Ashok Ayengar

musician (sitar)|tech consultant

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

What kind of customer service youhave @bookingcom .. it has been now 3 weeks to resolve an issue where I paid double for staying in Mumbai and there is no proper response even after submitting the proof. It is like cheating in daylight.
@jagograhakjago

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@_Avykt @krishnabgowda @bwssbchairman This is a constant issue.. forget about coordination.. newly tared road in Bannerghatta road are already breaking where the manholes are there.. as they don't cover it or level before fixing the road and in one week time it breaks

[Bengaluru Post @bengalurupost1]

Traffic below the Airport Road flyover simply couldn’t handle the surge of 🛵🚛 vehicles that earlier used the Airport Expressway.

Kodigehalli, Byatarayanapura, Jakkur, Kogilu, Allalasandra & further saw a huge spike in traffic. With people already reeling under Metro construction, Mall of Asia, Office traffic at Bagaluru this has added another layer of stress.

In inner roads of these areas, it took nearly 20 minutes just to reach the main road.

There was considerable pressure on @hebbaltrafficps. @blrcitytraffic needs to review the traffic management urgently.

@NHAIROBengaluru has disappointed with the lack of a clear plan at these four junctions.

[Dvaar Music @DvaarMusic]

Ek Sutra - Official music video is out now on @DvaarMusic YT channel & all streaming platforms

@rvijayprakash Swaradhya (@ashokayengar) @ashuagnihotri

https://t.co/lN9YFYW84g

[Subhash Gaitonde🇮🇳 @Subhash_Data]

Happy to announce the release of 'Ek Sutra' composed by Swaradhya (Ashok and his band) x Vijay Prakash

Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳

Please do like, comment and share

https://t.co/Xk3ENQ22rk

@ashokayengar

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@GBA_office instead of encouraging people to keep the site clean and may be add green cover..forcing them to construct the house.. what kind of bully is this.With hard-earned money people buy site, instead of doning the responsibility to keeping the city clean such weird rules are imposed.

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

I've already retweeted @Options_IndiaAB post.

Since I want this to reach lot of people, posting it separately too.

Here is the post:

I recently spent 2 weeks in China.

6 cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Zhangjiajie, Chongqing and Chengdu.

I went there with curiosity.

Like many Indians, I had heard a lot about China through media, social media and conversations. I expected to see progress, maybe discover some business ideas, and understand what the country is actually building.

I came back with a very uncomfortable feeling.

Not because I found a business idea for myself.

But because I saw 100 things that governments can do when infrastructure, tourism, transport, urban planning and civic systems are treated seriously.

I travelled within China by flights, trains, cars and local transport. The infrastructure was honestly stunning.

Clean cities. Smooth roads. High-speed trains. Well-managed traffic. Public spaces that actually feel designed for people. Tourist destinations that are built, maintained and promoted like national assets.

And then I kept thinking about India.

We keep comparing ourselves to China. Our media keeps telling us how India is catching up, how China is restrictive, how we are better in so many ways.

After spending time there and speaking to people, I realised how much of that narrative is just comfort food.

China is not perfect. No country is.

But on infrastructure, execution, tourism, civic discipline and quality of urban life, they are not 5 years ahead of us.

They are decades ahead.

The saddest part for me was the currency.

Everything felt expensive. Not because China was insanely expensive, but because the rupee has weakened so much that even normal spending starts feeling heavy. As an Indian taxpayer, that genuinely hurt.

We pay taxes. We work hard. We talk about becoming a global power.

But where is the quality of life?

Where is the civic sense?

Where is the infrastructure that makes daily life easier?

Where is the tourism vision beyond religious tourism?

I met travellers from other countries who were excited to visit China because they wanted to see its progress. When I asked about India, many had no real desire to visit. Not out of hate. India simply was not on their aspirational travel list.

That should bother us.

Even the so-called “closed internet” surprised me. We are told people there are missing out because they don’t use Google, Instagram, WhatsApp or Facebook.

But China has built its own digital ecosystem. Payments, maps, transport, messaging, shopping, everything works inside their own infrastructure. People did not seem to feel deprived. They seemed adapted.

Again, this is not a hate post.

I love India. That is exactly why this trip bothered me.

Patriotism cannot only be about saying we are great.

Real patriotism is having the courage to admit where we are falling behind.

China made me realise one thing very clearly:

India’s potential is not the problem.

Execution is.

And unless we stop comforting ourselves with comparisons and start demanding better infrastructure, better governance, better tourism, cleaner cities and a higher quality of life, we will keep celebrating the idea of progress instead of actually living it.

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@makemytrip what kind of option is this where you are forcing people to pay for the seats. Why there is no option for Auto assignment of seats during web check-in. I have already paid for the ticket. @MoCA_GoI what's the policy?Same thing happening on direct website of @IndiGo6E

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@kiranshaw @siddaramaiah I know everyone is talking about the road and traffic and it really is a sad state. Also for pedestrians there is no footpath to walk. Either the footpath is non existent or it is occupied by restaurants and street vendors or BESCOM junction boxes as their own property.

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

Please do sign this petition to remove GST for RWA mantainance https://t.co/wig66Kjkqt

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@DKShivakumar Another project will not solve the traffic issue.spending such money and also harming the environment.Instead the money can be utilised for public transport and connectivity.focus on metro. Instead of spending the money for 90% of general commuters we are making infra for Elite.

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

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[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

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[Mukul Sharma @stufflistings]

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[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@Tejasvi_Surya @siddaramaiah @DKShivakumar Completely agree with this. See this article as well https://t.co/3KcrQ9YWak

Complete waste of money and destroying what is left in Bangalore. Instead of regulating the number of Vehicle registered and movement we all building for that 1%. Same story for second airport...

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@DCPSouthTrBCP
@btppubliceye please fix the app. The otp functionality is not working on the app. I'm trying to report a parking violation however it is not working. Alternatively please provide an email id where I can report

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@Nimmabhaskar22 Finally seeing something from a senior person.during peak hours it is always running in manual mode..only if you travel after 9 pm it is VAC mode. My tax money is spent on something which is not used or badly implemented and who is responsible? No one will take accountability.

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@PCMohanMP @siddaramaiah @DKShivakumar really sad to see https://t.co/2ziWKHRy67 has been 10 yrs of Metro work on Bannerghatta road still not completed(21 kms) and now digging tunnel road wasting public money 4 what.#publicmoney #BengaluruMetro #bengalurutunnelrd
@BJP4India @Tejasvi_Surya

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@makemytrip @MakeMyTripTech look at this image

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@makemytrip @MakeMyTripTech are you guys really serious of the customer experience. there is no way to speak to an agent. your bot does not work and keeps crashing.

[Ashok Ayengar @ashokayengar]

@amazonIN @OnePlus_IN what are we doing? Why are we fooling people.same model and RAM and the MRP is different and showing different discounts.