Bang bang galore

It was one of those busy afternoons when most of the IT industry employees were planning their extended lunches when panic struck. Weak explosives ended the week early for the IT industry folks but the daily wage earners were in mixed emotions looking at the possibility of the short working week. Why Bengaluru or Bangalore? Not that Bangalore has been kept away from the terrorists’ radar. Remember Sivarasan and gang planned their acts in the city followed by one of the first bomb blasts in 2000 and not to mention the IISc attacks. Nothing unites or brings the people of a city together, like calamity or destruction. Remember, the spirit of Bombay in times of torrid rains and bomb blasts. As the whole city was logging out and rushing home, the sounds of the horns were less, as everyone was aware that all of them had to get home and hence accommodating everyone else on the roads. As the night came closer, the skies opened to cool down the city again. Thankfully the authorities didn’t pull the power out which would have made the fear stricken city a gloomy place. Should we actually wait for such events for a clarion call? The high altitude location of Bangalore has kept us away from flooding, lashing rains and other natural calamities. The only grouse every Bangalorean has is the never-ending traffic jams and limited roads. Maybe the leaders in the past never thought this city would ever grow. So it remained a small town with the trappings of a big city. It is time to be thankful the city’s position and weather rather than complain about traffic imperfections, the distance of the airport and time taken to reach there (which seems to be dying down). Be more patient on the roads and tolerant because there is some method in the madness and there is only so much space. It is time the citizens got together and showed leadership in making things happen in the city rather talk about apathy. We all know that leadership is more than a newspaper project or campaign.