Author Archives: Aditya

Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part IV: Pedestrian Infrastructure

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Aditya

…continuing from the previous post… (and here’s the first part of the series) Another huge reason why traffic is so bad in Bangalore is the complete lack of infrastructure for pedestrians. So called signal free roads are planned with no … Continue reading →

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Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part III: Signage and Lighting

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Aditya

…continuing from the previous post… (and here’s the first part of the series) Then we’ve got the problem of lighting and signage. I’ve never been able to figure out why lighting isn’t considered important enough on Bangalore roads. Even the … Continue reading →

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Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part II: Public Transport

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Aditya

…continuing from the previous post… The next important need in terms of infrastructure is proper public transportation. The Bus Day (on the 4th of every month) is a great initiative, but it won’t work in the long run. Take someone … Continue reading →

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Logical Solutions to Bangalore’s Traffic – Part I: Roads

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Aditya

Bangalore’s traffic situation is getting worse every day. It has now reached the unenviable situation of having the slowest traffic on average among the major cities in India. For the longest time, I’ve thought that some of the solutions to … Continue reading →

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On sports and the gender divide

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Aditya

Yesterday, a couple of unrelated activities brought out the difference between men and women in the world of sports, even today. In the morning, I turned on the television to see if could catch the highlights of India’s defeat to … Continue reading →

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The Fireflies Festival of Sacred Music 2010

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Aditya

It seemed like it was just a few weeks ago that I went for the 2009 Fireflies Festival. But just last week at the Fireflies Ashram I was at the Fireflies Ashram off Kanakapura Road attending the 2010 edition. Last … Continue reading →

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A new H2G2?

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Aditya

In the recent past it was discussed that Eoin Coifer (of the Artemis Fowl series) would be writing an authorized sixth book to the ever-increasingly-misnamed trilogy in five parts that is better known as Douglas Adams’ The Hitch Hiker’s Guide … Continue reading →

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Don’t drive while texting

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Aditya

The Gwent Police in Wales came up with this video as part of a 30 min Public Service Announcement on the dangers of sending an SMS while driving. It’s quite gruesome, and hopefully may make a difference.

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The Art of Fighting

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Aditya

Dustinland has this great comic for today…

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Jimmy Carter talks about how religion subjugates women

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Aditya

Recently on the Guardian, former American President Jimmy Carter has written an article “The words of God do not justify cruelty to women.” He talks about why he left his church, the Southern Baptist, because the leaders ordained that women … Continue reading →

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