Project 'BLR 2133' | The Adiophile

The Future Has Arrived. But Are We Prepared?

The year is 2133. Bangalore - India’s long time ‘IT Capital’ - is now the Technology Centre of the World, boasting the best and latest in advanced robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Once a bustling metro city, Bangalore is now a crowded collection of skyscrapers and industrial warehouses, ripe with your usual dystopian quirks - technocracy, cybernetics, bureaucracy and an economic class divide reflected in the city's many vertical layers. Having replaced Mumbai as the tallest city in the country, it is the perfect setting for our story...

This is 'Project BLR 2-1-3-3'.

BREAKING NEWS! Farmer's Union Barricades Magadi Expressway to Protest Private Land Acquisition In the Township.

A tilled farm in Magadi. Courtesy Nammashot. "Malice In Magadi" Wednesday, April 15th 2133 --- It has been two days since the 'Bengaluru Farmer's Union' (BFU) blockaded entry into the Magadi townships for non-farmers. Using a slew of combines, E-tractors and portable laser fencing, the organisation has barricaded major roadways passing through the area, including the recently renovated SH-85 expressway - a critical arm for raw material trade between the city and the Mangalore

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[02] Progress Meets the Sickle.

“It’s been more than one month, Girish.”, uttered the man in the chair. “You promised me I’d have the permit, but so far there isn’t a single paper on my table!”. These last few words cut the air sharply, creating a vacuum in a room that already bore a deafening silence. But it was short lived, as, on the other end of the line, the now frantic recipient sought to clarify his supposed mistake. “What you’re asking for isn’t small. I cannot simply give you what you want. There a

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[01] Bangalore. Bellandur. Traffic.

“Alright, what are we looking at today?”, Ashubhan said, his gaze fixated on the barrage of cars clogging up the ever-congested Bellandur junction. “Based on the forecasted traffic today, I calculate the number of congestion events to be... 27, plus or minus 5”, responded Raia – Ashubhan's personal AI, and only constant companion. Though traffic was no misnomer in the city of Bengaluru, its persistence made it a source of entertainment for onlookers, due to the frequency with

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