Joan Elizabeth Cherian – Community Media Lab

A peek into the world of weed market

May 12, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

Marijuana is grown in and around the city and sold to the smokers in the city. A quick peek into the world of weeds.

Pourakarmikas stage protest for better working conditions

May 2, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

Workers gathered from all over the city at Town Hall, in a united front against the unjust labour laws and the injustices they face. On May Day, pourakarmikas working in Bengaluru staged a protest demanding

Re-vamping the Indiranagar Basketball Club

April 30, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

The Ugly Indian recently conducted a spotfix at the Indiranagar Basketball Club that helped the neighbourhood children have a better space to play. On the 29th of April, The Ugly Indian conducted a spotfix at

Box office Bang: Bahubali

April 29, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

On the second day of the release, people paid double or three times more than the normal ticket price to watch Bahubali. It was the day the magnum opus Bahubali-2 was released. Jalaja and Hariprasad,

Pseudo Doctors and their Unlicensed Practices

April 28, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

Doctors in tents or “quacks” as they’re usually referred to guarantee results and healing. Tents can often be seen pitched along the sides of the road with speakers blaring, announcing their healing capabilities often involving

BBMP takes Combative Measures to Prevent Diseases

April 25, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

Pre-emptive measures are being taken by the BBMP in light of the rise in cases of H1N1 as well as for the coming monsoon season. In light of the coming monsoon, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara

This Artist brings out Watercolour Wonders to Art Lovers

April 22, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

A collection of exquisitely painted scenes of nature and its different shades was displayed at Chitrakala Parishath. These artworks are the creations of artist Madabhusi Raman Anand. Dainty brushstrokes bearing colours that bleed into one

A Day in The Lives of Garbage Collectors

April 21, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

Contracted garbage collectors and pourakarmikas have ignored and physically trying jobs. The wages of their labour do not do justice to the work that they do. While I am walking down Church Street at 11:45am,

Preventable Health Risks in Major Cities

April 20, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

India has the highest number of child mortalities caused by diarrhoea and pneumonia. These diseases are caused by bacteria and parasites and are commonly spread due to open garbage dumps. Bengaluru is becoming famous nowadays

Zero-Waste Policy in Temple 100% Environmental Friendly

April 19, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

Around nine months ago, the Mahaganapati temple located at HRBR Layout, Banaswadi decided to do sustainable waste management. The temple authority’s endeavour to make the temple a zero-waste, plastic free zone has been quite successful.