May 16 2026 to May 16 2026 11 a.m.

Price: Walk-ins allowed for the event. However, interested participants are requested to register for easier coordination. Book/Buy

Where

BLR Design Centre

6th Floor, 46/1, Church St, Haridevpur, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001

Special Instructions

Kindly note: All individuals wishing to attend this event should register separately. If you need to cancel, please email us at blrdesigncentre@gmail.com so we can offer your spot to someone else.

Event Description

“A Park for All: Planning and Governing Green for Urban Karnataka” is a research report by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy that examines the role of public parks as essential urban infrastructure in rapidly growing Indian cities, with a specific focus on Karnataka. The report responds to the growing pressures of urbanisation, including loss of green cover, rising temperatures, and declining quality of life, by asking a central question: how can cities remain liveable and inclusive while continuing to grow? This event marks the launch of the report examining the accessibility, governance, and design of public parks in Karnataka with a special focus on Bengaluru. Moving beyond a conventional report launch, the event will incorporate multi-layered experiences that combines art and culture, interdisciplinary dialogue, and lived experience and participation. Following the panel, participants can roleplay in an interactive experience zone called: “Inside a Bengaluru Park”, where they can experience a park from different perspectives. This activity reflects on themes of access, safety, maintenance, inclusion, and more. Panel 1: Planning, Spatial Design, and Ecology Panelists: Naresh Narasimhan (Mod Foundation), Seema Mundoli (Azim Premji University), Kiran Keswani (Everyday City Lab), and Pravar Chaudhary (Bengawalk). Panel 2: Governance, Finance, and Maintenance Panelists: Sathya Sankaran (Rainmatter Foundation), Kaveri Bahure (C40 Cities), Ankit Bhargava (Sensing Local), and LK Atheeq (IAS, Retd.). Panel 3: Rethinking the ‘Public’ in Public Parks Panelists: Nalini Sekhar (Hasiru Dala), Jagadeesh MR (MoonArra), Vinay Sarathy (United Food Delivery Partners’ Union), and Ashmira Hamirani (The Association of People with Disability).