From barcamp to live citizenmatters.in

March 15th, 2008

I met Meera and Subramaniam in the last barcamp at bloggers collective. They were talking about an interesting initiative which was about local news which matters to people and blogging. I knew it going to be great if it comes alive and implemented properly. I met them again few times online/offline when they wanted to source eventsbangalore.net for events. They are very enthu about their new project and yes they have all the reasons. Today they have announced it officially. Go check it. Its a rare initiative and looks at Bengalurus (Bangalore) from another angle.

Here the content of the mail they sent me today.

Are you tired of reading about minor celebrities from Hollywood in your newspaper? Would you like to read news that informs you about issues which matter to all of us as Bangaloreans; from the quality of drinking water, effects of road widening, usage of the RTI act, to the complexities of school admissions processes and the travails of booking a kalyana mantapa? If Yes, please log on to www.citizenmatters.in Citizen Matters, our new Bangalore focused e-zine is a informative, independent community news publication that provides in-depth local news. We encourage citizen involvement and collaboration.

But we are not just about serious stuff, you can also get to know of interesting and useful things like a local indie band playing in a nearby cafe or a fun weekend activity for you and your children in Cubbon Park! Your support, encouragement and feedback are important to us, and believe me we will never feature Jennifer Lopez, until she moves to Bangalore and files an RTI petition. Thanks for your time. Do visit www.citizenmatters.in !

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