ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Masterclass in auditing storm water drains
Join our Masterclass: ‘Citizens & Stormwater’ to learn how Bengaluru’s stormwater system works, why it fails, and how citizens can audit drains safely and meaningfully with Sonia Das and Amritha Ganapathy from Mod Foundation. This event is part of a…
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Design Jam in Mumbai- ‘Solving for Waste’ | 20 Dec 2025
When we conducted the masterclass in Mumbai about waste management, many were enthusiastic about future events that would help manage waste better. So we bring to you a design jam ‘Solving for Waste in Mumbai’. In the design jam, participants will…
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Announcing our annual Citizen Journalism programme | Dec 2025
As cities grapple with complex and interlinked challenges, it’s clear that engaged citizens with diverse skills must play a role in shaping solutions. At Oorvani Foundation, we work to empower individuals and communities to move from awareness to action. Our…
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A new logo for Oorvani
Many of you may be familiar with Citizen Matters, which we launched as a local newsmagazine 15 years ago. The reason we founded it remains just as relevant today—our commitment to civic engagement, active citizenship, and community-driven change. The vision…
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India Civic Summit: Calling all active citizens!
We are thrilled to extend an invitation to the India Civic Summit on 23rd March 2024! In the 15th year of Citizen Matters and the 10th year of Oorvani Foundation, we are excited to host a convening of people committed…
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Masterclass on Urban Mobility: Why is there traffic?
Why is there traffic in our cities? Is it because of narrow roads, clogged junctions, too many vehicles, or poor public transport? What kind of infrastructure can solve our traffic problem – wider roads, flyovers, elevated roads, better footpaths, cycle…
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Meet our new Urban Environment Fellows
In November 2023, Oorvani Foundation launched the Citizen Matters – Urban Environmental Reporting Fellowship. This project has been supported by Wipro Foundation. Six early career journalists were selected from among a large cohort of applicants. They are Sejal Patel, Akansha Deshmukh,…
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My working headline: Dear Gopal
TR Gopalakrishnan, our Editorial Advisor, passed away on 15th November. He was the former Editor-In-Charge of The Week. He had previously worked at the Motherland, India Today and Hindustan Times. TRG, as we knew him, dropped in at our office,…
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Citizen Matters – Urban Environment Reporting Fellowship, 2023 (Deadline 8/Nov)
Oorvani Foundation invites applications from early career reporters based in Delhi-NCR region for the “Citizen Matters – Urban Environmental Reporting Fellowship 2023” Five young media professionals will have the opportunity to enhance their skills in environmental reporting and draw attention…
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Citizen Matters chosen for IPI’s Local News Accelerator
We are very excited to share that Citizen Matters is one of the 12 global media organisations selected for the International Press Institute (IPI) ‘s ‘Local News Accelerator’ initiative, a three-month programme which will equip the cohort with skills and strategies to…
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ACJ award for Shobana Radhakrishnan
A photo story in Citizen Matters, Chennai by Shobana Radhakrishnan gets special mention at the ACJ Journalism Awards.
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Enabling citizens to become changemakers
An online programme for citizen journalists and those interested in becoming one!
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We are hiring: Fundraising Coordinator
We invite applications for a Fundraising Coordinator for Oorvani Foundation.
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Enabling civic changemaking
Our “Civic Changemakers” programme arms citizens with skills, resources and tools for collaborative change making.
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Citizen Matters’ editor selected for Google’s Newsroom Leadership programme
We are pleased to announce that our Managing Editor Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya has been selected for Google News Initiative’s Newsroom Leadership programme in India, in partnership with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.