Two days after the launch of the Whitefield Rising Pool Circle Initiative, Ashish (the ride giver) and Pravir (the ride sharer) car-pooled from Whitefield to Domlur on the morning of 19th October. Although their residences, as well as their offices, are 3 km apart, PoolCircle app and SMS helped coordinate the 12 km overlap. The […]
Is Deepavali without Crackers an Oxymoron? by Pravir Bagrodia Bengaluru 23 Oct. 2016 Diwali or Deepavali, literally a row of lamps, is just a week away. We look forward to the festival of lights year after year. During my childhood, I used to strongly associate crackers with the festival, but as years passed by, the focus shifted elsewhere. Cleaning and white-washing the […]
Those who have gone past Kundanahalli Junction will vouch for the filth that abounds the area. Could anything be done to make this supposed pedestrian footpath actually walk-able? Everyday at least 50,000 people and numerous vehicles traverse this location. It has been two years now since the Whitefield Rising team tried varied approaches to understand […]
~ Contribution by Whitefield Rising to support Goonj ! This drive was led by WR champion Devyani Trivedi. Our WR champions from different communities got together to collect donations in 3 different categories : 1. Grains 2. Spectacles 3. Two meter cloth The drive started on 26th September and went on till 8th October. On […]