Rasheed Kappan
Rasheed Kappan is a senior journalist based in Bengaluru with nearly three decades of experience. In the past, he has worked in the Deccan Herald, The Hindu and The Times of India, covering issues related to urban mobility, sustainibility, environment and the interface between policy, planning and activation on the ground. A graphic cartoonist, he is the founder of Kappansky and explores the linkages of art, media and innovation through multiple creative platforms.
International Day of Forests 2023: Manipulative Forest Report Masking India’s True Forest Cover Story?
Stop statistical jugglery to mask declining forest cover. Monoculture and private...
Climate Change: India's Future Would Be Warmer, Wetter With Extreme Human Suffering
India’s climate action transitioning to a fully green future might not be as fast as the...
Fancy rail terminals and metro stations, but basic inter-modal connectivity takes a backseat in Bengaluru
Costly upgrades of railway stations, fancy greenfield railway terminals, new Metro...
Building regional airports on overdrive, but are they viable?
The economies of scale might reduce the fares one day. But a long wait lies ahead, writes...
T3 chaos was terrible, but are we prepared for worse to come?
The booming aviation market has already pushed India to be the fourth largest in this...
Man-animal conflict: Rising deaths, but ignored realities
What mitigation measures are being tried out to arrest the rising conflicts? What about...
Mounting highway fatalities: Why are we so lax?
In 2021, 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes in India. That amounts to an average of...
Western Ghats: In dire straits again
One of the world’s ‘hottest’ biodiversity hotspots, the Western Ghats, is in dire straits...
Bengaluru suburban railway project: A deliberate slowdown?
To accelerate the pace of the suburban rail project which Bengalureans have been awaiting...
