Bangaloreans are Blind – Period

I was not able to title this blog even after toying with many other titles like – “See Bangalore Yourself”, “Bangalore Beyond Repair?”, “Bangalore – a sink hole?”, and so on.

I realized that all of them are appropriate, but what is more apparent is seeing people walking around without even recognizing the perils of the broken Bangalore, or seemingly distancing themselves from everything happening around with a sense of defeatism that nothing can be done or gone blind. More I see, more I hear, more I talk, I am leaning more towards “gone blind’ than anyting else.

I read news headlines that the chief minister of Karnataka is bringing bullet trains to Bangalore. To reach Mysore in 30 minutes and Chennai in one hour! What for? Really, what for?

When I see 3000+ workers crowding trains daily from Chennapatna to Bangalore, other than many pouring in from trains coming to Bangalore almost every hour, what are we trying to do? Bringing more people to Bangalore when the basic infrastructure is bursting at it seams? Oh Christ! Bangaloreans are blind!

When I see around every street corner hindi speaking brothers, telugu speaking brothers and tamil speaking brothers,  who else need to be here? Where are kannada speaking brothers and sisters? Not that I am a purist or against such influx of people to Bangalore, but I am against Bangaloreans going blind, including those who have come from all parts of India to become Bangaloreans without feeling in their hearts that this Bangalore has become their city. OR, are they just temporary workers exploiting what Bangalore can offer?

Why do we complain about traffic jams? Why do we complain about the pollution? Why do we complain about the garbage in the city? To ourselves? Why not complain about all these to someone who can be reached – say on Facebook or Twitter? Papers have failed. Billboards have failed. And, they will for sure to convey any messages to Bangaloreans. Come On! No one is looking up from their tiny screens they are dearly holding onto!

While I see almost everyone carrying mobile phones and downloading the stuff from the internet for their pure entertainment, and their fingers flying on the tiniest of the keyboards to respond to all the likes, comments or replies that they can do on a Facebook post, why not create an avenue for them to complain on what they see around Bangalore to those who claim that they are proud to manage Bruhat Bangalore? Why not the authorities work on creating all these maintenance staff to carry the mobile phones connected permanently to Facebook to receive such complaints. I think it will be flooded in minutes! Bangalore maintenance staff is will really go beserk in minutes! And, perhaps blind soon after!

As a starter, see the sampling, which every other Bangalorean would say – yeah! we see that everyday. If so, why are they blind or acting as blind and turn their eyes to either big cinema posters or huge billboards which are further ruining the landscape of Bangalore?

 

where is the drainage?
where is the drainage?
dumping ground - of what kind?
dumping ground – of what kind?
packaging industry - please come and collect
packaging industry – please come and collect
kids! come and play in the water!
kids! come and play in the water!
Burn! Who cares if we die breathing it?
for what? And, have you?
for what? And, have you?
Cows supplying Nandini milk?
Cows supplying Nandini milk?
I am one of thousands – welcome to my corner
Flush the garbage out?
Flush the garbage out?
Build memorable moments - where? for whom?
Build memorable moments – where? for whom?
Huh! where are trees?
oblivious of garbage