Vision 2020

So, here we are in 2020, I remember a Science chapter in grade 5 from my school days, ‘Vision 2020’.

- Shilpa GM

As the title goes, it was a futuristic view of human life. At the age of 10, I was extremely excited by the idea of foraying into the future to envision 2020. My Science teacher was very talented. She had impeccable oratory skills and her narratives kept all of us (students) hooked to the chapter as it took us literally to the ‘Nonhuman’ world with food pills, motor wings, and robotic humans. Imagine veggies, pulses, grains, and fruits all in capsules! All one had to do was pop a pill for breakfast/lunch and dinner. Water was scarce and available in sachets, only to quench thirst. Humans wearing an oxygen mask to breathe... well, that reminds me of the state of Delhi now. By the way, Delhi stands first as the most polluted city in the world according to a recent survey. I wish oxygen masks are made available to all now. Commuting was the best part of the chapter, traffic jams were unknown, and everyone had motor wings to fly. Now when I think of it, the idea defies gravity... (ha ha). But I do wish life would be made easier by avoiding the neverending road ja