Dudurudh

There are things worth getting upset about. Like the state of the nation. If you're not getting worked up about where this nation is headed, it's time for some introspection. In any case, I'm no one to judge. There are other things worth getting upset about. Like how utterly unconcerned your fellow citizens are about the future of the nation. Bengaluru. Familiar to most as Bangalore, the IT hub of India. Our very own silicon valley. The garden city (or what used to be the garden city). Home to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. In many ways, Bangalore is India in a nutshell. The diversity in it's population in terms of language and religion is a true manifestation of the diversity of India. One can not speak of Bangalore without speaking of two things. Bangalore's weather (Oh the beauty of it!) and Bangalore's traffic(Oh the terror!) . Bangalore is beautiful city with beautiful people. But today, Bangalore deserves none of those accolades. Bangalore deserves a rap...

There are things worth getting upset about. Like the state of the nation. If you're not getting worked up about where this nation is headed, it's time for some introspection. In any case, I'm no one to judge. There are other things worth getting upset about. Like how utterly unconcerned your fellow citizens are about the future of the nation. Bengaluru. Familiar to most as Bangalore, the IT hub of India. Our very own silicon valley. The garden city (or what used to be the garden city). Home to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. In many ways, Bangalore is India in a nutshell. The diversity in it's population in terms of language and religion is a true manifestation of the diversity of India. One can not speak of Bangalore without speaking of two things. Bangalore's weather (Oh the beauty of it!) and Bangalore's traffic(Oh the terror!) . Bangalore is beautiful city with beautiful people. But today, Bangalore deserves none of those accolades. Bangalore deserves a ra...

With much hype and celebration, our news channels reported a landmark Supreme Court decision recently. NOTA. NOTA or None Of The Above has been made one of the options for a voter in an election. Basically, if you're not happy with any of the candidates being presented to you, you can register your protest by voting for " none of the above". It's a landmark judgement, no doubt. But does it deserve the kind of applause it is getting? But first, let me give credit where it's due. The option to register your protest isn't something new. We've always had it but for three reasons it wasn't very effective. 1) Not everyone knew about it. 2) To exercise it, you'd have to go to the presiding election officer and register your protest vote there. An unnecessarily tedious process and, more importantly, one that compromised your right to a secret ballot. 3) It had no effect on the outcome of the election whatsoever. Now, what makes this verdict so important is...

With much hype and celebration, our news channels reported a landmark Supreme Court decision recently. NOTA. NOTA or None Of The Above has been made one of the options for a voter in an election. Basically, if you're not happy with any of the candidates being presented to you, you can register your protest by voting for " none of the above". It's a landmark judgement, no doubt. But does it deserve the kind of applause it is getting? But first, let me give credit where it's due. The option to register your protest isn't something new. We've always had it but for three reasons it wasn't very effective. 1) Not everyone knew about it. 2) To exercise it, you'd have to go to the presiding election officer and register your protest vote there. An unnecessarily tedious process and, more importantly, one that compromised your right to a secret ballot. 3) It had no effect on the outcome of the election whatsoever. Now, what makes this verdict so i...