annammadevi
As if to make the everyday noise levels seem tolerable, a line of speakers all went up on tall poles on either side of the road between nagasandra circle and 4th main thyagarajanagar, overnight. Thanks to a nearby temple that decided to celebrate ‘annammadevi’ (borrowed from somebody’s village who now lives in the city, out of context and place. Definitely the somebody is a politician and this time he belongs to JDS).
Starting August - its Ganesha festival with ganesha being brought in and taken out to the lakes - the processions as noisy as they can get, leaving behind trash trails of flowers, plastics, glossy/cheap decoratives - anything that money can buy minus the sense that money cant buy ! Finally dumped into lakes at all odd hours of the night...crackers going off at 2am in the morning was just the norm, its party time for all the rowdies in the area. Just to keep the spirit of noise and waste going (interspersed with news about ‘mounting garbage problem’ in the city) its now Diwali, the festival starts a day early - kids in the city love the noise (simply reflecting what they grow up with noise and smoke and parents....so their love for it is understandable). The idea of noise being so pleasurable seems so inherent in us - i wonder! Its past 12 midnight and i continue to wonder ! The festival does not seem to stop even after the three days. End of fourth day seems so much quieter with the ubiquitous vehicular noise taking over, some peace. And it was time for some ‘annamma’ songs - now with people’s sense of hearing a little tweaked after all the Diwali noise, the songs had to be at their loudest best. I tried to talk to the organiser of the function but to no avail, and he only challenged me to
I found myself walking towards Thygarajanagar police station. It was afternoon and the policemen were busy distributing packets of lunch. I tried to explain the problem to about 4 of them who kept walking in and out with packets of food at the table where i was seated. They were willing to take the complaint but they wanted my name and address. I had done my homework and found out that complaints are to be taken under anonymity, again i tried telling them in layman terms that it is their duty to enforce law where its being flouted irrespective of who is victimised. Here hear :
Police: avaru yaaru complain madidaru antha kelidhare naavu yenu helabeku ?
Me: Neevu nanna hesaru avarige helabaaradhu adhakke hesaru illade neevu complaint thegedhukollabeku sir.
police: sumne avarannu loud speaker thegeyalu helakke aagola. neevu function maadidare neevu kooda speaker haakonthira alva ?
me: kanoonu prakara loud speaker hakabaaradhu. avarige permission idhaye ? permission letter noda bahuda ?
police: dcp permission kottidhaare. neevu dcp officege hogi.
So i went to the DCPs office. I was shown the visiting hours board which was between 4-6pm, i told him i wasnt a visitor and i was there to talk to him regarding the loud speaker problem (‘work hours’). He said the DCP was busy and directed me to the ACP. Well i did see the DCP disappear into a room followed by people with bouquets and garlands (visiting hours !!)...maybe seeking yet another permissions for a noisy installation.
Anyways i went down to the ACP’s office and he was stepping out to attend a function at National college ! Anyways atleast he heard me out patiently and ordered a few of his colleagues to look into the issue. He assured me that the speakers will be brought down. I thanked him but with a resolve to back and check on how many permissions they sign away....why even have a law in place if these people are giving away permissions to anybody who wants to flout them. Maybe an RTI will help...maybe.
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if to make the everyday noise levels seem tolerable, a line of speakers
all went up on tall poles on either side of the road between nagasandra
circle and 4th main thyagarajanagar, overnight. Thanks to a nearby
temple that decided to celebrate ‘annammadevi’ (borrowed from somebody’s
village who now lives in the city, out of context and place. Definitely
the somebody is a politician and this time he belongs to JDS).
Starting August - its Ganesha festival with ganesha being brought in and taken out to the lakes - the processions as noisy as they can get, leaving behind trash trails of flowers, plastics, glossy/cheap decoratives - anything that money can buy minus the sense that money cant buy ! Finally dumped into lakes at all odd hours of the night...crackers going off at 2am in the morning was just the norm, its party time for all the rowdies in the area. Just to keep the spirit of noise and waste going (interspersed with news about ‘mounting garbage problem’ in the city) its now Diwali, the festival starts a day early - kids in the city love the noise (simply reflecting what they grow up with noise and smoke and parents....so their love for it is understandable). The idea of noise being so pleasurable seems so inherent in us - i wonder! Its past 12 midnight and i continue to wonder ! The festival does not seem to stop even after the three days. End of fourth day seems so much quieter with the ubiquitous vehicular noise taking over, some peace. And it was time for some ‘annamma’ songs - now with people’s sense of hearing a little tweaked after all the Diwali noise, the songs had to be at their loudest best. I tried to talk to the organiser of the function but to no avail, and he only challenged me to
I found myself walking towards Thygarajanagar police station. It was afternoon and the policemen were busy distributing packets of lunch. I tried to explain the problem to about 4 of them who kept walking in and out with packets of food at the table where i was seated. They were willing to take the complaint but they wanted my name and address. I had done my homework and found out that complaints are to be taken under anonymity, again i tried telling them in layman terms that it is their duty to enforce law where its being flouted irrespective of who is victimised. Here hear :
Police: avaru yaaru complain madidaru antha kelidhare naavu yenu helabeku ?
Me: Neevu nanna hesaru avarige helabaaradhu adhakke hesaru illade neevu complaint thegedhukollabeku sir.
police: sumne avarannu loud speaker thegeyalu helakke aagola. neevu function maadidare neevu kooda speaker haakonthira alva ?
me: kanoonu prakara loud speaker hakabaaradhu. avarige permission idhaye ? permission letter noda bahuda ?
police: dcp permission kottidhaare. neevu dcp officege hogi.
So i went to the DCPs office. I was shown the visiting hours board which was between 4-6pm, i told him i wasnt a visitor and i was there to talk to him regarding the loud speaker problem (‘work hours’). He said the DCP was busy and directed me to the ACP. Well i did see the DCP disappear into a room followed by people with bouquets and garlands (visiting hours !!)...maybe seeking yet another permissions for a noisy installation.
Anyways i went down to the ACP’s office and he was stepping out to attend a function at National college ! Anyways atleast he heard me out patiently and ordered a few of his colleagues to look into the issue. He assured me that the speakers will be brought down. I thanked him but with a resolve to back and check on how many permissions they sign away....why even have a law in place if these people are giving away permissions to anybody who wants to flout them. Maybe an RTI will help...maybe.
Starting August - its Ganesha festival with ganesha being brought in and taken out to the lakes - the processions as noisy as they can get, leaving behind trash trails of flowers, plastics, glossy/cheap decoratives - anything that money can buy minus the sense that money cant buy ! Finally dumped into lakes at all odd hours of the night...crackers going off at 2am in the morning was just the norm, its party time for all the rowdies in the area. Just to keep the spirit of noise and waste going (interspersed with news about ‘mounting garbage problem’ in the city) its now Diwali, the festival starts a day early - kids in the city love the noise (simply reflecting what they grow up with noise and smoke and parents....so their love for it is understandable). The idea of noise being so pleasurable seems so inherent in us - i wonder! Its past 12 midnight and i continue to wonder ! The festival does not seem to stop even after the three days. End of fourth day seems so much quieter with the ubiquitous vehicular noise taking over, some peace. And it was time for some ‘annamma’ songs - now with people’s sense of hearing a little tweaked after all the Diwali noise, the songs had to be at their loudest best. I tried to talk to the organiser of the function but to no avail, and he only challenged me to
I found myself walking towards Thygarajanagar police station. It was afternoon and the policemen were busy distributing packets of lunch. I tried to explain the problem to about 4 of them who kept walking in and out with packets of food at the table where i was seated. They were willing to take the complaint but they wanted my name and address. I had done my homework and found out that complaints are to be taken under anonymity, again i tried telling them in layman terms that it is their duty to enforce law where its being flouted irrespective of who is victimised. Here hear :
Police: avaru yaaru complain madidaru antha kelidhare naavu yenu helabeku ?
Me: Neevu nanna hesaru avarige helabaaradhu adhakke hesaru illade neevu complaint thegedhukollabeku sir.
police: sumne avarannu loud speaker thegeyalu helakke aagola. neevu function maadidare neevu kooda speaker haakonthira alva ?
me: kanoonu prakara loud speaker hakabaaradhu. avarige permission idhaye ? permission letter noda bahuda ?
police: dcp permission kottidhaare. neevu dcp officege hogi.
So i went to the DCPs office. I was shown the visiting hours board which was between 4-6pm, i told him i wasnt a visitor and i was there to talk to him regarding the loud speaker problem (‘work hours’). He said the DCP was busy and directed me to the ACP. Well i did see the DCP disappear into a room followed by people with bouquets and garlands (visiting hours !!)...maybe seeking yet another permissions for a noisy installation.
Anyways i went down to the ACP’s office and he was stepping out to attend a function at National college ! Anyways atleast he heard me out patiently and ordered a few of his colleagues to look into the issue. He assured me that the speakers will be brought down. I thanked him but with a resolve to back and check on how many permissions they sign away....why even have a law in place if these people are giving away permissions to anybody who wants to flout them. Maybe an RTI will help...maybe.
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