A Critic or a Citizen in Action: Who Am I?
 
  A Critic or a Citizen in Action: Who Am I?  This year, during the Ganesh festival in our society, intense discussions, arguments, and disagreements unfolded before a collective decision was finally reached: the celebration would be free of DJs, and a committee of five senior members would oversee the accounts. This decision itself ruffled many feathers. A handful of so-called “experienced activists” and “pillars of the festival” conveniently disappeared from the very next day, while youngsters walked about with long faces, disappointed that there would be no booming sound systems.In previous years, things were quite different. Youngsters would gather to organize the festival, and elders would not interfere in too much detail. Yet, last year something unusual happened. Late-night celebrations brought along a new habit—ordering food from Swiggy and Zomato. Soon, burgers, pizzas, Chinese fast food, pav bhaji, cold coffee, and even non-vegetarian dishes appeared on the bill, which ev...
 
