Urban Citizenship Initiatives

• Bengaluru Town Hall

• Citizens’ Agenda for Bengaluru

• Namma Whitefield

• Bengaluru Mobility

• Swaraj for Cities

• Whitefield Wards & BECC Citizen Ward Committees

Earth Citizenship Initiatives

• Aikyam Community for Sustainable Living

• Coalition for Water Security

• Green Tweet Army

• Save Pattandur Agrahara Lake

• The Natural Farming movement

Explore all these communities here:  Communities 

A Life Dedicated to the Commons

Over a decade ago, Sandeep Anirudhan stepped out of conventional life to dedicate himself fully to volunteering for the betterment of society and the planet. Since then, his personal and public life have embodied the principles of minimalism, gift economy, and community engagement. Inspired by both the Constitution of India and Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj, Sandeep works to promote conscious living and participatory democracy in everyday life. 

He has founded, co-founded, convened, nurtured several citizen-led communities that catalyse awareness and collective action across diverse domains such as:

• Sustainability and Regeneration

• Water Security

• Urban Planning & Governance

• Citizen Participation & Grassroots Democracy

• Sustainable Mobility

• Natural Farming

• Climate Action & Conservation   

What inspired him? 

An ex Serial Entrepreneur and Management Professional, he witnessed the death of a close one, which made him acutely aware of the limited time we have in life on earth. This drove him to evaluate what he was doing with that limited time, and to review his life choices; he decided to dedicate himself to causes that are larger than self..  Ever since, he has been living a life of questioning everything, and contributing to the planet and society. 

He took the plunge a decade ago, without any savings or wealth to fall back on, trusting that the Universe has his back.  And the Universe has never failed him; society has always reciprocated, supporting him in all his endeavours since.

He sustains his activities via crowdfunding and direct public support.  This also provides the autonomy to take strong, non-compromising stands on various issues.

If you wish to support him, please click this link: SUPPORT