Bangalore - part two
This week the podcast is the second installment from Bangalore, India. If you missed a link on the audio or would like to look more closely at the sites of some of our voices, you can find the information here.
The Azim Premji Foundation was started by the man behind WIPRO with his own personal funds. It works in the field of education to try and improve social situations and more. Mr Dileep Ranjekar is the CEO, he talks about some of the problems that come about as Bangalore develops fast as a global leader in technology.
Shalini Sharma works with the children of migrant labourers in Bangalore as part of the Azim Premji Foundation projects. Part parent, carer, organiser and teacher, she works with children who have little else in the way of opportunities for education.
The disparity between rich and poor in Bangalore is stark. Certainly the speed of development has had a stake in this, as well as migratory workers and politics. Dr Solomon Benjamin is an associate professor at the national institute for advances studies. He talks through the complexities of developing Bangalore.
More Twitter-based fun in the city. Planning is in motion for Media140 Bangalore. Avinash Singh talks about expectations for signal to noise.
I talked a little about Citizen Matters earlier on this blog. Meera and Subbu talk through their approach and how user generated content is seen in Indian print media.
Having been to Google HQ in California, it was too much to miss their work in India whilst I was in Bangalore. Product managers got around the table as we discussed language, development, mapping and mobile.
The Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore does some incredible research and reflects a clear image of how India sees itself online and off. Nishant Shah talks through a web based consciousness and how fast moving tech cities feel an association with the internet, even when many citizens have never seen a computer.
That's all from Bangalore, thanks to everyone who got in touch, met for a chat, showed me the city and invited me in for interviews and research.
Jamillah
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Nice update there, I can see lots of progress has been done in Bangalore. Last time I been there was almost 8 years ago! Still see the big difference between the poor and rich as one of the biggest challenge in the country. Btw, the picture with a modern building shows that Bangalore is developing steadily, I believe. Hope to see updates more! google sniper bonus
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