Citizen Matters
Welcome to Citizen Matters!
We are a civic platform that brings you insightful reports, ideas and solutions on the ordinary, daily, common issues of our city lives. Water, sewage, roads, transport, electricity, public safety, air quality, governance, education, jobs and the everyday economies of our streets.
Citizen Matters
Our cities are changing fast and we need engaged citizens to help shape their future. At Citizen Matters, we believe citizen journalism is a powerful way for residents to share grounded, local stories that spark understanding and action.
📣 Applications open: Everyday Stories Lab 2025 — Migration Edition
A 5-day online workshop (Dec 2025) where you’ll learn:
• Basics of citizen journalism
• How to spot and tell everyday city stories
• Reporting on migration and migrant realities
• Pitching + multimedia storytelling
✨ Get mentorship from journalists and editors
✨ Publish 2 stories on Citizen Matters
Fee: ₹800.
For more details: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFxFOshTvBSP-qFv…
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Can heat insurance help protect vulnerable outdoor workers? Learn how heat insurance works from this article by Laasya Shekar.
Photo courtesy SEWA.
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Waterlogging in Sarjapura Road in #Bengaluru this morning.
PC: Sritej Puvvada
Bengaluru Traffic Police have made the drier part of the road a two-way street. When civic infrastructure fails, it's traffic police that usually have to pick up slack.
This area is not new to flooding.
See Rainbow Drive, a posh locality inhabited by many CEOs flooded in September 2022 and yesterday October 2024. PC KP Singh
Yet no official or builder has been held accountable for encroaching stormwater drains or lakes.
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#worldmentalhealthday
How do we deal with the barrage of bad news across the world? Our citizen journalist Deepa Vaishnavi talks to experts about how we can preserve our mental health in these times.
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Latest from our citizen journalists from #Vyasarpadi in #Chennai Government housing is where dreams come to die! Watch now
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Did you know Tamil Nadu has a glossary of LGBTQIA+ terms, accepted by the TN State Government? And the glossary turns two! Crafted by local queer communities, the glossary is meant to promote inclusive language in Tamil. While not perfect, the glossary is a big step in providing visibility and linguistic representation for the queer community, especially in non-English-speaking contexts.
Find the glossary here: www.paalputhumai.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gl…
Read more about why this matters and the challenges along the way: citizenmatters.in/tamil-nadu-glossary-lgbtqia-term…
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Bengaluru! Get your property questions answered tomorrow. Join our Citizen Clinic live right here on our channel. Advocate Mithun Gerahalli will answer our questions live. June 28th, Friday 6pm. Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification button.
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