Society | Citizen Matters, Chennai

Upcycling: A citizen’s guide to creatively reducing landfill waste

November 28, 2016 Bhavani Prabhakar

Upcycling — producing creative, high-end products from reusable waste — has found a growing following in the city of late. Bhavani A P captures the trend and provides a primer for the beginner.

Chennai PhD scholar takes on Tamil film industry over stalking

November 13, 2016 Bhavani Prabhakar

Iswarya V, a PhD scholar at the Madras Christian College, has launched a petition on Change.org arguing for an immediate stop to the glorification of stalking by the hero in Tamil films. Bhavani A P in a candid chat with the petitioner:

Reflections on giving, sharing and receiving

October 18, 2016 Meera Rajagopalan

Daan Utsav volunteer Meera Rajagopalan ponders upon the invaluable memories and takeaways from the recently concluded festival of giving.

Why celebrate giving? Humans of Daan Utsav tell us why

September 30, 2016 Saradha

What can a week-long festival of giving achieve? Saradha Krishnamoorthy recounts her personal Daan Utsav story to answer that one question that has bothered many a skeptic!

Women’s safety: Is self help the best help?

September 19, 2016 Lavanya Donthamshetty

Crimes against women are on the rise and every day, women everywhere are losing their life and liberty as easily and as carelessly as bugs get crushed under our feet.

Dinners with Dignity – the T Nagar dinner drive for the homeless

August 18, 2016 Bhuvana Rajaram

The Joy of Giving offers so much satisfaction and adds a definite meaning and purpose to our lives. The joy of sharing and giving is especially much more significant when we live in a world

Share your Madras Moment!

August 11, 2016 News Desk

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Urur Olcott Vizha – A Peek into Chennai’s Past!

August 4, 2016 Monali Bala

How Chennai’s famous Urur Olcott Kuppam Vizha Took Roots When a few disturbed individuals met around a couple of years back, it started a chain of events that seemed like Lego blocks falling in place.

Hitesh – Volunteer Experience at Vegam (Athletic meet for the Differently Abled)

August 1, 2016 Meenakshi Ramesh

My Experience volunteering for Vegam 2016 It’s been two weeks, but the excitement and the spirit of volunteering for Vegam hasn’t faded. July 16th was a big day for all the 1180 differently abled students,

Women’s Safety – No One’s Concern?

July 19, 2016 Kameswari Padmanabhan

WOMEN’S SAFETY – A LONG WAY OFF? I was walking home from the grocery store in my neighbourhood of R.A Puram the other day, when the driver of a passing rickshaw stuck out his tongue

Udavum Karangal: A story of love and compassion

November 13, 2015 Shoma A Chatterji

Pappa Vidyaakar’s organisation, born out of love, passion and commitment to society, has helped over 2000 children and houses around 1880 residences in Chennai and Coimbatore.

Keeping your child safe in the age of the Internet

May 11, 2015 Supriya Unni Nair

It’s a big, bad world out there on the social network and a recent study finds nearly 73 percent of urban children aged 8 to 13 active on such sites.