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Utkarsh Goklani, an Iim Ahmedabad student, said what he called a “bigger and more disturbing truth” in a LinkedIn publication about the recent Nikhil Kamath WTF podcast with the technological millionaire Bryan Johnson.
Johnson, known for his anti -aging research, arrived armed with a N95 mask and an air quality meter reading of 130, a level “considered a good air day in India,” Goklani wrote.
However, the real surprise was not only the mask or the meter reading. It was the reaction of those surrounded by Johnson. Goklani wrote: “While Bryan sat there, masked, the Indians around him laughed … and I am in no way ridiculed. I respect them all deeply. But what highlights this moment is a bigger and more disturbing truth. Our collective apathy towards our most basic needs. “
In addition, he said: “We have been trained well. Trained to accept the unacceptable. Trained to live in a slow and invisible decline. ”
Despite some of the most important names of India in business and the physical condition present, the poor air quality seemed more a backdrop than a crisis.
Goklani stressed the toll that this indifference could have, stating: “We are losing 12 years of our lives due to poor air quality.” In his opinion, the complacency has taken root so that “does it guess how many times air pollution was mentioned in the binding budget? Zero. Zilch Nothing … is not a passing reference. Not even a tokens assignment. “
For Johnson, this moment was not living; The early podcast ended, citing the irritation of the eyes and throat. But Goklani’s concern shortly more deeply, suggesting that India’s air is not just about breathing easily; It’s about facing a silent crisis with which many have learned to live.
While he joked, “but of course, let’s celebrate the fiscal savings of ₹ 80,000. Because that and much more will be useful when we pay our hospital invoices. ”
