Empowerment of Women in Ramayana: A Bold Retelling in ‘What She Said’ | Bengaluru News

In ‘What She Said’, Gowri Ramnarayan retells the Ramayana through the eyes of six women —Urmila, Manthara, Shurpanakha, Mandodari, Tara and Shanta — offering insights into how forgotten female characters dealt with their victimhood. The play features six epic women enacted by three actors. Gowri lends voices to the women who were silenced, overlooked and…

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From gridlock to hearing loss: Traffic noise takes a toll on Bengaleans | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Traffic-choked Bengaluru is now taking a toll on the hearing health of its residents, with constant exposure to high noise levels increasingly linked to hearing-related ailments.Doctors say daily exposure to traffic noise — often ranging between 70 and 100 decibels (dB) — is contributing to a gradual but significant rise in hearing problems across…

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Bengaluru’s Women Bikers: Breaking Barriers and Building Sisterhood | Bengaluru News

HANDS-ON TRAINING-Women learning how to ride a motorcycle at a two-day workshop in Tumakuru Ranjitha Prabhakar decided to change gears after turning 40, moving from the pillion seat to riding a rugged adventure motorcycle. Her journey underlines a larger movement playing out on Bengaluru’s roads. Heavy bobbers, tourers and cruisers, weighing anywhere between 175 and…

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Bengaluru teen survives rare, life-saving surgery for Behçet’s-related aortic aneurysm | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A 15-year-old girl from Bengaluru has survived a life-threatening vascular emergency after undergoing a rare and complex surgery for a rupturing aortic aneurysm caused by Behçet’s Disease. The teenager, who had been living with the chronic inflammatory condition since 2018, developed a rapidly expanding 5 cm aneurysm in the abdominal aorta—the main artery supplying…

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Match day blackout: 240 CCTV cameras disabled at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru News

2 firm staff sabotage 240+ CCTVs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (File Photo) BENGALURU: In a strange case, two employees of a digital service–providing private firm entered M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 24 and disabled around 240 CCTV cameras. They reportedly damaged NVR units and optical fiber connections, disrupting surveillance across entry gates, concourses, and other…

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Dug-up roads test residents’ patience in Banashankari 1st Stage in Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Dug-up roads across Banashankari 1st Stage, including in Srinivasa Nagar, Ashokanagar, Vidyapeetha and Hanumanthanagar, have disrupted traffic and left residents coping with dust, even as civic agencies say the works are necessary and nearing completion.The affected stretches, under Bengaluru West City Corporation, are seeing multiple infrastructure works carried out at once. While Gas Authority…

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