A few years ago, a park in Koramangala was adopted by India’s richest man, Azim Premji. Go there today, and you will realise the poor state of it. Children’s amusements like see-saw, slider and so on are in ruin. The pond is home to mosquitoes. The lawns aren’t in their best finery. The security guard isn’t around. It wears an uncared-for look. Is this how Wipro wants to showcase its might to the world? Are promises meant to be broken? Has the dollar depreciation made Premji so poor that he can’t take care of the park in front of his office? Will somebody bell this techie cat?
PS: After reading this post and checking with the powers-that-be, one loyal Wipro employee informs me that ‘the lease has expired’ and therefore the company has no stake in the park anymore. Sad state. Can’t they lobby and somehow renew it?
