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implies an understanding of the
Educate, rights that are being exploited.
Agitate, Educating themselves and the
mass about what they stand for
creates a stage for expression
Organize and change.
After education, lies Agitation.
Agitation means anger, mass
SHREYA KHERA protests on streets, expressing
displeasure against the current
Throughout history and all reforms and buckling up for
through time, it is an easy claim the ricochet. Anger and dismay
to say that change is the law of towards the ideal that is being
nature. Today’s youth is on the protested for, shouldn’t and
frontline of protests; demanding mustn’t die down. The protesters
change, from the mentality of must remain apprehensive, firm
the mass to reforms that harm on their grounds, and courageous.
the essence of the country. Some Proceeding Agitation is
of them, however, fail to get a Organization. Having an organized
result out of the protests, be it protest, where everybody is on
orchestrated on the streets or on the same page is the final step
social media platforms. to bring change. One voice is A new way of going places – ‘flights to nowhere’
B.R. Ambedkar, independent easy to suppress, but thousands
India’s first Minister of Law and of voices will always roar and Finding Opportunity in Adversity
Justice, and considered the chief thus cannot be ignored. Going
architect of the Constitution of through an organized protest
India, believed that there are 3 helps people to sustain, have a KRITIKA MALHOTRA
steps to bring in change - Educate, concrete plan of action and thus ‘Flights to nowhere’, albeit an
Agitate, and Organize. Education a stronger sense of credibility The pandemic brought travel old concept, gained rapid popularity
is the key aspect, the very first towards their decision to work to a standstill, but it could
step to change. Without having towards the final goal. To quote not dampen the spirits of the in the past year. These flights depart
a full understanding of what Alvin Toffler, “The illiterate of travellers. During the time and disembark at the same airport
one is protesting against, one the 21st century will not be those when planes were grounded,
fails to make a comprehensive who cannot read and write, but airlines came up with creative meaning that no quarantine is
argument and can thus fail in those who cannot learn, unlearn ideas to recoup some lost profits needed for flyers.
the initial steps. Education also and relearn.” and also afford travel-starved
customers the chance to get passengers on a daytime journey a trend, with Japan’s ANA
back up in the sky. along Taiwan’s coastline and providing an exquisite dining
over Japan’s Ryuku Islands. Air experience aboard a Boeing
‘Flights to nowhere’, albeit India had similar plans in the 777 at the Haneda Airport in
an old concept, gained rapid works for ‘flights to nowhere’.
popularity in the past year. These Following suit, Singapore Tokyo. Tarmac meals became so
flights depart and disembark Airlines announced a ‘suite sought-after that some airlines
at the same airport meaning of experiences’ that would like the British Airways took
that no quarantine is needed give customers the chance to to delivering them at home!
for flyers. It gives passengers tour airplanes, eat airline food, While these ideas would
an aerial tour of famous spots, and meet with pilots. It also have once been rubbished by
flying at a low enough altitude offered diners the opportunity many in the pre-Covid era,
to offer picturesque views. The to have lunch on a stationary rows upon rows of grounded
aim was to recreate the magic of Airbus A380 parked at the aircrafts and borders becoming
travel. In August 2020, Taiwan’s city’s main airport. Recently, no entry zones have now made
Eva Air was the first to fly its ‘runway dining’ has become these an attraction.

Food for the Stray Thought

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