is `300. Alcohol is not served here.MTR 1924: 44, kutchi Bhavan, opposite Mini Forest, 1st Main, JP nagar 3rd Phase. Ph: 26586633

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‘restaurant at the end of the Orr’, was how Kanua was described to

me. And unlike the Douglas Adams’ restaurant, food is the protagonist here.

The menu is inspired by coastal and Konkani cuisine.

Kanua is the name of a rice variety that is now extinct. The menu says that this is their attempt at rediscovering, recreating and reviving lost cultural history.

And this, they do. The menu starts off with Kokum juice. An item largely relegated to Malnad Melas and health drink category.

Kanua serves a very glamourised yam by deep frying yam chips and serving it with a tamarind dipping sauce (Soorna Kachri). Konkani household staple Biskoot rotti is also served.

For seafood lovers, the most

recommended item is Kaane Tawa fry. There is also the goan favourite, pomfret-based, Maanji recheado. Their prawn biriyani is also very popular. Although they do not serve seafood during monsoon, since it is the breeding season for fish.

Kanua ghee roast, made of chicken cooked in more than generous amounts of ghee, has to be the most recommended item on the menu. not for cholesterol watchers.

Potato-based, fiery Batate Waagh, spinach and raw papaya-based vaali Ambat are some options for vegetarians.

You can have these with neer dose, Mangalorean rotti or what is popularly known as kori rotti, sannas or rotis.

For desserts, there is a traditional array. Pattoli, coconut and jaggery steamed in a turmeric leaf and raagi Manni or Millet souffle if you will, are popular.

They do not serve liquor. But if you carry your own poison, they will serve it with corkage charges.

All this cultural history does not come cheap. it costs `1500 for two people.

no.6/2, kasavanhalli, Sarjapur Main Road . Tel: 65374471

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Citizen Matters reviews the restaurants anonymously and pays for the meals.


The wedding and festival season is about to kick off. Be

it a wedding reception or ganesh Chaturthi, people want to show off their personal styles. uniqueness is the key here. Copycat designs aren’t popular. enter, designer wear.

The unique and innovative designs, not available in the regular shops, are becoming a trend. And this is not limited to young people alone. People are ready to pay huge sums for unique outfits.

Debasmita ghosh, a resident of Koramangala believes that the designer clothes are custom-made to fit. “There is a brand value attached to these clothes and they are definitively exclusive and one-of-a-kind,” she adds.

Bright colours like yellows, orange and hot pinks are the choice of the season. Then of course the classic festive colours, reds and greens. Dull pastel colours are out of fashion and women prefer brighter colours.

Bling and shimmer are also outdated. even if people want

some bling, it is only in the form of subtle shimmery laces or aari work (freestyle embroidery) on their outfits. Jute and wool threadworks are also in vogue. Threadworks on dupattas are much in demand. it makes dupattas heavier and makes the outfit quite grand.

The Anarkali is back in fashion. But now they

come with jackets. Long or short, sleeveless, embroidered jackets are worn with the dresses, with simple dupattas. Lehengas also come with light embroidery work and light bling.

Pavithra Dattakumar, owner of

Khwaish boutique, says, “We have Anarkali dresses with long jackets, that are in demand this season. These anarkalis are so long that the pants are barely visible.”

The men’s fashion world has a lot of creams and pastels this season. Sherwanis with cream, soft orange and brown are the all-occasion

colours. Maroons and b o t t l e - g r e e n s

are popular for weddings!

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grooms go for these pants for that different

look.

Pavithra adds that even though big showrooms

stock some designer wear, there will be many similar

kind of outfits. “But not with (boutiques). You have only one unique dress and (you can) get according to your requirements and choice,” she says.

Price of these designer-wear starts from `2000.

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khwaish Boutique: Prakruthi investments #6, Maruthi Mansion, opp Forum Mall, Bhuvanappa Layout, hosur Main Road, koramangala. Ph: 9886026039

neema kumar design studio: no.59/101 A, nR Maharaja Palace & BDA Complex, hSR Layout. Ph: 66496271

Samiksha Design studio: no.569, next To State Bank of hyderabad, 11th Main Road, 38th Cross, Jayanagar 5th Block. Ph: 22449569

Shrishti by Latha Puttanna: no 102, Lalbagh, Siddapura, 2nd Cross, 1st Block, Jayanagar. 26567349

khanate Studio Line: no.898/1, opp To iBP Petrol Bunk, 80 Feet Road, 6th Block, koramangala. Ph: 9880733308

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Organ Foundation (gYOF) launched Organ Donor option on the Driver’s license . The Deputy Chief Minister, r Ashoka unveiled the ‘green Heart Driver’s License’ on July 23rd.

The gYOF, after it made detailed presentations to the Health Department and the Transport Department, was appointed to manage the implementation of the organ donation option in the license, along with the various rTO offices in Karnataka.

gYOF had been working with the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Transport, government of Karnataka for the past few months. in late June, the State government sanctioned this pilot project.

With less than one organ donor in-a-million in india and over three million deaths since 2005 due to non-availability of organs, there is a great need to educate the public about organ donation. given that every month more than one lakh driver’s license

cards are being issued in Karnataka alone, gYOF felt this platform is

a great way to reach out and educate the public about organ donation.

in the pilot project, those applying for driverʼs license will be provided information on organ donation. There will also be educative posters and video films at the rTO. An organ donor

sticker (indicated by a green heart shaped symbol) will be printed on

the Driving License card of those consenting to the pledge.

The project is being piloted at the electronic City rTO office. After the success of the pilot project, which has been funded by Biocon Ltd (a global biopharmaceutical company), the project will be extended to other rTO offices in Bangalore and then the rest of Karnataka. All Driver’s license applicants will be given the option of pledging their organs by filing in the Pledge Form at the time of applying for their driver’s license. Those who choose to pledge their organs, will have a ‘green heart’ and a red ‘Organ Donor’ sticker put on their driver’s license.

Dr P Satish Chandra, Chairman, Zonal Co-ordination Committee of Karnataka for Transplantations (ZCCK), was glad that this initiative was introduced by the gift Your Organ Foundation and has promised all support to the gift Your Organ Foundation on behalf of ZCCK.

The pilot project has been sponsored by Biocon Ltd and the hospitality partner for the event was Lalit Ashok.

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green heart driver’s License launchedYour driving license now has an option to pledge your organs after death. Citizen lobbying has helped Karnataka become the first state in the country to start this initiative.

With less than one organ donor in-a-million in India and over three million deaths since 2005 due to non-availability of organs, there is a great need to educate the public about organ donation.

raj Sethia, Director Projects, gift Your Organ Foundation receiving the first 'green heart' driver's license. Pic courtesy: gift Your Organ Foundation


in the last two months, two people were attacked in South Bangalore. The first incident took place in BTM Layout 1st stage where a woman was attacked by an intoxicated man and the recent attack on an elderly man, in Jayanagar 4th T block by a man, suspected to be mentally unsound. in both cases, lodging police Firs was an uphill task.

On 18th July midnight, Suman’s (name changed upon request) family in Jayanagar woke up to loud screams of her father-in-law. He had heard some noise and had gone outside to investigate.

Suman says, “My father-in-law mistook him (the intruder) for a thief and went outside his room. On confrontation, the culprit hit my father-in-law with a wooden club on his right ear.”

When Suman called the police for help, she says they told her - since the culprit is mentally deranged, simply scaring him away would do. Suman had to persuade the police to come down to the house.

The family was initially reluctant to file a complaint but when the police insisted, they agreed. But they say that the constable who took down the details, made it sound like the victim confronted the accused without any provocation and hence

the scuffle.

The family objected to this and rephrased the complaint. The police claim that they have filed an Fir. However, Suman’s family does not have a copy of this.

Citizen Matters spoke to S K umesh, inspector, Jayanagar Police Station about the case. He says that the case has been booked under iPC section 324 on 24th July and says the delay was caused by victim’s family.He also added the accused had been handed to an ngO.

Another attack, another delay in FIr

Dr Amritha Karnik, a Mumbai resident, was in Bangalore on 27th June. in the evening, while she was out shopping with her mother-in-law, a man attacked her with a knife,

without any provocation. Amritha’s arm was injured in the attack and the attacker fled.

Amritha says, a constable from Tilak nagar Police Station limits dropped in at midnight,at the hospital, to persuade her to not register a complaint.

under pressure, from her family and friends, the Fir was eventually lodged at MiCO Layout police station, in whose jurisdiction the crime was committed.

The criminal was eventually caught and booked under iPC section 324. Amritha is unhappy about this. She adds, “That was a sure attempt to murder -- (as per) iPC 307. The man wanted to stab me on my neck but somehow i blocked it and my right arm was stabbed.”

The police say, “Sometimes the intention and gravity of injury also matters. We have to investigate further to book a case under 307.”

What the law says

Legal professionals in the city says that the police ought to register a case at the first instance and follow the strict guidelines to deal with mentally ill suspects.

Bangalore based high court lawyer, vijay Kumar Y H, who handles criminal cases, suggests two options if the police is reluctant to do so. He says, “People may approach a magistrate court and lodge a private complaint. This will enable them to get an update on the status of investigation or one can file a writ petition in the high court for a proper investigation.”

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citizens worried over attacks by mentally unsound

If you are attacked by a mentally unsound or drunken person1. Most important, find a lawyer before you go to police because cases become really complicated.2. IPC sections applicable 84, 85, 308, 325 and sometimes 307When is the attacker liable to be punishedIf the accused is not able to prove that at the time of committing crime that there was a temporary insan-ity caused by illness, or s/he was intoxicated due to voluntary alcohol or drug use

When is the attacker not liable to be punishedIf he/she is proved an ‘idiot’ or mentally challenged, or a lunatic (permanent), or a proven case of temporary insanity caused by ill-ness, or a proven case of temporary intoxication due to alcohol or drug administered to him/her without his/her knowledge or against his/her will.Compiled from the inputs from Vijay Kumar, Independent Lawyer, Karnataka High Court.

One was stabbed by an inebriated person and the other clubbed by a mentally deranged person. The victims and their families had to brush up on law to figure out the next steps.


There are many benefits to companion planting. They

act as natural insect repellents, shade and windbreaks; providing necessary nutrients to the soil and other plants and reducing the need for external fertilisers. Another advantage is you can make optimal

use of available space by growing plants of differing heights. Some examples of companion planting in your vegetable garden:

Beans: All beans enrich the soil with nitrogen fixed from the air. generally, they are good company for carrot, celery, corn, eggplant, peas, potato, beets, radish, and cucumber. Keep beans away from the alliums (flowers).

Basil: Planted with tomato improves growth and flavour. Basil is also said to repel flies and mosquitoes.

Carrot: These are friends with peas, onion and tomato. One drawback with tomato and carrot when planted together: tomato plants can stunt the growth of the carrots but the latter will still retain a good flavour. Keep dill away from carrot.

Cucumber: This is a good to plant with corn and beans. Plant cucumber with sunflower for a great duet! Cucumber also does well with

peas, beetroot, radish, and carrot. radish is a good deterrent against

cucumber beetles. Dill planted with cucumbers helps by attracting beneficial predators. Keep potato away from cucumber.

Lettuce: Does well with beet, bush bean, pole bean, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, onion, and radish. it grows happily in the shade under young sunflowers.

potato: The following may be planted with potato: bush bean, cabbage, carrot, celery, corn.

Tomato: an be grown with cabbage, onion, radish, garlic and carrot.

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Tips to prevent dengue, chikungunya

Pick friends for your garden

Dengue fever, also known bonecrusher disease is characterised by severe headache, muscle and joint pain, fever, rash and sometimes even gastritis. This is transmitted by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito infected with any one of the four dengue viruses. The

symptoms generally appear only after 3-14 days after the infective bite. The more severe form of dengue is the dengue haemorrhagic fever, which can lead to death.

Treatment and blood tests

Chikungunya is also transmitted by the Aedes mosquito and is characterised by fever and joint pains. This illness is not known to be fatal but the joint pain could get severe, lasting for anywhere between six months to one year.

Most doctors do not recommend a test for chikungunya as there is no specific treatment for this. Dr Purnima Parthasarathy, Consultant and Head, infectious Diseases, Manipal Hospital, says the fever

can reduce with just paracetamol and that antibiotics have no role in treating dengue and chikungunya.

in the case of dengue, if there is a platelet count drop, then

patients are admitted to a hospital for platelet transfusion.

Dengue symptoms•High fever•Severe headache•Pain in the back of the eyes•Body aches & joint pains•nausea or vomiting•Skin rash

Chikungunya symptons•High fever•Severe pain, swelling in joints•Skin rashBoth diseases are spread by Aedes aegypti

mosquito, a day-biter

prevention

•Wearfullsleevedclothes•Discardsmallcollectionsofwaterin coconut shells, broken bottles and so on•Meshyourdoorsandwindows•Usemosquitorepellantsandsprays•Cleanwatercontainersatleastonce a week and fill with fresh water•Coverwaterstoragetankswithanair tight lid

•Cleanrefrigeratorandaircoolertrays regularly

Aedes aegypti mosquito. Transmitter of dengue and chikungunuya. Pic: Wikimedia commons.

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The High Court has ruled in favour of the citizens. The stay order essentially

says ‘hear them out,’ to the State and BDA.

For the moment, the order comes as relief to thousands of Koramangala residents who have fought a prolonged battle for almost a year and a little too late for the numerous trees that were surreptitiously cut even before the project formally took off.

The `119 crores project at four junctions – Jakkasandra (flyover), Koramangala 80 feet road (underpass), Krupanidhi College (underpass) and St John’s hospital-Koramangala 100 feet road junction (flyover and underpass), kicked off without a single Koramangala resident’s consent.

People of Bengaluru are used to the high handed way most of the infrastructure projects are implemented. The protests, be it against Metro or Sankey road’s widening, have largely been ignored by the powers of corridor.

For months, the Koramangala residents screamed hoarse about the impracticality of the entire project. They dug up documents that showed lack of

planning, distortion of facts and bore the brunt of official apathy.

The then BDA commissioner, and CM both assured citizens of a fair hearing; only, the residents woke up to dug up roads and cut trees in the morning. Most of government action happened at midnight. Fed up, the residents hired security guards to keep watch.

With this verdict, Koramangala residents have had their way. Persistence is just one aspect that paid off. Some political clout in the form of MP rajeev Chandrashekar’s backing, did go a long way in the fight.

For years activists and concerned citizens have pushed for area sabhas, to ensure citizen participation but the power to take local decisions is still lying exclusively with elected representatives and bureaucrats. Of course, even the watered down area sabha bill hasn’t seen the light of the day.

it is a shame that citizens have to hold dharnas and ask the courts to intervene to be heard in a democracy. The hope though is that this will set a precedent of a new kind, where the government realises that residents won’t take it quietly.

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in 1967, Suresh Shah, a gujarati, started Sapna Book House in

Majestic, in a 100 square feet space. Today the same book store is set up in a multi-storeyed building in gandhinagar. it has been mentioned in Limca Book of records and india Book of records as india’s largest book mall.

This year, Sapna opened its eighth book store in Karnataka and the sixth in Bangalore, on residency road. This is at a time when bookstores like ‘Crossword’ shut down one of its stores in the city. This may be attributed to the age of e-commerce and digitalisation. Citizen Matters spoke to Suresh Shah’s eldest son, nitin Shah, Managing Director, Sapna Book House, about their growth, survival strategies and future plans.

How did Sapna come into existence?

My father, Suresh Shah could not continue his education after SSLC due to lack of funds. He joined a book shop to earn some money. Later he was promoted as Assistant Manager and sent to Chennai, followed by managerial post in Bangalore.

in 1967, he started Sapna Book House in Bangalore. it was a concept visualised by my mother Bhanumati Shah. As you know sapna means dream. She always persuaded my father to dream big.

Can you give a glimpse of Sapna’s journey?

The first store was in a rented space of around 100 square feet in Majestic. it stayed there for a few years. i joined in 1981 and planned to expand our book

store, along with my brothers. We took a bigger mall opposite present Tribhuvan Theatre in gandhinagar, and we slowly started growing. it was in 2006 that we expanded to ‘Sapna Book Mall’, and as per Limca and india Book of records it is india’s largest book mall. Today we have six book stores in Bangalore, one in Mysore and one in Mangalore.

e-commerce companies like Flipkart are luring customers with huge discounts and flexibility in payments. How do you manage your sales?

i feel that they just want to build

their base because i see no reason for anyone to sell at loss. But it does not affect our sales. Firstly we have all variety of books for different age groups. Secondly, we complement our online business with the stock available in our brick-and-mortar store (Sapna Book House). Thirdly, with an indian population of around 120 crore (to shop at bookstores)- seeing and choosing has its own charm.

You also publish Kannada books. How did you end up doing this, being a Gujarati?

We started publication of Kannada books way back in 1994, since i first met Dr Shivaram Karanth, a Kannada writer and Jnanapith Awardee. i somehow started liking his ideas, beliefs, and we started publishing his books in Kannada. We started with his 3-4 titles, and later published all his titles. We slowly grew in this field and today we have around 18,000 titles. We are the number one Kannada publisher in the state. We publish two titles a day.

ABhiShek AnGAD

Treating bengaluru to books for decadesSapna Book House has been a household name in Bengaluru for almost two decades now. How are they managing to survive and grow in the e-commerce era?

“I have travelled to other south Indian states, and the acceptance is most visible in Bangalore. Of all southern states, Karnataka is the most tolerant. Sapna and Bangalore has grown together, and Bangalore is my first love.”

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in the bird world, the ladies prefer not to be highly coloured, and

leave the fashion and the flaunting to their menfolk!

it seems to be the general rule (with a few exceptions, of course) that the female of the species is always duller, and less brightly coloured than the male. A beautiful bird that can often be seen in Lalbagh is the male Asian Paradise

Flycatcher.

As you can see, this is a spectacular bird, and it definitely catches the attention of the observer as it flies around, flaunting that ribbon of a tail! The female is far less dressy.

Similarly, compare the bright colours of the male Purple-rumped Sunbird with his much duller mate:

Perhaps you may not have noticed these two birds...but here’s a bird that’s making a strong comeback after almost disappearing...the House Sparrow. Here are both the male and female, together.

The only exception to this, in the common birds of our city, is the Asian Koel, where the male is black, and the female is mottled black-and-white.

There are several theories as to the reasons for this; one is that the females prefer to look at bright plumage on the males rather than on themselves (contrast this with human beings!). Another is that when the females are flying to and from

the nest, their dull feathers make it more difficult for predators to see them and raid the nests. Brightness of the colours is supposed to indicate the health and vitality of the male, so that the offspring may be healthier, and better able to survive.

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birds leave the fashion to the males Peacocks are prettier than peahens and male sparrows more handsome than the females. Why is this so?

Pic:s: Deepa Mohan


Are you a sneaky mum? The type who cannot think of kneading

atta without mashing dal or spinach into it? Or pasta sauce without pureeing carrots?

if you do, chances are that like me you live with a fussy eater. Food in our house, at least for the brat, comes with hidden ingredients. veggies and greens are boiled and mashed to get into the atta, parathas are stuffed with whatever can behave itself inside a paratha without peeking, pasta sauces

(even store bought ones) are revved up with pureed veggies, the list goes on...

i am not the only one with a fusspot of course. A colleague mentions how her daughter started out by picking

onions from the dal and is now on to the mustard. Well mine picks tomatoes.

The boy is six and half now and after years of cajoling, explaining, making broccoli trees and finally taking the ‘eat what’s on your plate or none at all’ route and failing, i’ve decided that being sneaky is the way to go. At least for now.

it isn’t just us of course. There’s even a book called The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals by Missy Chase Lapine.

A recent Facebook discussion pointed to a book on how French families raise their kids to eat everything (French Kids eat everything by Karen Le Billion), including passing on a piece of roquefort cheese to a nine month old, saying no to snacking and never sitting down to a meal without dressing the table in all its finery, candles et al.

As a mom i’ve tried to find my compromise. When the boy says no to cauliflower, unlike earlier i don’t cajole or glower. i know it’ll get into his food some way or the other.

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oh no! There’s a veggie on my plate!Does your child pick mustard out of dal? Do you constantly sneak in vegetables into the child’s food? Or do you say ‘eat what’s on your plate?’ You are not alone in this all-out veggie war.

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