Bangalore does it RIGHT !

After looking at the various posts and discussions on topics related to the bangalorean-outsider, kannadiga-non kannadiga, north indian-south indian, IT and non-IT sector debates, I feel that people are clearly frustrated at the system and they really don't have much against the people. But you may say that in a democratic setup, "people" are the "system". Ideally, it should have been. But for some reasons, we see that the system seems to be failing. It's prudent if we try to analyse the state of the democratic system in our country, find the issues that seem to be causing hindrances to the growth of the system, isolate them and put in a fix so that the system gets on track. I am sure that every sane INDIAN would agree with me on this. So, let's stop all cribbing and get serious about the solution.

Recently, I had been to an "Influencing people" workshop. One of the first things the instructor spoke about was the "zone of influence". Let me go deep a little on this. Try to make a list of people/situations on which you have complete influence (i.e where you can control the situation/person). Then list out some where you have a limited influence. Finally, list some where you have absolutely no control.

After you have these 3 lists, try comparing with what I tell you next. You have absolute control over only one person, that is you. You have some limited influence over a few people. You have absolutely no influence over nature and totally unrelated people/situations.

So, as you can see, cribbing is no solution. You can certainly influence other people (the government, the locals, people from outside staying in Bangalore etc), however, you can completely influence or control ONLY yourself. So, unless you start doing things right, you have no moral right to question others and crib about the entire system as YOU are part of the same system.

Let's start something constructive but let's keep the goal smaller - let's do it in Bangalore first. Let's make Bangalore a model city by doing things properly. If atleast, we do it correctly, others will follow. Let's take a pledge that "I will be right, no matter what others do". Slowly but surely, we will definitely see things improving.

We should call this campaign - "Bangalore does it RIGHT". (by it, i don't mean IT sector, the pun was unintended).

When I say Bangaloreans from now on, I mean whoever is living here NOW, no matter where he/she came from, regardless of his/her background.

Let's list down all the problems that Bangaloreans seem to be facing and see if I as an individual can do something about improving the state of the system and do it religiously.

Just as a representative set of problems, I am taking here "Traffic woes". We can build a huge list of topics/issues and see how an individual can contribute towards the solution.

1. Traffic - Bad roads
2. Traffic - People not following traffic signals properly.
3. Traffic - Motorcyclists riding on footpaths.
4. Traffic - Speeding cars and bikes
5. Traffic - Polluting vehicles
6. Traffic - Use of mobile phones while driving
7. Traffic - Only one person travelling in a car with 4+ seats and hence contributing to the congestion.
8. Traffic - Corrupt Traffic cops
9. Traffic - Motorists not allowing pedestrians to cross.
10. Traffic - People not following "one-ways".

I would say, we should create a website for this campaign, where each problem being faced by a Bangalorean gets listed. Let everyone give his/her opinion. Let some people take the responsibility of moderating this forum. So, we will have a list of problems alongwith what people collectively think the solution should be from an individual perspective - in a terse manner. We should then go ahead and draw up an awareness campaign wherein people will get educated. If only we can spend a few weekends doing this, we could do a lot.
I am sure this idea can be taken up in a big way, if only YOU contribute.

Based on the replies to this post, I am willing to start a website/forum using some freely available solution on the net). If someone has a better solution or is willing to provide some resources (time/effort/knowledge), I could work with you.

So, what do you say, BANGALOREANS ?