Civic sense beyond the backyard
The Hindu
Here are two examples — one from Mylapore and the other from Manali — of what you can do for the betterment of neighbourhoods not your own
Where most others do not see a jot to write home about, they see scope for a string of missives. Without thinking twice, this rare breed of residents generously lend their time to civic issues not their own, often picking them up while on the move. And when they start pursuing it, they do so with the urgency and persistence of someone putting out a fire in their own living space.
Here are two from that tribe.
CR Balaji rides the office bus to the Tamil Nadu Petroproducts Limited. In 2020, during these commutes, one unseemly image left a mark on his mind. It would not let him be till he made a missive out of it for those with the power to make that image look better.
Stop Congress leaders from calling for discontinuation of guarantee schemes: MLC writes to CM, Dy.CM
MYSURU The calls for discontinuation of the ‘guarantee’ schemes in the State by some Congress leaders in the wake of the results of the Lok Sabha elections has been strongly opposed by party MLC Dinesh Gooli Gowda.